When I set out to write 'Sanctus,' all I wanted to do was craft a piece of high quality entertainment. Simon Toyne craftentertainmenthigh Change image and share on social
I think 'The Searcher' is a departure from my first because it's less grounded in religion and is far more rooted in the mythic tradition: more of an existential thriller where the main character is actually the central mystery, and his journey is all about trying to figure himself out. Simon Toyne centralcharacterdeparture share on social
If you do come across 'Sanctus' in a bookshop, please see past the cross on the cover and the sinister outline of a monk and just read the first page and make your own mind up. If it's still not for you, then that's fine; just put it back and walk away. Simon Toyne backbookshopcover share on social
I'm certainly not the first author to tiptoe into the conspiratorial, religious-tinged territory, but - and I hate to break this to the faithful - neither is Dan Brown. Simon Toyne authorbreakbrown Change image and share on social
The author always knows more than the reader does at the start of a novel, and gradually, they share that knowledge with the reader - that's storytelling. Simon Toyne authorgraduallyknowledge Change image and share on social
It's interesting to note that when something like a virus tries to poison us, the first thing our bodies do is heat up. We burn away the infection. Maybe that's what Earth is doing to us. Simon Toyne bodyburnearth Change image and share on social
I hate it when characters know things but only reveal them when it's convenient to the story. I'd never do that. That's cheating. Simon Toyne charactercheatconvenient Change image and share on social
'Solomon Creed' is a man who knows everything about everything but nothing about himself and is on a journey of redemption to try and reclaim his identity. Simon Toyne creedidentityjourney Change image and share on social
We have long suspected that the faceless organisations that run our world - be it the church, multinational conglomerates or the government - keep things from us. Simon Toyne churchconglomeratefaceless Change image and share on social
If, after five years, I hadn't had anything published, I was just going to forget it and go back to TV full-time until I retired or they put me out to pasture. Simon Toyne backforgetfull Change image and share on social
