‘I used to travel a lot – and in that time, I read every book I could get my hands on.
Always fiction. Sometimes classics. Often horror, sci-fi and fantasy;
Dumas, King, Tolkien, Asimov, Barker, Herbert, Philip K. Dick… all captivating.
One week I picked several books in a row that I couldn’t connect with and I thought ‘What do I want to read right now?’ and ‘Could I write it?‘.
I began with short stories, to build my confidence.
I found my voice.’
about the author
Bio:
#1 Amazon Best Seller.
Peter Hackshaw is the author of the #1 Best Seller post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi novel, Ever Winter (for fans of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road or Emily St.John Mandel’s Station Eleven), #1 Best Seller The Shadow Sect – Netherdei book one – the masterful, Western Cultivation/Fantasy series, billed as ‘The Witcher meets Wuxia’ (audio by Joe Jameson) and sequel, The Darkest Core – Netherdei book two.
Ever Winter is now an award-winning (Audiofile Earphones Award & 2021 SOVAS Voice Arts Award for Best Sci-Fi) audiobook, performed by Dan Stevens (Godzilla x Kong, Cuckoo, Abigail, The Guest, Marvel’s Legion, Beauty and the Beast).
Peter lives in Essex, England with his wife and three children.
He began writing under a pen name and developed his craft with a collaborative online Sci-Fi novel – released weekly as a series – and a number of contemporary award-winning horror shorts, which featured in #1 Amazon anthologies.
His favourite book of all time is the revenge classic and masterpiece The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas and after a spate of leaving books on trains for people to find, he is re-building his ‘bookcase of dreams’ with beautiful editions of his favourite books.
He likes Japanese whisky, West Ham United and old English wonky pubs.
Peter is currently writing his fourth book, the third and final Netherdei offering in the trilogy: Oblivion.
