Darren has announced the titles for his four books on Mr Crepsley's past. Readers of the Shanville Monthly will already be familiar with them, but I thought I'd share them here for the benefit of people who don't know and, perhaps more importantly, for a bit of discussion.

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... Shanta Claus is back online.

If you haven't read it before, I highly recommend taking a look. If you have ... well, it never really gets old, does it? (Especially as it now has a bonus appearance from Lord Loss - his taste in films made me laugh aloud - and a snippet of the world that'll be the focus of Darren's next book, The Thin Executioner

If you aren't already subscribed, I highly recommend subscribing to the Shanville Monthly, a handy newsletter that Darren sends out once a month, more or less. It's always full of interesting and amusing bits and pieces.

I thought I'd pick out the best bits for your perusal here.

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December's Shanville monthly was packed full of interesting bits and pieces, which I thought I'd share with other fans who will appreciate it. (I shared it with my flat mate, who looked at me as if I was just a little bit mad. Some people ( Read more... )

A lovely time of year, Christmas. The season of snow and snowball fights, of presents and tacky singing Christmas trees, of far too much food and (usually) good-natured family arguments ...

Wonderful.

It is also the season of Shanta Claus, a short story only available on Shanville during the festive season. I really recommend you go and give it a ( Read more... )