Paul Murdoch is the author of Windscape and The Egg Thief (Jenny & Pavel Adventures) and fantasy series The Peck Chronicles – Talisman, Citadel and Tyrant. (He’s a busy guy!) Paul touches on environmental and ecological issues in Windscape and The Egg Thief in particular. He’s especially careful to explore different sides of debates through…
The strange world of Denthan, which Paul Murdoch has created for The Peck Chronicles adventures (9+), has 2 suns shining down on it. Unusual? Apparently not. As Bill Bryson explains in his brilliant A Short History of Nearly Everything: ‘Most star systems in the cosmos are binary (double-starred), which makes our solitary sun a slight oddity.’ So there you go. Once…
Yes, author, songwriter, singer and guitarist Paul Murdoch is living the dream – he’s on a Stones tour. Okay, so it’s not the Rolling Stones. We’re talking standing stones. (What Mick Jagger & Co will become in the next few years?) Paul’s inspiration for The Peck Chronicles came partly from regular visits to the ring of…
Paul Murdoch‘s Citadel and Tyrant will both be launched on 3 March. This will give you a feel for what to expect…
Paul Murdoch is the author of Windscape (9+, written under his Sam Wilding pen-name), Talisman (9+, book 1 in The Peck Chronicles) and the forthcoming Citadel and Tyrant titles (books 2 & 3 in the series). He also writes for adults and younger children. He’s an accomplished presenter who has visited many schools and libraries, deploying an…
Later this month (Jan 2016) you’ll be able to get your hands on Paul Murdoch‘s Citadel – book 2 in The Peck Chronicles that began with Talisman. We know that many of you will be relishing the prospect of more edge-of-your-seat fantasy adventure. That’s if you haven’t worn out that seat edge already… And it won’t…
No, that’s not a typo! Talisman author Paul Murdoch is in Oxford today for the UK Final of the Kids’ Lit Quiz. And the Kids’ Lit Quiz is hosted by Wayne Mills, who is not from Oz, but from NZ – New Zealand. He is a wizard though, at least when it comes to young…
This from Mossneuk Primary School’s P7B class, writing in the new edition of Primary Times about the big launch of Paul Murdoch‘s Talisman at their school. The event included book trailers and a particularly good true story about a bear on the banks of Loch Lomond! Be sure to ask Paul to tell the tale if he comes to…
Pupils in P7 at South Lanarkshire’s Mossneuk Primary School last week staged a fantastic launch event for Talisman, the first book in Paul Murdoch’s Peck Chronicles fantasy series. Paul dressed-up for the occasion – in a particularly cool T-shirt of the book. (His publisher was very jealous.) 2 impressive P7s acted as hosts, introducing the book…
It’s all go at East Kilbride’s Mossneuk Primary School, where preparations are in full swing for the launch of Paul Murdoch’s 9+ fantasy novel Talisman on 6 October. Primary 7s are doing the organising – fantastic preparation for their transition to secondary school next year. And they have everything under control. Chairing, reviews, trailers, posters,…
Fortunately we didn’t need to. But when we spotted Talisman author Paul Murdoch heading for Waterstones in East Kilbride, we nabbed him and ‘persuaded’ him to sign a few copies for us. The ‘persuaders’ fled their seats before they could be captured on film, but we caught brief sight of one of them as he made a break…
This just in from a young reviewer named Buddy. He’s been lucky enough to have had early sight of Talisman by Paul Murdoch, the 1st book in the Peck Chronicles series. ‘Oh my gosh that was the best book ever! When is the next book out??? My favourite part was when Craig [ah, sorry, we…
Children’s author (and sometime rock musician) Paul Murdoch is set to take readers to another world in Talisman, the first novel in his new Peck Chronicles children’s fantasy-adventure series aimed at ages 9+. It’s officially published on 4 September but the books have recently arrived from the printers, so they’re available to order now. Paul recently…