So, welcome back. After many
months of idling, this blog is about to start up again at full pace with an A
to Z of THE MADAGASKAR PLAN. As you can see I’ve had a little re-jig of this
page, and now am raring to go...
If you read my original blog
you’ll already know the state of play with The
Madagaskar Plan. If not, or you want a quick recap, Madagaskar is the follow-up to The
Afrika Reich and is based around the Nazis’ real plan to deport the Jews of
Europe to Madagascar, a remote island off the coast of East Africa. The book was originally due for
publication in 2012 but a series of mishaps means that it’s only coming out
now.
Like the original A to Z,
the 25 upcoming entries will give you some background information on how The Madagaskar Plan was conceived and
written, as well as insights into the characters, settings, the research trips
I made for the book, the links between real and imagined history and various
other ‘behind the scenes’ titbits. Think of this blog as the extras on a DVD,
though the style will veer more to the picaresque than exhaustive. There
may also be an occasional word about the third book in the trilogy.
There will, however, be one
major difference with the original blog, which was written over several years. This time I’ve been much more efficient and done
everything in advance. I intend to post new entries on a fortnightly basis
between now and the publication of the UK paperback (in March 2016) which means
some of you may not have read the book. So to warn you in advance, there will
be spoilers... though I will always let you know beforehand.
Of course the easiest way
around this problem is to get hold of a copy of the book as soon as possible.
It’s available to pre-order here, and unlike its predecessor, the two versions
of the text are pretty much the same: Amazon, UK Amazon, US
The other disadvantage of
writing everything in advance is that will be less opportunity for reader
feedback. Plenty of the previous blogs were influenced by readers’ questions
about the first book... so I’ll add a miscellaneous entry before the end to
cover any unforeseen issues. In the meantime, if you want any questions
answered about the book, do let me know – either here, on Facebook or by messaging
me directly.
W is also for the Wall of Eyes
