Welcome to RussellKirkpatrick.com
Russell Kirkpatrick's love of literature and a chance encounter with fantasy novels as a teenager opened up a vast number of possibilities to him. The idea that he could marry storytelling and mapmaking (his other passion) into one project grabbed him and wouldn't let go.
The Fire of Heaven trilogy, published by Voyager in Austalia/New Zealand and Orbit in the UK, is the result of fifteen years of careful world-building.
Russell is now at work on an exciting new novel, The Path of Revenge.
Latest News
[link]'Path of Revenge' wins Sir Julius Vogel award
[Posted 24-Mar-2008]The Sir Julius Vogel award winners (New Zealand's Science Fiction and Fantasy awards) were announced at the last night of the Conjunction NatCon in Wellington. Path of Revenge won the Best Novel - Adult award against seven other nominees.
Russell was pleased not only to win the award, but also with the standard of the nominees. It contained books that have been on the New York Times bestseller list, and a novel by the daughter of Maurice Gee.
Short Radio Interview
[Posted 10-Mar-2008]Sometimes interviews are short and sharp. Here's one:
http://www.wammo.co.nz/radio_wammo/2008/02/russell-kirkpat.html
Russell on the Radio
[Posted 05-Mar-2008]
The media has really picked up on my success - mostly as a result of last year's stint in the shop window! I was interviewed by Radio New Zealand's Bryan Crump, and the interview can be listened to here:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/__data/assets/audio_item/0020/1373060/ngts-20080303-1915-Husk_Trilogy-wmbr.asx
I have done half a dozen other radio interviews, and this Sunday I will be featured in the Sunday Star Times.
From the Journal
[link]We're in
[Posted 12-May-2008]
In the final of Division 4 of Waikato's inter-club golf competition, that is. We had no right to get there: a series of fortunate occurrences and some good play from us (finally) saw us nudge out an unlucky Lochiel on a countback of games. (We lost to them earlier in the year, but th...
Latest review
[link]Amputechture
(Music review) 5 stars [Posted 27-Jul-2006]
I've been lucky enough to acquire a pre-release copy of this searing sonic experience. Amputechture is The Mars Volta's third studio album, following on from the challenging De-loused in the Comatorium (2003) and Frances the Mute (2005) and is, in my opinio...
Coming soon
The Right Hand of God
(UK Release)
PUBLISHER: Orbit, UK
FORMAT: Paperback
RELEASED: 3rd May, 2007
ISBN: 1841494658