Mike Bullock: Writing the Thousand Words (and more)
My first encounter with Mike Bullock was his wonderful fantasy comic book Lions, Tigers, and Bears. But it’s time to discover what he’s been up to lately.
Tell us a bit about your latest work.
My first full-length sword & sorcery novel, Runemaster: Shield Maiden’s Blade just dropped from Airship 27. It’s been a long time coming and was so much fun to complete, it’s almost surreal to have copies on my desk finally. Ron Fortier approached me about doing a book for Airship back in 2010 and soon after I started and wrote the first 10,000 words for the book. Well, life got in the way and I wasn’t able to write the final 50k words until last Fall.
The story follows Skarl Kirwall, born during the Last Great War, he was destined to lead his clan as the next Runemaster. Betrayed by a clansman, Skarl is banished from his village, only to learn of its destruction at the hands of their bitter enemies, the Ysling clan. Mourning his father’s death, he discovers his beloved Lacina is still alive, but taken by the bloodthirsty Yslings as a sacrifice to their god, Ysfang, the world serpent. Now, Skarl must pursue his lost love across the frozen wastes of Njordica and save her from the slathering jaws of the serpent god and in the process, take his rightful place as the next Runemaster.
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