Cover art - Pike's ReQuest

Check out the proposed cover art for the sequel to Pike's Quest -

With any luck, it should be in publication by the winter.


I designed the cover last week to encourage me to write the rest of the book while I'm incapacitated. I've just had an operation to reshape and reconstruct my left Achilles tendon in order rectify a chronic rupture, (misdiagnosed by the NHS for 12 years), and shall be sitting around on my backside for quite some time over the next few weeks. I am also going to be working on the re-write of Rathbone Kydd, a novel I wrote several years ago and which I think has great potential. It is a a thriller, with quantum stuff, and a more 'adult read' (as in, not a family friendly one such as Pike), containing drugs, sexual references and some violence; also, it has lots of comedy and action. If it were to be classified by the film censors, they'd probably rate it as a 15 certificate.


Catch a sneak-peak of the Rathbone Kydd cover art HERE.

"If you like your fantasy funny, or fancy a satisfying pick-me-up of a read, snap up a copy of Pike's Quest" 5* review. http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3T9AOBXU7HQ68/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B005SJKX5K&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode= My thanks to ms Sandra Norval for this glowing review

Pike's Interview

How remiss of me: I forgot to post this link to Pike's interview -

Pike steps off the page

Oddly, some book characters just take on a life of their own. Take Pike, for example: one minute he's in the age of the New Dawn, having a helluva time battling the forces of evil, trying to win the heart of a fair maiden, and save the world, the next he's ripped out of his comfort zone, dragged all the way back to the 21st century, and interviewed on a friendly website!


I'll post the link on 8 March, once it's on the site, but in the meantime, why not familiarise yourself with Aside From Writing?

K J Bennett's Blog: The final hours

K J Bennett's Blog: The final hours: This week I placed Pike's Quest on the FREE list at Amazon (UK, US, DE, FR, ES, IT) for a five day period: it is now inside it's last 24 h...

Pike's Quest for free!!!

It’s here: the Pike’s Quest give-away!

Starting on 21 February 2012 - 08:00 hrs GMT, (00.01 PST), Pike’s Quest will be available for free download for Kindle from Amazon on these links - 

UK - USA - ES - DE - FR - IT

The times are approximate, as I am at the mercy of the Amazon servers

Pike’s Quest has received several 5-star reviews on Amazon UK and US and on Goodreads: this is your chance to get it for free. Why am I doing this? To get readers: I am writing the sequel and would love to have more readers for the first book before I release it. I have a zero advertising budget, so this may be the best way to find them.

Spread the word. Tell your friends, tell your enemies. Grab it now (well, when it starts, at least).

Fantasy with a sharp wit! Review by L K Jay

Many thanks to fellow writer L K Jay for a fabulous, 5 Star review of Pike's Quest, which can be read here, or here. 


Isn't it about time YOU read it, too?