This is a redo of a post that was eaten when my blog went all ‘splody. I had done a little overview of a bunch of reviews I’d seen lately. So let’s try this again: Dear Author: “I would recommend this to those who are intrigued by the shifter myth Read more…
I vacuum-sealed dog biscuits and mailed them to various people, some of whom didn’t get it, and I put up some interesting websites here and there. All of this was in support of an Alternate Reality Game, which in some respects could be considered the bleeding edge of narrative. Sort Read more…
I was at a book signing this past Friday at the Learned Owl in Hudson, Ohio. Here are a few pictures of me being all writerly signing books and stuff…
Got the September issue of Locus and there’s a real nice writeup of Wolfbreed: [Swann] finds his way to an ending that manages to be both eloquent and satisfying, as guilt reaches a form of absolution that rings true despite all the odds against it. Very cool, and on the Read more…
Well I will be in Columbus this weekend, at Context this Sat & Sun. If you’re out there, look me up. Also, go to the dealer’s room and buy a copy of Wolfbreed, I’m pretty sure Larry Smith will have a few copies 🙂
Back in March of 2007 I started writing (and blogging) this thing. Now, finally, after three drafts, a new agent and a new publisher later, it goes into print officially today. You know you want to buy a copy. Booklist: Swann’s exquisite werewolf historical brings the era vividly to life Read more…
And these came in today: Yeah, it’s a reprint, but it still makes me happy.
Came in the mail yesterday, on the heels of the following praise from Booklist: Swann’s exquisite werewolf historical brings the era vividly to life as the perfect setting for his conflicted, multidimensional characters. This may be the werewolf book of the year, for, filled with action, romance, gore, and political Read more…
I shall be at Confluence in Pittsburgh this weekend, here is my schedule: Sat 12:00 PM Autographing S Andrew Swann Sat 4:00 PM CyberWar Sat 7:00 PM Reading Sun 10:00 AM SF/F and H — Are our trends affected by Political and Economic Trends? Sun 11:00 AM Iconic Tropes of Read more…
Wolfbreed gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly 7/13/09 Religion and political intrigue turn an adolescent werewolf into a killing machine in this compelling novel of 13th-century Northern Europe … Swann turns opposing viewpoints into sympathetic perspectives, clearly painting the complex political and religious dynamics of the time.