Mike Brooks

A few exciting things to cover since my last update, so let’s kick it off with, appropriately enough, The First. Yes! THE LION: SON OF THE FOREST has been voted Black Library’s Book of the Year for 2023! This is… Read moreThe First comes first, Ufthak’s here!! And more

For those of you who missed the big news at the weekend, you can catch up with it here. For those of you who don’t like following links, here’s the first part: THEY MADE A MODEL OF UFTHAK. MY BIG… Read moreUFTHAK’S BACK! (and his front. And his squig)

This coming Saturday, the Black Library preview will be live (well, I know for a fact that some of it was pre-recorded) to give you the lowdown on what’s coming in the first half of 2024! You can watch the… Read moreBlack Library preview, 9th Dec!

Last weekend (18-19th November) I was lucky enough to be a guest at Heroes Dutch ComicCon (winter edition), thanks to the American Book Center of Amsterdam. This necessitated my first flight this century, which in turn necessitated a fair bit… Read moreDutch ComicCon retrospective

Batten down the hatches, Europe, because guess who’s coming? I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve been invited by the American Book Center of Amsterdam to appear at Dutch ComicCon in Utrecht on 18-19 November! My timetable is as follows:… Read moreDutch ComicCon, and the Greenest Book Ever

It’s that time of year again, when the grizzled veterans of the UK (and beyond) fantasy scene descend on grim and blasted lands (Birmingham, this time) to discuss all things fantasy (and sci-fi. And horror). I’m going again this year,… Read moreFantasyCon 2023

Hahaha, pun time. So, I wrote a book called The Lion: Son of the Forest, about Lion El’Jonson returning to the Warhammer 40,000 universe. I thought it might be popular. I didn’t realise exactly how popular. It went to #1… Read moreA Roaring Success

It’s been a while… [Staind intensifies] I’ve been busy, some of which has been on secret things that I can’t tell you about yet because they’re for Games Workshop and y’know, non-disclosure agreements and all that. And some of which… Read moreThe Lion, some Orks, and an EasterCon

Well, it has definitely been a year. It’s been easily my most productive writing year to date, at least in terms of how much stuff came out. A mighty FOUR novels in total (granted one of them was written a… Read moreStandard end-of-year retrospective piece

A little late to the write-up (about a month late, actually), but I had an excellent time at FantasyCon 2022, despite it being held at the Park Inn at Heathrow, which is a generally uninspiring venue. It was great to… Read moreFantasyCon! Fox Cities! Harrowmaster! Autumn 2022 updates