Tim Lebbon – horror and dark fantasy author

And on the sixth day, there was Rebecca’s Book Blog!

… is HERE!

Today’s very special … at Melissa Walker’s website there’s a new Cover Stories feature, where you can learn about the progress of the artwork for THE WILD.  The interview involves me, Christopher Golden, splendid artist Greg Ruth, and our excellent editor Jordan Brown.  Anyone who’s interested in the processes that go into creating cover art should read this … fascinating stuff.

… is HERE.  Please pop along.

And today we’re at lectitans, with a blog about research and another piece of exclusive artwork.

It’s Day One of the Secret Journeys of Jack London BLOG TOUR!  Please pop along to bildungsroman to check out an interview and view some exclusive artwork.  It’ll be fun!

And tomorrow’s the big day … release date for THE WILD.  So if you’re thinking of buying the book, now would be a very good time.  You won’t be disappointed.

Mike Mignola wasn’t: “A great old-school adventure novel and the best use of the Wendigo legend I’ve ever read.”

And neither was Garth Nix: “A masterful mix of gold, cold, supernatural creatures, and dread magic makes this a great action adventure story.”

Can’t argue with that.

And if you want to download the exclusive Electronic Press Kit … here it is.

Here’s a PRESS RELEASE regarding the upcoming Blog Tour to promote THE WILD, books one of The Secret Journeys of Jack London.  We’d be grateful if you would distribute this as far and wide as you can!

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Are you ready to take a journey into the wild?

Bestselling authors Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon have teamed up to create THE SECRET JOURNEYS OF JACK LONDON. Jack certainly lived a wild life, which inspired Golden & Lebbon to create this new book series based on his real-life travels. They’ve taken his true stories and his fiction and mixed in urban legends and myths of the time. While THE SECRET JOURNEYS series is fiction, not biography, the books are extremely well-researched, and spooky elements add another level of intrigue to the richly detailed stories. 20th Century Fox has acquired the film rights to the series.

The first book, THE WILD, will be released on Tuesday, March 1st. When seventeen-year-old Jack London travels to Alaska to join the Klondike Gold Rush, the path he treads is not at all what he expected. Along the way, he encounters kidnappers, traders, traitors, and a mysterious wolf. Jack must face the wild head-on in order to survive.

The buzz for THE SECRET JOURNEYS OF JACK LONDON just keeps getting louder. 20th Century Fox has acquired the film rights to the series. Garth Nix, author of the Abhorsen Trilogy, declared: “A masterful mix of gold, cold, supernatural creatures, and dread magic makes this a great action adventure story.” Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy, calls THE WILD: “A great old-school adventure novel and the best use of the Wendigo legend I’ve ever read.”

Authors Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon will launch a blog tour the day before the book’s release, beginning at Bildungsromanhttp://slayground.livejournal.com on Monday, February 28th and traveling through the blogs of YA/kidlit bloggers who are also teachers, librarians, and/or adventurers through Tuesday, March 8th. Each tour stop will offer an exclusive piece of art from Greg Ruth, whose stunning illustrations give life to the characters, locations, and beasts throughout the book.

Here’s the full schedule:

Monday, February 28th
Little Willow at Bildungsroman
http://slayground.livejournal.com

Tuesday, March 1st
Kiba Rika (Kimberly Hirsh) of Lectitans
http://lectitans.kimberlyhirsh.com/

Wednesday, March 2nd
Kim Baccellia from Si, Se Puede! and Young Adults Book Central
http://kbaccellia.livejournal.com/
http://yabookscentral.blogspot.com/

Thursday, March 3rd
Melissa Walker, author of Small Town Sinners
http://www.melissacwalker.com

Friday, March 4th
Justin from Little Shop of Stories
http://littleshopofstories.blogspot.com/

Monday, March 7th
Rebecca’s Book Blog
http://rebeccasbookblog.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, March 8th
Martha Brockenbrough, author of Things That Make Us [Sic]
http://marthabrockenbrough.squarespace.com/blog/

Thursday, March 10th

Brian Keene.com

Download the electronic press kit for THE SECRET JOURNEYS OF JACK LONDON: http://www.christophergolden.com/jack/

Publishing details:

THE SECRET JOURNEYS OF JACK LONDON: THE WILD
Written by Christopher Golden & Tim Lebbon
Illustrated by Greg Ruth

$15.99
ISBN: 9780061863172
On sale: March 1st, 2011
Published by HarperCollins Childrens

I’m halfway through the new fantasy novel, and it’s a lot of fun.  Hard work, this one, because there are lots of threads to pull together, and a particular effect I’m trying to achieve.  And … it’s still without an official title, although The Engines of Aeon is a strong contender.  What do you think?

And here’s a lovely comment about my previous novel, Echo City.

Order the ebook from Amazon and win stuff!  This from the Generation Next newsletter:

Purchase a copy of the eBook Until She Sleeps by Tim Lebbon on Amazon (here) and you are eligible to win a limited-edition, autographed hardcover copy of Until She Sleeps and an autographed paperback copy of Echo City and 30 Days of Night: Fear of the Dark along with a personal note from Tim Lebbon.

There is a code that is only found in the Amazon eBook edition that must be eMailed to us to enter this contest.

Contest ends on March 31, 2011. The winner will be randomly drawn from all entries on April 4, 2011.

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