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The Boy with the Porcelain Blade by Den Patrick, The Erebus Sequence #1 Lucien de Fontein has grown up different. One of the mysterious and misshapen Orfano who appear around the Kingdom of Landfall, he is a talented fighter yet constantly lonely, tormented by his deformity, and well aware that he is a mere pawn in a political game.  Ruled by an insane King and the venomous Majordomo, it is a world where corruption and decay are deeply rooted - but to a degree Lucien never dreams possible when he first discovers the plight of the 'insane' women kept in the haunting Sanatoria. The Boy with the Porcelain Blade is another big debut release this year. So far 2014 has treated me well with several debuts . Gollancz has been steadily feeding the media with more and more information about this book and it has gotten me psyched about it. The Boy with the Porcelain Blade is written by Den Patrick, who has been an comic book editor, bookseller and has worked at Games Works...

Author interview Den Patrick Author bio: Den Patrick was born in Dorset and shares a birthday with Bram Stoker. He has at various times been a comics editor, burlesque reviewer, bookseller and Games Workshop staffer. Anything to avoid getting a real job in fact. Den lives and works in London. His first three books for Gollancz, the War Fighting Manuals, are released autumn of 2013. Three novels, The Erebus Sequence, are in the works. The first book, The Boy with the Porcelain Blade, is released in March 2014 by Gollancz. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Den, welcome over at The Book Plank and for taking your time to answer these few questions. BP: First off, could you give us a short introduction as to who Den Patrick is? What are your hobbies, likes/dislikes? DP: I’m an English guy living London, originally from Dorset, born to Londoner parents. I studied performing arts but went on to have lots of weird and ...