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Good start to 2011

Had a nice review sent through from 'teensreadtoo' for Ice Claw, the second in the series to be published in USA & Canada. Thanks everyone! Of course teensreadtoo.…


True Grit Christmas

Friends are in northern India on vacation and their cottage, half hour away, suffered a burst pipe. I've spent the better part of eight days mopping up and arguing with…


Ice Claw USA

Thanks to Grant in the USA for this: Dear Mr. Gilman, I would really love it if you continued this trilogy, or start a new one composed of similar stories. I read your first…


Spanish Blood Sun

Barcelona is one of my favourite cities in the world. It's vibrant and stylish and also home to my Spanish publishers Edebé. They surprised me with a neat promo…


Danger Zone - my back garden

It was 2.40 a.m. exactly. I heard a gentle thud, almost as if someone had let my back gate swing shut, and that sound penetrated my sleep. I thought someone had come into the…


Ice Claw - US & Canada launch

My American and Canadian publishers have launched Ice Claw with its crystal clear, ice blue cover - it looks as though it's come straight off the snowboarding slopes where…


Castles in the sky

I've recently returned from Italy where I have been researching locations for a new book - set in the 14th century. An old paddle steamer took me across Lake Garda to…


Danger Zone promotion video

This very pleasant surprise popped up in my email today. My German publisher, Ravensburger, who, by the way, did great covers for the series - have posted a website promotion.…


A Stroll By The River

Every evening before I have dinner I take a walk along the towpath of the River Dart, which is a few hundred metres from my house. It's a broad expanse of the river where…


How Thirsty Are You Right Now?

I'm lazy. I like to heave myself up from my favourite chair and open the refrigerator that I spent too much money on, and find the fizz that I need. There was a time when I…


Football or Food?

As thrilled as I am to see such joy in South Africa with the World Cup I can't help but feel when I visit this wonderful country that building the stadiums is something of…


New covers for USA

My American publishers have just sent through these new cover designs for the Danger Zone series.