*phew*
I kept busy…
What I Did In 2016
Marc Dane
NOMAD paperback is out tomorrow!
Earlier this year I took a chance on writing something outside the wheelhouse of my more usual sci-fi and genre stuff with Nomad, an original thriller novel published by Bonnier Zaffre books; and I am pleased to say that it has done pretty well out there, hitting the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list for a few weeks with over 50,000 copies sold!
Now I’m getting another shot as Nomad returns for its paperback edition, which starts rolling out from tomorrow in high street stores like WH Smith, Asda and Tesco, with Waterstones, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s later in the month.
Marc Dane is a MI6 field agent at home behind a computer screen, one step away from the action. But when a brutal attack on his team leaves Marc as the only survivor – and with the shocking knowledge that there are traitors inside MI6 – he’s forced into the front line.
But when the evidence seems to point towards Marc as the perpetrator of the attack, he is accused of betraying his country and must race against time to clear his name.
With nowhere to turn to for help and no one left to trust, Marc is forced to rely on the enigmatic Rubicon group and their operative Lucy Keyes. Ex-US Army, Lucy also knows what it’s like to be an outsider, and she’s got the resources that Marc is sorely lacking.
A terrorist attack is coming, one bigger and more deadly than has ever been seen before. With the eyes of the security establishment elsewhere, only Lucy and Marc can stop the attack before it is too late…
A DEVASTATING TERRORIST ATTACK IN CENTRAL BARCELONA.
AN ELITE UNIT FATALLY AMBUSHED IN NORTHERN FRANCE.
A SINISTER ORPHANAGE IN THE HEART OF THE DESERT.
A TRAITOR BURIED IN THE BRITISH SECURITY SERVICES.
Only one man can unmask the conspiracy – but only if he survives long enough…
This edition also includes an author’s letter from me and an excerpt from Exile, the next book in the Rubicon series.
If you didn’t pick up Nomad in hardback, now’s your chance! The book is also available in digital and audio versions, all of which you can find online here.
EXILE cover reveal (and more!)
So it turns out that October has been a crazy-busy month, with me working on a bunch of new projects for cool folks (including but not limited to new Black Library fiction, a to-be-announced Triple-A videogame project and the novelization of the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie) – but by far the most nifty of things has been finalizing edits on the sequel to my original Sunday Times bestselling thriller Nomad; check out the cover for Exile, the next novel in the Rubicon series!
A vicious Serbian gang whose profits come from fake nuclear weapons.
A disgraced Russian general, with access to the real thing.
A vengeful Somali warlord, with a cause for which he’d let the world burn.
A jaded government agency, without the information to stop him.
Only one man sees what’s coming. And even he might not be able to prevent it . . .
Racing breathlessly from secret CIA black site prisons to the skyscrapers of Dubai, from stormbeaten oil rigs off the African coast to the ancient caverns beneath the city of Naples, Marc Dane returns in the explosive new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Nomad…
Exile will be available from Bonnier Zaffre in hardcover format, export trade paperback and Kindle editions in July next year – and you can pre-order a copy right Here!
But before that, the first novel in the Rubicon series Nomad will be out in a mass market paperback edition on December 29th, and that’ll feature an excerpt from the first chapter of Exile bound in. In addition, the unabridged audiobook version of Nomad is available now from Bolinda – you can check out all the versions of the book Here.
Nomad: One Month Later
It’s been a month now since my new thriller novel Nomad hit bookstores and I’m pleased to say it’s doing well! Three weeks to date in the Sunday Times hardcover bestseller list (charting highest at #5) and making the top six Kindle titles on Amazon’s Crime & Thriller list means a lot of people have been giving it a read, and to one and all I would like to say a heartfelt thank you!
Nomad was a real roll of the dice for me as a genre writer to try something new in the thriller mould and it’s been great to see the surge in audience interest. My thanks to the team at Bonnier Zaffre and United Agents for all their hard work on the launch – and more so to all my friends, family and colleagues who have been so supportive in these past few weeks; I <3 you guys!
Around the launch of Nomad, I did a few blogs, Q&A’s and the like – and so for your interest, here’s a full list…
I talk about inspiration with the Writing.IE website.
I share my Top 5 Fictional Espionage Agencies with Nudge.
Here’s a transcript of the Live Twitter Q&A I did with Bonnier Zaffre Books.
I discuss the Enduring Appeal of Espionage Fiction with Foyles.
Another Q&A, this time with the Bibliomaniac blog.
This guest post at The Civilian Reader blog talks about the music of Nomad.
I talk about some of the Exotic Tech in Nomad with The Crime Warp blog.
Over here I chat to the Irish Times about writing locations.
And of course, if you’d like to buy a copy of Nomad, look for it in your local bookstore, supermarket or right Here!
Nomad Updates!
I don’t think I’ve deluged all you good people with quite enough promo madness for my new novel just yet; and so I’ve got a couple more updates for your entertainment…
First, Here I am appearing on my good friend Adam Rosser’s Game On show talking about Nomad (even reading a bit) and a little about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Then, Here‘s me talking to The Irish Times about the importance of locations in writing and when writing.
And however you want to slice it, it seems that all this bloggage has been doing the trick, because I am very pleased to say that Nomad has leapt from the #12 slot in last week’s hardcover bestseller list to #5 for this week (and #6 in the Sunday Times!)
So to everyone out there who bought my book, please accept a big thank you from me! You support is very much appreciated! (And for anyone who hasn’t yet picked up a copy, allow me to gently remind you that Nomad is available online and at all good bookstores!)
You Are Hearing Me Talk…to Arena
It’s now been a full week since my new thriller novel Nomad hit bookstores and I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has been picking it up over the last few days – the book is doing well in hardcover format and the ebook edition made it to #6 in the Amazon Crime Thriller charts in just a couple of days, so your support is greatly appreciated!
In the meantime, my mission to promote Nomad far and wide included a brief interview with Arena, a show on Ireland RTE 1 radio station on Friday, and you can check out the show’s page on the RTE site right Here.
I talk about the main characters and the themes in Nomad, high energy radio frequency weapons, truth being stranger than fiction, the significance of April 18th in my career and more besides…
And as ever, Nomad is available for order online or at your local bookstore….
