Tim Lebbon – horror and dark fantasy author

I hope you will all join me in wishing Tim a Happy Birthday. Slightly different to last year when Tim was in Canada competing in an Iron Man race for his 50th Birthday.

Many Happy Returns Tim, hope next year is more normal than this one was.

This beauty arrived yesterday, from the very excellent SST Publications. It’s a lovely object, with superb artwork by Francois Vaillancourt, and it feels so right having such an attractive edition of the 2015 novel that’s been a movie, an audio book in both the US and UK, and has been sold to various overseas publishers.

There are still some copies left with SST if you’d like to pick one up. Here’s the link.

Thanks!

Tim has a new chapbook out now from Three Imposters, three Arthur Machen enthusiasts who, as well as publishing some of his great works in handsome volumes, have also been releasing a series of chapbooks of new fiction, Wentwood Tales, by writers who are fans of his work. Machen has been an influence on Tim for decades, and he was thrilled to be asked to write a story for them. Limited to 250 copies you can find ordering details, and explore their other great publications, by clicking on the picture below.

Hi everyone, Eden was released in Paperback in the UK today, and to celebrate there is a launch party at 8.30pm tonight Click this link to join in the fun. The launch is hosted by The Ginger nuts of horror and Night Worms.

To coincide with Eden’s UK Paperback release on Monday, all non-essential shops in England are opening so you can pick up a copy (although I think most of us could argue that books are very essential).

To celebrate the launch, Monday evening at 8:30pm UK time The Ginger nuts of horror and Night Worms will be hosting an official launch event. There will be fun, an interview, and an ask Tim anything. To join in visit this link on the night.

For Eden ordering information and a chance to read some of the great reviews click the cover.

The signed limited UK Hardcover of The Silence is due for release shortly. Limited to 400 copies this also features 3 brand new short stories set in the same world, and exclusive to this edition. You can order it direct from the publisher, or if you are in the US currently Cemetery Dance and Subterranean Press have it available to order, but don’t delay as I suspect they both have limited copies.

Tim was also a guest over at The Super Relaxed Fantasy Club, so if you’d like to hear him talk about books read during lockdown, and One Direction (one of his favourites) then head over to YouTube.

Tomorrow night (Thursday April 30th) at 8pm UK time head over to reddit.com/r/books and ask Tim anything, and please do, be it about Eden, or screen adaptations, or doing an Ironman or eating cake.

So if you are already missing the blog tour, fear not, there is another interview over at Janine’s Ghost Stories.

Announced today, featuring the story “Trick of the Light” by Tim, is Stories of Hope and Wonder an Anthology In support of the UK’s Healthcare workers. All proceeds from the sale of this digital anthology are being donated to support NHS staff and other healthcare workers. 53 stories, 253,000 words of fiction, including several pieces that are original to this volume, featuring some of the finest writers of science fiction, literary fiction, fantasy, horror, and more.

Click on the image below for UK ordering details and the table of contents, or click here for US ordering details.

The blog tour finished yesterday so here is a round up of links for the tour

Day 5 gave us an interview at SciFi Bulletin looking at the initial idea and backstory for the novel, while over at The SciFi Chick there was an essay about Natural Horror.

Day 6 had an excerpt from the novel at mall3tg1rl while at Novel Lives there is an article about bringing Eden to life.

Day 7 stopped off at Kendall Reviews, where Tim was asked to pick 8 books to read during a shift at a cemetery (really), along with 1 album (surely it should be 8 albums and 1 book, but I don’t set the rules). Meanwhile at The Writerly Way there is a lengthy review of the novel.

Day 8 had a review over at Looking Glass Reads

Day 9 gave us another review at Angel Wings and Petticoats and an interview with The Fumious Consortium.

Finally Day 10 brought with it a review at Libri Draconis, along with a look at the writing process and a review at Beauty in Ruins.

As a bonus for staying with us this far there is also an interview with The Horror Tree.

The release date for the UK Paperback has been pushed back to June 15th, but the ebook is out now. For ordering details head to the book page here.

We’ve reached day 4 of the blog tour, and you can find a review of Eden over at Books, Bones & Buffy, while there is a new excerpt across at Way Too Fantasy.

A quick update with today’s blog tour links. The first covers the music Tim listened to writing Eden and can be found at The BookBeard’s Blog, while over at MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape you can find an interview, enjoy.