MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Here's hoping that Father Christmas brought you everything you hoped for and that you and yours have a happy and memorable Christmas.

Wishing you a
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Best wishes

Jonathan Green

And, in case you missed the post earlier in the week, here's a present from me.

What is Myrrh Anyway? The Ultimate Christmas Quiz

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday 10 November, I shall be appearing at the Beyond Words Festival, at University College School from 2.30-3.45pm. I shall be talking briefly about the how I came to write What is Myrrh Anyway? and will then be hosting a fun - but challenging - Christmas quiz, as well as signing copies of my books. It's not too late to reserve your ticket for this event, just ring the UCS Box Office on 020 7433 2219, or you could try turning up on the day.


Might see you there.

What is Myrrh Anyway? at Ealing's leading Art and Craft fair

Just a reminder that I will be at St James' Art and Craft Fair tomorrow - Saturday 7 November - between 10.00am and 4.00pm, selling - and of course signing! - copies of What is Myrrh Anyway? Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas.


I also have a limited number of copies of the brand new American edition of the book Christmas Miscellany available, as well as some of my latest Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebook Stormslayer.


Admission is free, so if you're in the area, why not pop along and say "Hello"?

Forthcoming Events

There are a couple of events in November at which I shall be making a personal appearance.

The first is the Ealing Arts and Crafts Fair, where I shall be selling (and signing) copies of What is Myrrh Anyway? The fair is being held at St James' Church on Saturday 7 November, and I'll be there between 10.00am and 4.00pm, apparently in a marquee outside - so pray for good weather for me!

And then on Tuesday 10 November I shall be appearing at the Beyond Words Festival, at University College School from 2.30-3.30pm. I shall be talking briefly about the how I came to write What is Myrrh Anyway? and will then be hosting a fun - but challenging - Christmas quiz, as well as signing copies of my books. To reserve your ticket for this event, ring the UCS Box Office on 020 7433 2219.


Maybe I'll see you at one or the other? If you do pop along, say "Hi!" and tell me the blog sent you!

Power Gogo's - Crazy Bones Official Handbook

A playground sensation, based on a game played with real bits of bone 2,000 years ago, is selling out as soon as it hits toy store shelves! With 240 characters currently available, the toy range is selling millions each week.

And now here comes the next Official Handbook! This is the ultimate read for any fan of Gogo's Crazy Bones. With amazing facts and top stats on all of the Gogo's series 4, loads of brilliant different games to play and a chance to design your own Gogo, this is pure Crazy Bones fun!

And you can pick up your copy here!

A reason to celebrate

Last week, this blog clocked up 21,268 individual visits, with 1,059 in the last week alone! Now that's a reason to celebrate!

Why not join in the celebrations by splashing out at my GoGos shop and getting yourself some brand new Power GoGos?

Jonathan Green talking about writing Fighting Fantasy gamebooks

I shall be at Ealing Central Library tomorrow, Saturday 19 September, from 2-4pm talking about writing adventure gamebooks.

Find out how I set about writing the brand new Fighting Fantasy adventure Stormslayer and get a special sneak preview of the forthcoming Night of the Necromancer. As well as the talk, there will be a range of activities for children of all ages to take part it and you can buy copies of Stormslayer on the day, and of course get them signed by me.

I've even had some new pencils made especially for the occasion, and the guys at Wizard Books have sent me a suitably ghoulish Creature of Havoc cut-out to set the tone for the afternoon.

And if you do happen to pop along, don't be afraid to say 'Hi!' and tell me The Blog sent you!

Are you ready for Series 4?

There's a new GoGo in town and he's mighty powerful!

GoGo's Crazy Bones Power series 4 are here, featuring 90 characters and with 90 trading cards for you to collect. There are also the 10 Most Wanted GoGo's and their trading cards to find. Fantastic games are just waiting to be played with these brand new Power GoGo's, including the brand new trading card game.

Each GoGo's Crazy Bones Power Foil Pack contains two Power GoGo's and two Power trading cards, plus 1 brand new Metal Gogo in every packet! So what are you waiting for? Collect all the characters in Power GoGo's series 4 and get GoGo-ing!

Free mince pie!

Drop by my Christmas Miscellany blog now and receive a mince pie, absolutely free!


And keep an eye on the Christmas Miscellany blog over the coming weeks as people the world over start to prepare for the big day.

Gormiti - The Invincible Lords of Nature!

On a distant island a long time ago, the story of Gormiti begins...


The magnificent Island of Gorm was once inhabited by peaceful nature loving people. They lived peacefully under the guidance of The Old Sage, keeper of secrets and magic, in their village at the foot of Fire Mountain a massive, dormant volcano that had never threatened the peaceful Island... until now.

If you're not into Gormitis already, you should be! And if you are then you know how great this new collectible series of toys is.

And you can satisfy all your Gormiti needs here.

If you like GoGo's, you'll love Bakugan Battle Brawlers

For all your Bakugan Battle Brawlers needs, visit my store.

Doctor Who Power Rollers

If you like GoGo's Crazy Bones then you'll love Doctor Who Power Rollers. They've been out a while now, but in case you've not seen them yet, a Power Roller is a large ball-bearing, mounted in a silver flecked coloured plastic shell featuring one of sixty different Doctor Who images on top and a side sticker displaying the Doctor Who logo, roller number and the image name.

The ball-bearing allows the Power Rollers to be freely rolled along a flat surface in one of two games suggested on the packets cover. These are Game 1: 'Play your Roller Closest to the Target Wins', and Game 2 'Roll, Knock out your Opponents!'

If you like Doctor Who and you like GoGo's, you should visit my store to find out more.

Are you Advanced?

The Gogo's Crazy Bones 'Advance Special Edition' Metal Tin is the perfect place to store all of your most treasured Gogo's Crazy Bones!
The tin contains 10 brand new 'Advance Special Edition' Gogo's Crazy Bones characters which cannot be found anywhere else! You can get hold of yours here.

Have you tried Crazy Bones Mags yet?

If you haven't tried Crazy Bones Mags for yourself yet, you can get hold of them here.

Design a GoGo winners.

Click here to see the winners of the recent design a GoGo competition run by Magic Box Int.

Breaking news!

For some exciting news about an upcoming Jonathan Green publication, click here!

New Beast Quest page at my store

World Book Day saw the release of the latest Beast Quest adventure, Sephir the Storm Monster. Its publication also heralds the launch of the new Beast Quest website, which you can access here.

To celebrate, my online store now has a new Beast Quest page, which includes the very latest series of six books - the fourth to be exact - The Amulet of Avantia. Click here to visit my store or follow the link on the right at the top of the page.

Happy World Book Day 2009!

In case you didn't already know, today is World Book Day. So, seeing as how I now make a living from my books, I thought I would let everyone know about the different sorts of books I write and present something of a back catalogue for your perusal.

Pax Britannia

I am currently writing a series of steampunk science fiction action/adventure novels for Abaddon Books, featuring dandy hero of the British Empire, Ulysses Quicksilver. There are currently three books in the series - Unnatural History, Leviathan Rising, Human Nature - with a fourth, Evolution Expects, published in May, and with more to come after that. To find out more about the world of Pax Britannia click here.

Fighting Fantasy

To date I have had five Fighting Fantasy gamebooks published. They are Spellbreaker, Knights of Doom, Curse of the Mummy, Bloodbones and Howl of the Werewolf.

Doctor Who

So far I have written a Doctor Who: Decide Your Destiny interactive adventure gamebook entitled The Horror of Howling Hill and have contributed to the 2010 Official Doctor Who Annual (published this August).

Sonic the Hedgehog

I have also c0-written two Sonic the Hedgehog adventure gamebooks, Theme Park Panic and Stormin' Sonic.

Warhammer

I have written three fantasy novels set within Games Workshop's Warhammer world. They are The Dead and the Damned, Magestorm and Necromancer.

Warhammer 40,000

I have also written three science fiction novels set within Games Workshop's far future medieval universe of Warhammer 40,000. There are two books about the Black Templars and the Armageddon Campaign - Crusade for Armageddon and Conquest of Armageddon - and a stand-alone adventure entitled Iron Hands.

Non-fiction

I have written a number of non-fiction books as well. The most recent of these are Match Wits with the Kids, Go, Go Crazy for those Bones and What is Myrrh Anyway? Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas.

As well as books I have also had published various novellas, short stories, comic strips and magazine articles.

I also go school visits and library talks. If you would like me to come into your school or local library to talk about any of my books or the writing process in general, please email me at paxbritannia@hotmail.co.uk.

GoGo's Crazy Bones Explorer Series 3

For all your GoGo's purchasing needs, visit my GoGo's store!

Have you EXPLORED the GoGo's phenomenom yet?

GoGo's Crazy Bones Series 3 - Explorer - is here! With all new characters, special collectibles and a brand new sticker album, what are you waiting for? Get your new GoGo's for the new year now!

Signing this evening at Forbidden Planet, London

Jonathan Green

Pax Britannia: Human Nature

Join Jonathan Green at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, on Friday 9th January 6.00pm – 7.00pm.

Ulysses Quicksilver is chasing a mermaid – right up to the industrially polluted North of England and the fishing village where she was supposedly caught. What he finds are the horrors of man’s own selfishness; as he’s trapped within the very heart darkness, threatened in body and mind, he has to escape a fate that is literally worse than death.


This is a fantastical, steampunk science fiction novel from the co-creator of the Pax Britannia world!