This was printed in the special Frankfurt Book Fair edition of 360° Neuseeland. Be sure to visit their website and discover the rest of their great content. An English translation of this interview will follow on my site as soon as possible. Verschwörungsroman „Der spanische Helm“: Wer entdeckte Neuseeland wirklich? Mit seinem Erstlingswerk hat der in der Schweiz lebenden Neuseeländer Greg Scowen gleich einen Bestseller abgeliefert – obwohl, oder sogar weil, er es im Eigenverlag publiziert hat. Im Interview mit Julia Schoon lüftet ...more»

Reviews for The Spanish Helmet as they appear on Goodreads.

Today, a Google Alert came through with links to the first big scale pirated edition of The Spanish Helmet that I have been made aware of. There have been little ones in the past, but this one is the real deal. The big question now is: should I curse the pirates or should I celebrate my success. Neil Gaiman and Paulo Coelho have both reported many times that pirated versions of their books result in sales increases. Meanwhile, thousands of big-name ...more»

As of today, all enquiries regarding the acquisition of translation and or media rights for all territiories and languages (ecluding English) should be directed to my agent: Mladen Jandrlic, Books & Rights, Zürich. Books & Rights Agencies interested in representing the English rights should contact me directly. ...more»

http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/973257/Online-Genealogy For my Master’s thesis, I am researching family history websites. This survey makes up a crucial part of the study and consists of simple questions about what websites you use and your experience with them. The results of the survey will be combined with a comparison of the major sites features - and search results - in an attempt to define trends and determine what motivates family historians to select the online resources they use. Although the survey has a focus ...more»

I am proud to announce that the wonderful team at Icebreaker in Switzerland have been very generous in providing sponsorship which helps enable me to attend the Frankfurt Buchmesse in style and comfort. They have provided me with enough of their high quality Merino wool clothing to keep me warm (or cool) regardless of the conditions at the fair. I think it's fitting that a New Zealand born author, attending a book fair where New Zealand is guest of honour, will ...more»

Der Spanische Helm promotional launch (free Kindle version for 48 hours) has been hugely successful and still has 10 hours to go! Current rankings at Amazon.de are: #1 - Historical Fiction (1 out of 1,713 books) #2 - Thriller (2 out of 5,663 books) #3 - All free Kindle books (3 out of lots and lots) After 36 hours, over 1300 German readers have downloaded the novel. Get your German copy from: http://www.amazon.de/Spanische-Matthew-Cameron-Edition-ebook/dp/B0083TXLMY or you can download it from your local Amazon. ...more»

Ein Telefongespräch zwischen zwei Freunden löst eine Reihe von Ereignissen aus, welche die gesamte offizielle Geschichte Neuseelands in Frage stellen könnten. Dr. Matthew Cameron reist nach Neuseeland und ans andere Ende der Welt, in die Schweiz, um die Hintergründe einer verblüffenden archäologischen Entdeckung zu erforschen. Auf seiner Reise folgt er einer Spur von Hinweisen quer durch Neuseeland und findet sich in der Rolle des Schülers wieder, der einiges über Vertrauen, Liebe und Betrug zu lernen hat. Aber kann er es schaffen, ...more»

Der Spanische Helm is finally ready (kind of) and is available on Kindle for FREE on Thursday 17th (Auffahrt/Christi Himmelfahrt) from 9am CET for 24 hours. Be sure to get your copy and tell your friends. http://www.amazon.com/Spanische-Matthew-Cameron-Edition-ebook/dp/B0083TXLMY http://www.amazon.de/Spanische-Matthew-Cameron-Edition-ebook/dp/B0083TXLMY ...more»

I am very proud to announce that my debut novel The Spanish Helmet has been selected by the NZ Society of Authors to be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 where New Zealand is guest of honour. The society has selected just 40 books (dubbed the Frankfurt Forty) for this honour from fiction and non-fiction New Zealand works. It is a great pleasure to have my work selected from among the other great work coming out on New Zealand. For ...more»