Friday 1st November saw the official book launch for Tim Murgatroyd’s latest book, The Mandate of Heaven. Over 70 people attended York Waterstones and all copies of The Mandate of Heaven were signed and sold.

The evening included a reading from actress Beth Pelleymounter and also translator, Dr Lily Chen, used the occasion to announce that The Mandate of Heaven was to be translated into Chinese. Both of Tim’s previous books set in medieval China, Taming Poison Dragons and Breaking Bamboo, have already been published in China – a fitting testament to the authenticity of Tim’s novels.