Cameron Johnston

This week sees my first ever Warhammer 40,000 story published by the Black Library, Games Workshops' fiction publishing arm: Faith in Iron, A short story about the Iron Hands space marines, a Nurgle plague, and terrified guardsmen caught in the middle. The tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus eschew the weakness of flesh, preferring to show their faith in the Omnissiah by replacing their organics with machine parts. As well as religious, this is practical – disease can't affect the machine… or can it? On the agri-world of Dundas II, Tech-Priest Viridan Shale is dealing with a deadly outbreak brought to the world by the Death Guard. Nothing is safe as the contagion affects flesh and metal alike. With both biology and machinery under threat, she must find a way to defeat the plague and survive. The arrival of Iron Hands Space Marines – who similarly strive to overcome the weakness of flesh – may prove key to the world's salvation… if they are willing to aid Shale and...

The most excellent Three Crows Magazine has an interview with me in this month's Issue 5 http://threecrowsmagazine.com/product/issue-5/  wherein I talk about how I got started and why I write the sort of fantasy I do.

Hey folks, If you are interested in seeing me at Worldcon in Dublin this year, all the details of confirmed events are listed below: Introduction to grimdark 16 Aug 2019, Friday 18:00 - 18:50, Wicklow Hall-1 (CCD) Grimdark is a fantasy subgenre defined, amongst other things, by its cynical outlook and flawed protagonists. The term was originally pejorative, stemming from the Warhammer 40,000 description: ‘In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war’ – but many authors have turned the insult around and claimed it as their own. The panel will offer a brief introduction to the history and tropes of grimdark fantasy as well as reading recommendations. Devin Madson (M), Elliot Craggs, Kim ten Tusscher, Cameron Johnston, Jenn Lyons It’s all gone to shit: grimdark worldbuilding 18 Aug 2019, Sunday 10:00 - 10:50, Wicklow Room-2 (CCD) Let’s build a dark and dreadful world, and then make it worse. Join our super-serious panelists as they discuss the darker aspects of wor...

Hello Hello! I had some unexpected but wonderful news this week that I am on the shortlist for Best Newcomer in the British Fantasy Awards 2019!!! What an amazing list to be a part of. For 2019, the BFS shortlisted entrants are: Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams (Headline) Empire of Sand, by Tasha Suri (Orbit) Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher Books) The Green Man’s Heir, by Juliet E McKenna (Wizard’s Tower Press) The Loosening Skin, by Aliya Whiteley (Unsung Stories) Priest of Bones, by Peter McLean (Jo Fletcher Books) Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) The Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay (Titan Books) Little Eve, by Catriona Ward (W&N) The Way of the Worm, by Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing) Wolf’s Hill, by Simon Bestwick (Snowbooks) Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award) Tomi Adeyemi, for The Children of Blood and Bone (Macmillan Children’s Books) Cameron Johnston, ...

Today is the day! God of Broken Things is officially out and on the shelves!! The tyrant Edrin Walker's tale comes to an end facing down daemons, ancient spirits, mind-controlling parasites, and worst of all: his own power. UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/God-Broken-Things-Tyranny-Book/dp/0857668099/ Amazon dot com: https://www.amazon.com/God-Broken-Things-Age-Tyranny/dp/0857668099/ Waterstones  https://www.waterstones.com/book/god-of-broken-things/cameron-johnston/9780857668097

One year ago this week my first published book, The Traitor God, appeared on shelves all across the world, rubbing shoulders with authors I've admired for years. It's still such a strange and marvellous feeling to see my book in shops and libraries. Lifelong dream achieved :) With my second book, God of Broken Things, out next week, it's got me thinking about the future. I have a rough draft of a new standalone dark fantasy novel finished and a couple of other projects in a formative stage. There's never any guarantee with publishing, but I really enjoy writing so anything more than that is a bonus. Writing is a solitary business, or so people say, but I haven't found that to be the case since I started writing seriously 10(!!!) years ago now. From hobby writers to published pro's, editors, agents, bloggers and reviewers, and the whole writing community, I've had a lot of support and encouragement along the way.  Cheers to you all!

I have a couple of events on over the next two weeks. First up, on Saturday 8th in Edinburgh I will be at the Cymera science fiction, fantasy and horror festival with Anna Stephens: https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/saturday/cjas  On Thursday 13th I will be having a book launch for God of Broken Things in Glasgow: https://www.waterstones.com/events/cameron-johnston-launches-the-god-of-broken-things/glasgow-argyle-street Hope to see some of you there!