Angus Watson (born 4 September 1972) is a British novelist and journalist.[1][2] His epic fantasy trilogy set in the British Iron Age began in 2014 with Age of Iron.[3]Clash of Iron was released in March 2015 and Reign of Iron was released in September 2015. His second trilogy, West of West, is the epic tale of Vikings crossing a fantasy North America a thousand years ago. He is published by science fiction and fantasy imprint Orbit Books.
Angus Watson
Angus Watson, Age of Iron author
Born
(1972-09-04) 4 September 1972 (age 51) Hexham, England
Watson lives in London with his wife Nicola and son Charlie.[4] He came up with the idea of writing a fantasy trilogy set in the Iron Age when exploring British hillforts for the Telegraph. As a freelance journalist Watson has worked for the Telegraph, the Times and the Financial Times, writing features which included looking for Bigfoot in the USA (Telegraph), swimming with sea lions off the Galapagos Islands (Times) and diving on the scuppered German World War One fleet at Scapa Flow (FT).[5]
Age of Iron was chosen as one of Fantasy Faction's 'Best Fantasy Novels of 2014'[6] and has been short listed for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award[7] for Best Debut Fantasy Fiction novel. The book was widely reviewed by the genre press and book bloggers. Publishers Weekly said 'Watson’s tale is gore soaked and profanity laden—full of visceral combat and earthy humor, and laced with subtle magic'.[3] SF Crowsnest called it 'intelligent and exciting'.[8] Crime novelist Christopher Brookmyre is also a fan.[9]
Referencesedit
^"Angus Watson - Articles". guswatson.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^"Shiny New Author: Questions for Angus Watson". Shiny New Books. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ ab"Fiction Book Review: Age of Iron by Angus Watson. Orbit, $16 trade paper (576p) ISBN 978-0-316-39978-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^"The Book Plank: Author interview with Angus Watson". thebookplank.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^Matt Staggs. "Angus Watson Talks About His Skull-Smashing Fantasy 'Age of Iron'". suvudu.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^"Fantasy-Faction's Best Fantasy Books of 2014". fantasy-faction.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^"Morningstar Award". gemmellawards.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^"Age Of Iron (Age Of Iron book 1) by Angus Watson (book review)". SFcrowsnest. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^"Chris Brookmyre on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
External linksedit
Official website
Angus Watson at Publisher website
January 01, 1970
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