fredawarrington.freehostia.comFreda Warrington - Fantasy Author

8" / HOME AUTHOR NOVELS BLOG CONTACTS Freda Warrington Author of The Amber Citadel, A Taste of Blood Wine, Elfland, The Court of the Midnight King, Dracula the Undead, A Blackbird in Silver Darkness... and many more fantasy novels and stories. Welcome to my author site! 2023 - 2024 Update: Yes, this website looks sadly dated. A fresh new site is under construction, but until then, this remains my hub for book stuff. And I have news! Some may remember my epic fantasy from Simon & Schuster, "The Jewelfire Trilogy" back in the early 2000s. Well-received at the time, the books have been long out of print. Now I’m delighted to announce that at long last, these books will be available for the first time on Kindle! With some light editing, I’ve divided three huge novels into five slightly slimmer volumes. The series overall has been renamed THE JEWELFIRE REALM and the book titles are as follows: The Amber Citadel - The Ironstone King - The Sapphire Throne - The Ruby Plains - The Obsidian Tower And here is the new cover reveal! I’ve no idea how many readers remember the original and rather dark ending to The Obsidian Tower, but at the time it was controversial and I was never truly satisfied with it either. So I’ve done some reworking - a Director’s Cut, if you like - and while it’s still dark, there’s a note of hope. More importantly, the new end now offers a connection with the world of my Blackbird novels! All my fantasy novels are interconnected in my head, so it’s great to be making the dream into reality. My work in progress, A Blackbird in Crimson Flame, tells the long-awaited story of Filmoriel (long-awaited by me, at least...). All being well, both series will then dovetail into a crossover novella, provisionally titled A Blackbird in Jewelfire. Keep an eye out for news here and on my Amazon Author Page . Other recent news follows below... Storm Constantine 1956 - 2021 Sadly, in 2021 we lost beloved friend Storm Constantine: brilliant and inspiring writer, creator of the Wraeththu, founder of Immanion Press, publisher, occultist, gamer, all-round powerhouse of creativity. Hard to believe it’s been more than two years since she passed. Her friends and fans still feel her absence in our lives, and try to focus on the immense good fortune of having known her. Storm is dearly missed, always. Pashterina’s Peacocks is a tribute book for her, available from Immanion Press. Also shown is her last anthology, Shadows on the Hillside, to which I contributed a story. Along with - unrelated - my Nights of Blood Wine collection, and The Tales of Catt & Fisher: The Art of the Steal, set in the shared world of After the War (conceived by Adrian Tchaikovsky). Its a four-novella anthology, my contribution being Secrets and Lights. NIGHTS OF BLOOD WINE A collection of fifteen lush dark tales Telos Books, March 2017 My first short story collection! Enter the spellbinding world of the Blood Wine series with ten sensual, gothic stories featuring beloved characters from A Taste of Blood Wine and its sequels. Plus five other stories of twisted darkness. NIGHTS OF BLOOD WINE was launched at SCIFIWEEKENDER, 30th March - 2nd April 2017 in Pwlheli, Wales with guests including Paul McGann, James Marsters, Wendy Padbury, Sam Stone, Justina Robson and many others. Order now from Telos SciFiWeekender DRACULA THE UNDEAD: A Chilling Sequel to Dracula My 1997 novel DRACULA THE UNDEAD - written to celebrate the centenary of the first publication of Dracula by Bram Stoker in 1897 - is now available on Kindle at last. The novel won the Dracula Society’s Best Gothic Novel Award. "Dracula the Undead by Freda Warrington is a true rarity - a sequel to a literary classic that doesn’t pale in comparison... She does Stoker proud in her deft handling of horror and suspense." - Setisays.blogspot "Dracula the Undead is a rich sequel, the best out there... capturing the romantic and gothic spirit of the Victorian era... with great pacing and a creative plot." - Darkcornerbooks.com Amazon UK - Amazon.com Night’s Nieces: The Legacy of Tanith Lee An anthology in tribute and love to the High Priestess of Fantasy... Tanith Lee - 1947-2015 - was a huge influence on fantasy literature and a towering inspiration to a generation of writers who were captivated by her iconic, poetic prose, her surreal visions and ground-breaking ideas With nearly 100 novels and 300 short stories to her credit, sadly, in 2015, Tanith left us too soon. But her flame burns on. Tanith inspired many writers who counted her not only as a close friend but as a warm-hearted, generous mentor and teacher. Now eight writers whom she considered her literary "nieces" have each written a short story in tribute to her work, with accompanying articles, artwork, and previously unseen photographs. With a moving introduction by Tanith’s husband John Kaiine, the contributors include Storm Constantine, Cecila Dart-Thornton, Vera Nazarian, Sarah Singleton, Kari Sperring, Sam Stone, Freda Warrington and Liz Williams. Edited by Storm Constantine, published by Immanion Press. Cover art by John Kaiine. Available in paperback and ebook format. Order from Immanion Press Order from Amazon UK - Amazon USA Freda’s Ebooks and Cover Reveals... Most of my older titles are now available as ebooks on Kindle, published under the imprint Bloodwine Books. This is the first time my Blackbird Series of weird & wonderful sword & sorcery novels have been available as ebooks - and from only £1.99 / $2.99! Silver UK - Silver USA - Darkness UK - Darkness USA - Amber UK - Amber USA - Twilight UK - Twilight USA - Darker UK - Darker USA - Richard III UK - Richard III USA The Dark Arts of Blood - the long-awaited new novel in the Blood Wine Sequence... In a crowded market, Freda Warrington’s original and intelligent take on vampires is a breath of fresh air. Decadence, obsession, and danger in an immaculately constructed 1920s world, with a dash of thriller and a seasoning of the quantum mechanics. No-one else writes vampires as compelling and convincing as these.” – Kari Sperring, author of Living with Ghosts MAY 2015: THE DARK ARTS OF BLOOD - published by Titan Books in both the UK and the USA, the long-awaited brand new fourth book in the Blood Wine Sequence. More details below. 2015: The Year of King Richard III... REAL BOOKS ARE BACK! Spring saw King Richard’s reinterment in Leicester Cathedral, and you don’t have to be a Ricardian to have been moved by the sheer history and pageantry of the occasion. I’m pleased to announce that my novel The Court of the Midnight King is now back in print in a fine paperback edition. Also available on Kindle, and as an audio book from Audible - see below. To order the paperback, follow this link... Order The Court of the Midnight King - gorgeous new edition 2015 RICHARD III - the most fascinating, controversial king of all time. First published by Simon & Schuster in 2003, The Court of the Midnight King appears in Kindle version for the first time. (£2.49/ $3.98) . This lushly written alternative version of his story is replete with magic and a rich sense of period. This is not one for dry historians, but for lovers of fantasy, history and romance with a thirst for magical possibilities and a love of vividly portrayed characters. Superb fusion of dazzling alternative history and smouldering romance." - Justina Robson, author of Glorious Angels. Nothing beats a traditional printed book... We still love the comforting feel of a proper book in our hands. Buy from Amazon.com - Buy from Amazon.co.uk - Buy paperback Go to book info page - Read an extract The Blood Wine Sequence from Titan Books "Step forward Charlotte and Karl, a magnificent pairing, and a timeless couple that deserve a place up there with the very best of genre lovers." - Alex Bardy, British Fantasy Society. I’m thrilled that my Blood Wine sequence of passionate gothic vampire novels set in the 1920s is being republished by Titan Books - they’re making a beautiful job...