• In 2010, we're celebrating twenty LRK books with the publication of The God of the Hive on April 27, so it's Twenty Weeks of Buzz. This week: Send us your best Sherlockisms. The winner will be included in next year's Russell XI novel! Click here for details.
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    ...to the official site of all things Laurie R. King. We've put together a virtual labyrinth of articles and art here, fun seasoned with a dash of scholarship. Enjoy!
  • The God of the Hive

    The tenth Mary Russell adventure picks up where The Language of Bees left off: with Russell, Holmes, and those they are protecting scattered to the winds, Scotland Yard after them from one side and a shadowy faction of the government from the other.


    For monthly excerpts, ordering information, and photos, please visit The God of the Hive book page.




  • “Birth of a Green Man” is an original and complete short story illuminating the history of a central character in The God of the Hive. It is printed in color on heavy 14×20 inch stock, ready for framing, a companion piece to last year’s “A Venomous Death.” Only 250 of them have been printed, and the copies are numbered and signed by both the author and the artist. (Click on the image to enlarge.)


    To celebrate and support Independent Bookstores, customers of Indies can enter their names into a drawing for “Birth of a Green Man,” by sending us their receipts for The God of the Hive by May 16th, 2010, either to PO Box 1152, Freedom, CA 95019 or scanned and sent to bees@LaurieRKing.com.  And to stir a spoonful of honey into the pot, their favorite bookstore will win one as well! To spread the word, click here to download a flier.

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    “Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest of forms…”

    Feeling artistic? For this spring’s Twenty Weeks of Buzz, we’ve opened four contests to help you express yourself: the Beekeeper’s Gallery, the Mary Russell Colouring Book, the Illuminated MyStory, and the Russellscape.

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    LRK Interviews Mary J. Russell

    Previously, Miss Mary Russell—Oxford theologian, sleuth extraordinaire, wife and partner to Sherlock Holmes—sat down to interview Laurie R. King. Now, Ms King now returns the favor. Click here to download a PDF version of the interview. Read on »



    This is Russellscape, an endless vista of linked scenes from the Russell and Holmes books. Go here for artist credits and here for instructions on how to submit yours.

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