Raven Award Winner!

I am delighted to tell you that The Rose Thief won the 2019 Raven Award for Best Sci-fi & Fantasy book. I am so thrilled the book was nominated and that you voted for it to win - it means so much to know that readers have enjoyed Ned and Jenni's adventures - thank you so much!

The Raven Awards come from Uncaged Book Reviews and you can see all the winners listed here - congratulations to everyone! 

The Rose Thief is my first Roshaven book, a humorous fantasy with a nod to Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams in its humour. The reviews for the book have been wonderful and I have now taken it wide which means you can buy The Rose Thief from your favourite retailer whether that's Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or Amazon - wherever you buy your books, that is where The Rose Thief can be found. 

A second edition has recently been released in a new, smaller format but with no changes to the story or beloved characters. 

Here's the book blurb:

Ned Spinks, Chief Thief-Catcher has a problem. Someone is stealing the Emperor's roses. But that's not the worst of it. In his infinite wisdom and grace, the Emperor magically imbued his red rose with love so if it was ever removed from the Imperial Rose Gardens then love will be lost, to everyone, forever. It's up to Ned and his band of motley catchers to apprehend the thief and save the day. But the thief isn't exactly who they seem to be, neither is the Emperor. Ned and his team will have to go on a quest defeating vampire mermaids, illusionists, estranged family members and an evil sorcerer in order to win the day. What could possibly go wrong?

If you'd like to try before you buy, you can read the first chapter on my website.

The Rose Thief has also won a 5-star Recommended Read Award from the Indies Helping Indies Book Review Project, a Golden Acorn from the Book Squirrel review blog and Best Book Cover from the Indie Golden Squirrel Awards - thanks to cover artist, Ian Bristow! ​

The Rose Thief is not the only Roshaven book available. You can read short story Ye Olde Magick Shoppe for free on my blog and the latest novella, The Interspecies Poker Tournament is available now. 

Ned Spinks, Chief Thief-Catcher, has a new case. A murderous moustache-wearing cult is killing off members of Roshaven's fae community. At least that's what he's been led to believe by his not-so-trusty sidekick, Jenni the sprite. She has information she's not sharing but plans to get her boss into the Interspecies Poker Tournament so he can catch the bad guy and save the day. If only Ned knew how to play!

The Interspecies Poker Tournament, Case 27 of The Roshaven Files, is a humorous fantasy novella following the adventures of Ned Spinks and Jenni, a prequel to The Rose Thief. If you loved Terry Pratchett's Discworld, you'll love Roshaven.

This novella is available to buy on Amazon in ebook and paperback. 

This isn't the first time I've won a Raven Award. I was honoured to win in Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book in 2017 with my debut novel, The Gaia Effect, the first in a hopeful dystopian trilogy set two hundred years in the future. 

In City 42 Corporation look after you from cradle to grave. They protect you from the radiation outside the wall. They control the food, the water, the technology and most important of all, the continuation of the human race. Kira and Jed Jenkins were lucky enough to win Collection but when their friends start falling pregnant naturally, everything changes. How long has Corporation been lying to them? Is it really toxic outside the wall? As the group comes to terms with the changes in their lives they discover there is a much more powerful and ancient force at work, trying to bridge the gap between man and nature.

Read the first chapter of The Gaia Effect on my website. Ebook and paperback are available on Amazon. 

"A story filled with emotion, angst & hope."

"Brilliant post-apocalyptic science fantasy."

Once again, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted, everyone who has supported me on my writing adventures so far, everyone who has bought a book - read it - enjoyed it and then reviewed it. I cannot tell you how amazingly awesome you all are - thank you, thank you, thank you!

Claire Buss is a multi-genre author and poet, completely addicted to cake. Find all her books on Amazon. Join the discussion in her Facebook group Buss's Book Stop.