This event starts with a Brave New Words reading from Lorraine Wilson
From the ashes of the old world, a new one rises.
In Claire North’s Notes From the Burning Age. destruction gave way to an era of peace, humanity finding harmony with nature and each other, as new cities rose from the ruins of the old.
Ven used to be a holy man, a guardian of ancient archives. Sorting secrets from sacrilege, he studied the past so that we might never repeat it. But some ideas never fade, and as a new war brews, fuelled by old knowledge and older ambitions, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world, and how much he is willing to lose.
And in Radio Life by Derek B. Miller, The Commonwealth, a post-apocalyptic society on the rise, is locked in a clash of ideas.
About the event:
Chaired by Heather Parry
Running time: 60 minutes
Tickets: £3 / £5 (plus 50p booking fee)
The event will be live on Zoom.
This event includes a Brave New Words reading from Lorraine Wilson
Catherine’s first novel, Mirror Dreams, was completed when she was 14 years old. The book was published in 2002 and garnered comparisons with Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. She went on to publish a further seven young adult novels under her own name, earning her extensive critical acclaim and two Carnegie nominations. While studying International History at the London School of Economics, she wrote an urban fantasy series for adults, writing as Kate Griffin. On graduating LSE she went to the Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts to study Technical Theatre and Stage Management. Throughout her training, she continued to write, and while working as a lighting technician at the Royal National Theatre wrote her first Claire North novel, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, which became a word-of-mouth bestseller and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Catherine currently works as a live music lighting designer, teaches women’s self-defence, and is a fan of big cities, long walks, Thai food and graffiti-spotting. She lives in London.
Claire is on Twitter and Facebook.
Derek B. Miller is an American novelist and international affairs professional. He is the author of Norwegian by Night; The Girl in Green; American by Day; and the forthcoming Twilight Crimes. He is a full-time writer or tries to be. It really depends on the day. Here he is happy in Mallorca on a motorcycle trip (2018). Other times, he grows a goatee and mopes.
Derek is on Twitter.