I’m absolutely delighted to be able to announce that Procession of the Dead has been bought by Grand Central Publishing, for publication in the good ole U.S. of A.!!! More details to follow over the coming months…

I’m delighted to announce that the Japanese publishers, Shogakukan, have bought Procession of the Dead and will be publishing it in the near future.

There’s yet another amazingly cool Procession of the Dead competition on the go, in which you can win a trip to Spain during their Day of the Dead festival!!! This one is being run by Sci-Fi London, in conjunction with my publisher, HarperCollins. I can’t find terms and conditions on the site, though I imagine it’s only open to over 18s. For more info and to enter, click here: SCI-FI LONDON COMPETITION

A fan has created a short, fun quiz about Procession of the Dead. If you want to test yourself, to find out how much you remember about the book, click here: http://web.tickle.com/net/caq/quiz.html?id=13472003

I’m pleased to say I gave it a go and scored 100% — phew!!!!

There’s another Procession of the Dead competition, and in this one you can win £800 to spend on a suit!!! I like it!!! The comp is being run by Mansized. Click here: http://www.mansized.co.uk/win/competition.phtml/34

You have to become a member of the Mansized site before you can enter, but for the chance to win an £800 suit, I think it’s definitely worth joining!!! The competition is open to people in the UK and Ireland, aged 18 or over. I can’t find a closing date for it.

Tiscali are running a great competition, in which you can win an iPod touch, along with a copy of my D B Shan book, Procession of the Dead. All you have to do is answer a very easy question. Unfortunately it’s limited to people aged 18 or 0ver, who live in the UK (on the age limit, you can maybe ask an older person to enter on your behalf if you’re under 18 — but please note that Procession of the Dead is NOT a children’s book). Closing date is May 7th. Click on the following link to read the rules, answer the question and enter:

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/competitions/db-shan.html

There will be an interview with me in the latest issue (dated May 2008, issue number 169) of SFX, which goes on sale on Wednesday, April 9th. You can check out the web site here (though the interview will not appear online): http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=latest_issue

The web site, Frightfest, are currently running a competition where four people can each win a copy of Procession of the Dead. It’s a fairly easy question, so I suspect most of you will have no difficulty answering it! To access the competition page, click on this link: http://www.frightfest.co.uk/protessionofthed.html

The competition closes on Friday, March 30th. Best of luck!!!

You can view a movie-style trailer for Procession of the Dead on the HarperCollins Canada web site by clicking on this link, or copying and pasting it into your browser: http://www.harpercollins.ca/trailers/trailer0007261306.html

Procession of the Dead goes on sale officially on March 3rd, but is already on sale in certain shops around the UK and Ireland, and is also available to buy through Amazon. So if your local shop doesn’t stock it, or if you prefer to buy online, you can get a copy by clicking on the following link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Procession-Dead-City-Trilogy-Shan/dp/0007261306/shanville

Alternatively, you can order it from the D B Shan SHOP.