South Australian writer and illustrator D. M. Cornish has signed a substantial deal with Omnibus Books to publish his Monster Blood Tatoo trilogy of fantasy novels. "The Australian" reports that he had been working on his world-building for almost 15 years until a chance encounter with a publisher lead to the publication contract.
The first volume of the trilogy, Foundling, will be published in the US on May 18 by Putnam.
Future volumes will also be published in May over the next two years.
