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Author of The Faithful and the Fallen, Of Blood and Bone and The Bloodsworn Saga series. Viking Re-enactor when not stuck in a coat of mail. https://linktr.ee/johnhgwynne

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which contains details of the artists, more artwork, edition specifics and much more.

A special thank you to Petrik and Eon for their hard work, as well as Rene, Jeff, Maximiliano and Francesca.

Truth and Courage

10.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

working alongside them on the artwork has been a privilege for me. I hope the War-Band are as pleased with the result as I am.

For more information, please head over to The Broken Binding’s announcement,

10.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some truly exciting news…

I can’t tell you how happy I am to announce The Broken Binding Special Editions of the first two books of The Faithful and the Fallen, Malice and Valour.

The Broken Binding are incredible at what they do and

10.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bloodsworn Special Editions are officially out in the US - one more week to wait for the UK. I saw this beautiful artwork today of ORKA by Red Murphy Art and I felt that this really captured the spirit of the ferocious mother-wolf. Seeing readers create artwork from your books is wonderful.

18.11.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Shadow of the Gods is in the 99p kindle deal at the moment. Join the shield-wall… amzn.eu/d/6gK2Fn5

05.11.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I chatted with one of my heroes at World FantasyCon in Brighton this weekend. @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social, you're an absolutely lovely guy and I'm glad I finally got to meet you.
My daughter was jealous that I'd met Grumpy from Once Upon a Time until I told her who you are though!πŸ˜…

03.11.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK paperback publication of THE FURY OF THE GODS is tomorrow.

06.10.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks so much.

29.09.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An absolute pleasure attending Samantha Shannon’s event with Brighton Waterstones the other day to celebrate the publication of Among the Burning Flowers.

Lovely to meet Samantha and have a brief chat. As always, the Brighton Waterstones team hosted a brilliant event.

15.09.2025 13:57 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some very exciting news… I am honoured to have been asked to interrogate the wonderful Jay Kristoff during his London Waterstones Event on the 14th November. Not only does this mean I get the pleasure of his company, but I also get the pleasure of reading Empire of the Dawn before it is available…

12.09.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is always an honour seeing a new edition in the flesh and this is no exception. I love the interior art and sprayed edges with the new Of Blood and Bone covers. This edition is available for purchase via The Broken Binding (found in my LinkTree)

@thebrokenbinding.bsky.social

02.09.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI Shall Call Her Storm”

A flashback to one of my favourite pieces of art in the @grimoakpress.bsky.social special edition of Malice. Sam White did an incredible job.

A very important moment for the entire series, featuring two integral characters 🐺 that will always be special to me.

26.08.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I read Red Rising… and absolutely loved it. Off to read the rest of the saga now… thanks boys @brother-will.bsky.social

#redrising #redrisingsaga #fantasyrecs #scifi

06.08.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Truth and courage 😁

31.07.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PUBLICATION DAY FOR THE NEW OF BLOOD AND BONE EDITIONS βš”οΈπŸΊ.

Amazing to see how these look next to The Faithful and the Fallen. Links to each available through my LinkTree. I hope you enjoy.

31.07.2025 12:36 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully soon.

31.07.2025 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE CONTENT…

It has been very exciting to see the new covers for Of Blood and Bone. But that is not all that is new…

There is an exclusive short story at the end of the new edition of A Time of Dread. This tale revisits a character very close to my heart from The Faithful and the Fallen…

29.07.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The old Of Blood and Bone covers vs the new covers…. Publication of the new editions in 6 days!

Links can be found in my LinkTree. Truth & Courage! βš”οΈ

27.07.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you 😁

22.07.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess what I saw this week…
#superman #cryptodog

22.07.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

for the Les ImaginalΓ©s festival at Γ‰pinal. Very happy to be here.
Truth and courage.

21.05.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had such a wonderful time visiting Serbia with my wife for Zmajkon Festival in NiΕ‘ and then a signing in Belgrade. We were looked after so well and met some amazing people. I’ll post more about this soon, but today Caroline and I are flying to France

21.05.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are now taking pre-orders on the new Deluxe Editions of Bloodsworn by @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social 😍

Who's grabbing a set of these? They really highlight the artwork! 🐲🐺🐍

Pre-order your set here - www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/coming-soon

13.05.2025 11:27 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#bookstagram #specialeditionbooks #orbitbooks #thebloodswornsaga #johngwynne #barnesandnoble #waterstones #fantasybooks

09.05.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They will contain:
Jackets with full artwork
Four colour end papers
Foil embosses on the board
Designed sprayed edges

Design by Lauren Panepinto
Illustration by Marcus Whinney

09.05.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the covers for The Bloodsworn Saga, so I was so happy with the art direction of these special editions keeping the original cover without the text. I hope you love them as much as I do.

09.05.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not only are these a new special edition, they are the first ever mass hardbacks I will have printed in the US. They will be available for wide distribution through bookstores such as Barnes and Noble and Waterstones.

09.05.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is my pleasure to share some new editions of The Bloodsworn Saga from @orbitbooks.bsky.social - the pre-order link is in my bio.

Publishing November 2025 πŸ‰ 🐺 🐍

09.05.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Author Interview: John Gwynne Author of The Faithful and The Fallen and Bloodsworn SagaWith his last trilogy, the Bloodsworn Saga, John Gwynne has shown he is a force to be reckoned with and one of the most exciting authors in the...

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the wonderful The Collectible Book Vault. It can be read by clicking on the link below:

www.collectiblebookvault.com/post/author-...

03.05.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is some incredible art by @lanterillustration.bsky.social of Glornir Shieldbreaker from The Bloodsworn Saga. Have to say, he does look familiar…

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