mark robson

It's true, I tell you! And they didn't just get me - others are being held as well. Messages of support can be sent to me (or the monsters!) at www.Trappedbymonsters.com Warning: some would-be writers of fantasy or horror might find the news report at About Trapped By Monsters | Trapped By...

Rating: 8/10 – a fun and exciting read. This is the second volume in Mark Robson’s Dragon Orb series, following on from Firestorm, which came out last summer. Shadow is the name of a night dragon, ridden (on Areth, a parallel Earth) by Pell, an arrogant and headstrong young man. In this book...

After giving away a laptop and 20 books for the first competition, S&S have very kindly donated a Nintendo Wii Console and 20 copies of Shadow for me to give away. Just head on over and play Dragon Orb: The Great Quest for your chance to win :- Official Dragon Orb Flash Game I know a couple...

If anyone on these forums owns a PS3 and the game, LittleBIGPlanet, then I have made a level based on part of "The Forging of the Sword" (Calvyn buying silver for his sword) If anyone wants to check it out, search on "Cool Levels" for The Forging of the Sword, or my PSN name: rossocool:)

If anyone wants to get copies early, then the only place you will be able to get them this side of the New Year is my local shop - The Games Vault in Daventry. You can order them now and they will be despatched in time for Christmas. I do only have limited numbers of copies before Christmas...

Finally, I have the list of winners from the Dragon Orb competition. The list of lucky ones who managed to scoop prizes are on the News page of my website here: News & Upcoming Events Congrats to those members of Chronicles who were amongst the winners. I hope to be announcing the launch...

There's only about a week to go until we close the competition for the laptop at www.markrobsonauthor.com The 20 signed copies of Firestorm and the Laptop computer will be given away in just over a week. Not long to learn to fly your dragon past the catapults! Register any score (no matter...

I'm planning to organise a string of booksigning events next Spring/Summer around the UK. Has anyone any sensible suggestions for good stores/towns for me to visit during this unofficial signing tour? It would make it easier if the town has a store belonging to one of the big three booksellers...

Feedback on the online Dragon Orb game would be really useful. Could anyone who's had a go let me know what they think? Too hard? Too easy? Glitches? Bear in mind we had a very limited budget for this - it was never going to be like something you'd get for the Xbox or the Wii. For those...

I absolutely loved this book. Congratulations Mark, the story was amazing :) I'll admit I was worried before reading the book, as the problem with Dragon Stories is that there are so many out there that authors really have to create a unique and gripping story in order to satisfy what is...

Just a quick progress report for those who are interested. I expect to finish the first draft of Longfang in about two weeks (I started writing it in the middle of April). This keeps it on deadline for publication in April next year. The current publishing schedule for the series runs...

Just got the copies of Firestorm through from the warehouse. A lot earlier than I was expecting, too, which is a nice bonus. It's great to finally have the finished article in my hand. I'm now all set for my signing in Daventry on 26th and I will be sending out copies this weekend to those...

How do you imagine the characters look from Drakweaver and Imperial? How do you picture places as well?

Balinor's request to see griffins appear in my new series has been granted, with them playing a major role in Shadow, Book 2 of the Dragon Orb series. Does anyone else have any favourite monsters that they would like to see play a more major role in a fantasy story? (I'm not promising that any...

It's always nice to win new readers, but the feeling is particularly sweet when the person you win over doesn't normally read much. I loved the comment by this year 10 student at Trent College: http://www.trentcollege.net/latest_news/Mark_Robson.pdf When I win readers like this, I feel...

Is Firestorm already "out there" because on the Dutch (Bol.com) and Belgian (Proxis) equivalents of Amazon, they're not to be found...

Or at least authors of dragon stories! Had a wonderful chance meeting with Chris d'Lacey last week. He turned up at my son's nursery. (It seems he's a friend of the manager.) We had a great chat, traded books and generally got on like a house on fire. What a nice chap. In case you're...

It's been a long time coming, but you can now order signed copies of my books online using a credit/debit card, or by telephone using the same. :) No more faffing about with cheques and order forms will be necessary, though this form of ordering will remain available. I have made an agreement...

Not sure if there is one of these all ready, but which are your favourite covers? Mine are the original Darkweaver ones. But that may just be because they aren't in the shops any more! The books are durable though, thickpaper and a non-bendable cover.

I've just had confirmation from Simon & Schuster's Marketing team that they have commissioned an online game to help promote the Dragon Orb books. The game will be located on my website: Welcome to the Official Homepage of Mark Robson, Best-Selling Author of Fantasy Fiction for Young Adults...