Ruth Frances Long's Blog

Music is a really important part of my writing ritual and I invariably end up making a playlist for each book. Someone suggested I share the one for Feral Gods – it’s by no means complete and it can be subject to change on a whim, but as I’m deep in edits on The Lore … Continue reading Feral Gods Playlist →

The Lore of Silver, Book Two of Feral Gods, will be out on the 20th November 2025 from Hodderscape. Keep your eyes peeled for the cover reveal, coming soon.

It was a fairly hectic weekend here when it came to all things The Book of Gold. First up. the wonderful Goldsboro books posted on Instagram the The Book of Gold was one of their January bestsellers – and look at the books its up alongside! 😀   Then the BSFA Awards longlist was released … Continue reading A Weekend of News and Surprise Amberes Art! →

The Book of Gold is out now and available in all your favourite bookshops! We had the most amazing night at the Gutter Bookshop last night. Sam Blake hosted the book launch and we had cake – book cake for a book heist – and some Typis Cornellis stickers up for grabs.       … Continue reading The Book of Gold is Out Now →

They’re out in the wild. If you see The Book of Gold on the bookshelves in your local bookshops, or on your bookshelf/reader, tag me with a photo on social media – #FeralGold

As we count down to the release of The Book of Gold at the end of the month, I have a post up on Writing.ie this week about planning a heist with some details of how the Book of Gold’s crew came to be. Sam Blake will be launching The Book of Gold on the … Continue reading Planning a heist and coming events →

It’s finally November and so begins the month of The Book of Gold, Book one of The Feral Gods, my renaissance inspired fantasy heist book of my heart! So I’d like to invite you all to come to the book launch on the 28th November, at 6.30pm in the fabulous Gutter Bookshop on Cow’s Lane … Continue reading The Book of Gold launch →

Glasgow 2024 Worldcon is fast approaching (NEXT WEEK!) and the schedules can now be shared. So this is where I can be found and what I will be up to. So please come and say hello (especially at the signing because I think I’ll be sitting there – I’m not sure there’s going to have … Continue reading Glasgow 2024 Worldcon Schedule →

I’m so excited today because I have not one but TWO cover reveals to share. First of all the cover of The Book of Gold, which is out from Hodderscape on the 28th November this year, has just been revealed. It’s by the Hugo nominated Micaela Alcaino and captures so many hints of the story, … Continue reading Cover reveals →

So excited to finally be able to share the cover of A Touch of ShadowsA Touch of Shadows (Book 1 of The Lost Queen), the first in a new trilogy called The Lost Queen by my alter ego, Jessica Thorne. It’s available for pre-order now A lost queen’s sacrifice. Two kingdoms at war for centuries. … Continue reading Cover Reveal and Pre Order A Touch of Shadows, Book 1 of The Lost Queen →