writing news | Liam O'Donnell

Battle of the Blocks en Français? Oui!

by liam | Dec 16, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

I’ve been bursting to tell the world the news and now I finally can. Coming January 2016, the entire Battle of the Blocks series will be available in French! I’ve partnered with the amazing folks at Editions Grund and their new geeky imprint 404 Editions...

Why I’m excited to give Descent into Overworld away for free.

by liam | Nov 25, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

Tomorrow I’m hoping to lose a lot of money. In fact, I’ve been losing money for the past week and will keep losing money until December 11th. But tomorrow, I’m hoping I’ll lose a whole whack of the stuff. I’m giving one of my best-selling...

Remembering Lola

by liam | Nov 20, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

It was not supposed to go this way. This announcement was meant to be a cause for celebration. Last Friday’s attacks in Paris changed all that. A few months ago, I was contacted by the French publisher Éditions Gründ about translating my Minecraft book series Battle...

Silver Birch nomination for Tank & Fizz!

by liam | Oct 20, 2015 | Tank & Fizz, writing news

I’ve been sitting on this for far too long and I’m thrilled I can finally announce that Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede has been nominated for a 2016 Silver Birch Express Award! I’m late announcing this only because I’ve spent...

Nether Nightmare launches. Chaos ensues.

by liam | Aug 29, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

Okay, the only chaos is me running around my kitchen giggling with glee that Nether Nightmare is now available online! Judging from the early reviews coming in, I’m not the only one who is happy to dive into the second book in the Battle of the Blocks series....