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On A Dark God Laughing, the first book in the series:

A Dark God Laughing is the intriguing debut volume of Fiona McGavin's A Dream and a Lie trilogy, offering readers a vividly imagined world filled with violent religious strife, gender-shifting characters and an engaging hint of decadence. I look forward to reading more as the story continues to unfold!

– Jacqueline Carey
Author,
Kushiel's Legacy

Fiona McGavin was born in 1971 in the Scottish Highlands and grew up in Fort William on the west coast. She has a degree in modern history from Stirling University but now lives in small town Buckinghamshire.

Her previous jobs include working as a library assistant, visitor centre attendant and copy writer, but she now works at the head office of a large bank.

Although she grew up in a house where almost every available space was taken up by books, she decided to write her own when she couldn't find anything decent to read and has been writing ever since. Her short stories have previously appeared in Visionary Tongue and she also has a couple of half written novels hidden away in the attic.

When not writing she enjoys taking long walks (preferably in the direction of the pub), reading about anything spooky or weird, attempting amateur herbalism, sitting around drinking wine and generally lamenting her lack of interesting hobbies.

A Dark God Laughing is her first published novel and the first part of a trilogy. She has a few vague intentions for some of the characters beyond the trilogy.

Fiona maintains a blog on LiveJournal.

Related Link

Interview with Fiona McGavin

The Summer 2005 edition of Inception magazine features an interview with the author of A Dark God Laughing. Fiona McGavin talks about the evolution of the story, the writing process, and upcoming books.