Hello and welcome to the homepage of fantasy author Brian Ruckley

Brian's debut novel, Winterbirth - part one of the Godless World saga - is an epic fantasy set in a land where ancient enemies are about to renew their generations-old conflict in the name of honour, justice, and revenge.

The sequel, Bloodheir - published in June 2008 by Orbit Books in the UK and US - continues the saga of ancient emnity and a land torn apart by bloody warfare.

Fall of Thanes brings the series to its gripping conclusion as the Clans of the Black Road and the True Bloods battle to settle their ages-old emnity and, quite possibly, the fate of the world...

This website is the best online resource for information about Brian and his work. Be sure to start with a look at the Blog page, which Brian keeps up-to-date with all the latest developments, and where you can leave comments or questions for Brian to respond to.

You can read an extract from Fall of Thanes over at the Latest Extract page and learn more about the setting, history and background of The Godless World in the Gazetteer.

There's also a full Bibliography, Brian's Biography, a page of Links to other sites you might find interesting, and Contact information, in case you want to get in touch with Brian, his publisher, his agent, or the website admin guy.

Enjoy your visit to the site, and if you have any suggestions for content that you'd like to see in the future, please drop us a line and let us know what they are.