An Interview with David Chandler/Wellington

A little while back, I noticed on Voyager’s release schedule a mention of Den of Thieves by David Chandler. There wasn’t any more information available, so naturally I went hunting about on the internet, but was still not able to dig up much information. Some weeks have passed, and it was revealed that ‘David Chandler’ is the fantasy-writing alter-ego of horror author David Wellington – and not a world-renowned chemist, as Google would have me believe.

So, I contacted David himself through his website, to see if he might be able to shed some light on his upcoming fantasy series and his newly-published-in-the-UK vampire series. Thankfully, he was kind enough to fill me in on some details…

Upcoming Series: “Ancient Blades” by David Chandler (Voyager)

[A debt is owed to Adam Whitehead over at the Wertzone, where I first saw this.]

As you can see from the graphic above, Voyager have commissioned some pretty interesting and connected artwork for David Chandler’s upcoming fantasy series, The Ancient Blades. (There’s an obvious nod to the artwork adorning Joe Abercombie’s novels, so I guess we can assume that’s the market they’re pitching this to.) The series has been on my radar for only a short while, but after seeing it mentioned on Voyager’s website, with scant detail (clicking on the title sends you to an error message, at the time of writing), my interest has been well and truly piqued.