Esther Chilton

Welcome to Book News — my Friday book slot. If any of you would like me to give your books a plug, please get in touch with your blurb, author bio, a photograph of the book, links and anything else you’d like to add.

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This week, I’m delighted to welcome Graeme Cumming to my Book News slot. Graeme has two books out, Ravens Gathering and Carrion.

Here is the blurb for Ravens Gathering:

As she let her gaze drift around her, she saw that there were more birds.  Perhaps a dozen or so, perched among the trees that stood on the edge of the clearing.  And yet more were arriving, swooping down through the gap overhead and landing on branches that overlooked them.  The birds weren’t threatening, yet the sight of them all coming together in this dark and isolated spot was unnerving.  Tanya reached a hand out towards Martin, and was relieved to feel him take it.  She felt him move in behind her.  After the uncertainty she’d experienced with him in a similar position only a few moments ago, she recognised the irony of her reaction.  His closeness offered security. 

“You know what they are, don’t you?” 

A stranger’s arrival in a small village coincides with a tragic accident.  For the Gates family in particular it’s more than a coincidence, but unease increases following a brutal attack.  As tensions rise, a dark past returns to haunt them and others, while newcomers to the village are drawn into a mystery with terrifying consequences. 

And only a select few know why the ravens are gathering.

Intrigued? You can buy Ravens Gathering through any of the links here:

https://mybook.to/RealRavensGathering     (Universal Amazon Link)

http://www.waterstones.com/book/ravens-gathering/graeme-cumming/9781785899157

www.troubador.co.uk/book_info.asp?bookid=4280

And now for Carrion. Here’s the blurb:

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY. WORDS HAVE POWER.A sheet of black filled his vision as hundreds of birds dived at the cottage, pointed beaks thrust forward. From this angle, he couldn’t see many of them striking it, but the few he did see held nothing back as they hammered into the shutter. The scale of the attack was beyond anything he’d seen or heard of. And bloodied casualties littered the ground: skulls shattered, wings broken, innards spilling from them. The fact that so many of them continued with the onslaught in spite of this filled him with even more dread.

Salin has always wanted an adventure and, when the opportunity presents itself, he grabs it with both hands, taking his friends along for the ride – whether they want to or not. With strange lands come strange creatures that stand between them and their goal. And that goal is the same for someone else, a man who believes the prize is worth every sacrifice – especially when the sacrifices are made by others. The future is about to change. But who for?

If you would like to buy Carrion, here is the link:

https://mybook.to/Carrion        (Universal Amazon Link)

You can also buy both books through Graeme’s webite: https://www.graemecumming.co.uk

Here’s a little bit about Graeme:

Graeme Cumming has spent most of his life immersed in fiction – books, TV, movies – turning to writing his own during his early teens. 

With his interests in story-telling sparked by an excessive amount of time sitting in front of a black and white television, his tastes are varied.  Influences ranged from the Irwin Allen shows (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, etc.) to ITC series (The Saint, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) and so many more), so the common theme was action and adventure, but crossed into territories including horror, fantasy and science fiction as well as crime and espionage.

This diverse interest in fiction continued with his reading and his discovery of the magical world of cinema.  As a result, his stories don’t always fall into a specific genre, but will always maintain the style of a thriller.

When not writing, Graeme is an enthusiastic sailor (and, by default, swimmer), and enjoys off-road cycling and walking.  He is a past President and Education Director at Sheffield Speakers Club, although he lives in Robin Hood country.  Oh yes, and he reads (a lot) and loves the cinema.

You can connect with Graeme through social media:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Graeme-Cumming-1638108329841072/about

www.twitter.com/GraemeCumming63

https://www.instagram.com/graeme_cumming_author

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2884537.Graeme_Cumming