Peter McLean was born near London in 1972, the son of a bank manager and an English teacher. He went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral where he spent most of his time making up stories. By the time he left school this was probably the thing he was best at, alongside the Taoist kung fu he had begun studying since the age of 13. He grew up in the Norwich alternative scene, alternating dingy nightclubs with studying martial arts and practical magic. He has since grown up a bit, if not a lot, and now works in corporate datacentre outsourcing for a major American multinational company. He is married to Diane and is still making up stories. You can find Peter online athis website, on Twitter@petemc666.
"Peter McLean's debut novel is an absolute gem that hits the
ground running, a gritty, grungy, funny, sweary noir thriller with
added demons. Don Drake is a wonderful creation. You wouldn't trust
him with your life - he can't even be trusted with his own life.
It's a wonderful, headlong read and I enjoyed it immensely. Very
near the top of the half dozen best books I've read this year."
- Dave Hutchinson, author of Europe in Autumn and
Europe at Midnight"Snarky, pacy and hellishly fun. Drake is just
the sort of hero, with just the sort of life, to make you feel good
about yourself. Dark and delightful, like a naughty treat, this is
a rollicking story."
- Francis Knight, author of the Rojan Dizon series"McLean
has crafted a refreshing urban fantasy, with a wonderfully flawed,
foul-mouthed protagonist who, despite some dubious life choices, is
not quite beyond redemption. Imagine Mal Reynolds had dabbled in
the occult and this would have been the result. Drake features
equally complex female characters, ensuring the Burned Man is one
series I shall be certain to follow."
- Susan Murray, author of The Waterborne Blade and
Waterborne Exile"Fug, this was good. The movement is non-stop and
the characters, myriad. The author does a great job developing
characters that reside in a fantastic world. I WANT MORE!"
- Koeur's Book ReviewsThe plot is intriguing and the pace is fast.
There is plenty of action, in fact, frankly, never a dull
moment."
- The Speculative Herald"A darkly funny and violent tale with black
magic, fallen angels, demons and angry girlfriends, complete with
some loathsome characters you will love to hate."
- Books, Bones & Buffy"Peter's writing is refreshing as it slams
you squarely between your eyes without any preamble. I went in
without any expectation and then I just couldn't stop myself as I
went with the flow. I really liked this dark debut from this highly
talented find from the stables of Angry Robot. Peter McLean makes
an emphatic statement of things to come in the future with this
first instalment of the Burned Man series. And I cannot wait to see
where he drives this one to, setting things up nicely for the next
books in the series."
- Smorgasbord Fantasia"What connects Chandler, Guy Ritchie, Harry
Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer? "Not much" is probably the
answer, until now. A punchy debut novel."
- SFX Magazine"A great read."
- A Book DrunkardI have to say, I really enjoyed this novel. When
the story first opened, I thought Drake was going to be just
another stoic Sam Spade type. Not so! Imagine if Jesse Pinkman, the
young, sensitive delinquent hero of Breaking Bad, was in the
soul-destroying business of dark magic instead of making meth.
Drake is a bang-up job indeed."
- Village Book Review"McLean's vision of London is a city of
violence, substance abuse and foul language. Personally, I loved it
all. I'm all for demons embracing their demonic side and if that
means them ripping off someone's arm and then smacking them with
the wet end, then so be it."
- The Eloquent Page"Peter McLean has written a gripping tale full
of action, mystery and death."
- Rambles, Writings and Amusing Musings"I really enjoyed this novel
and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves noir urban fantasy
with a different twist than the usual."
- Best Fantasy Books"The ending is a far different place from where
this book began, which is a testament to the author and the plot
threads that evolve through the book and stellar
worldbuilding."
- Pop.Edit.Lit"The plot moves quickly and consistently to the end
where - pleasingly unpredictably - the story is left happily
concluded yet unresolved enough to welcome in the next Don Drake
adventure, which no doubt will be as entertaining as this one."
- The British Fantasy Society"This is a really good book,
especially for the start of a series, and from a new writer."
- Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer"The Burned Man books are shaping out
to be an interesting spin on the urban fantasy tale. You have the
elements of a classic noir story like a down on his luck guy, a
mysterious beautiful woman and a sort of mob boss figure. But then
you have the whole demonic angle to things that turns things on its
head and makes it unique."
- The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything"A grimy, morally ambiguous
tale, packed full of action and ideas. It's blunt and brutal and
very compelling."
- Geek Dad
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