DEUS EX: HARD LINE cover reveal

We're just over a week away from the release of the next iteraton of the Deus Ex videogame franchise on August 23rd, and I've been very proud to be a part of the writing team behind Deus Ex: Mankind Divided! But working on the story and script for the game hasn't been my only contribution to the world of this conspiracy-laden cyberpunk future - the 23rd will also see the release of Deus Ex: Black Light, a prequel novel that fills in some of the missing time between the end of the previous game Human Revolution and the start of Mankind Divided.

But that's not all: I've also authored the new original eBook novella Deus Ex: Hard Line (featuring the backstory of the character Alex Vega) which will be available as part of the Collector's Edition and Day One Edition releases of DXMD.

 

I love this moody, noir-inspired cover for Hard Line by Nicolas Lizotte, one of the senior concept artists at Eidos Montreal! You can see more of Nicolas's work Here at his online portfolio.

You can learn more about everything else in the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Collector's Edition by checking out this unboxing video with producer Jean-Francois Dugas Here.

 

Your Universe Awaits

No Man's Sky is here!

Today's that day the hype becomes real and the gateway to a galaxy of 18 quintillion explorable planets opens; I've been fortunate enough to write some of the lore for No Man's Sky, contributing key text to the game itself and writing "Ashes & Iron", an original short story for Adventures In No Man's Sky, a pulp SF collection that comes packaged with the game's Limited Edition release - and I am hugely excited to have been part of this ambitious new gameworld.

Check out my earlier posts about working on the project Here and Here.

You can pick up No Man's Sky on the PS4 in the ordinary or Limited Edition versions Here, via Steam for the PC Here, or get the exclusive Explorer's Edition Here.

Writing Under No Man’s Sky

August is going to be a packed month for cool videogame releases (certainly for me!), and it kicks off next week with the arrival of No Man’s Sky, the hotly-anticipated science-fiction exploration epic from Hello Games.

I’ve talked about NMS previously, because of my involvement with Adventures in No Man’s Sky, an original fiction collection published by Dark Horse Comics that comes packaged with the game’s PlayStation 4 Limited Edition collection.

 

 

I was lucky enough to be invited to contribute to the lore of the NMS universe along with famous artists like Angus McKie and Dave Gibbons.I got to write a short story called “Ashes & Iron”, for which Dave has drawn some fantastic illustrations in the style of the old classic SF pulp magazines like Galaxy, Astounding and Amazing Stories.

 

But what I haven’t talked about until now is that I was also invited by Hello Games producer Sean Murray to join his team and contribute some writing to the game itself.

The universe of No Man’s Sky contains many mysteries for players to unravel and much to explore – I am reliably informed that the game contains 184446744073709551616 planets. As much as that number looks like I just mashed my hand on the keypad, I am assured it is accurate (!)

I got to write a little of the material that intrepid explorers will find in abandoned locations across these myriad worlds, as well as lore that will peel back some of the unknowns around the strange phenomena known as the Atlas – and I can’t wait to get in there myself and start visiting some alien vistas.

No Man’s Sky is out on PS4 on August 9th, and PC a few days later. Check out the official website here.

New Book Day - Deus Ex: Black Light

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!