The End of Gods – Mark Stay Writes

The End of Gods Unboxing Video

It’s here! THE END OF GODS is out today! And what better way to celebrate its publication, than a simple unboxing video. One in which I use actual magic!

Here are all the buy links…

Get a Signed paperBACK direct from me

GET THE EBOOK DIRECT FROM ME (KINDLE, APPLE, KOBO ETC)

THE GREAT BRITISH BOOKSHOP

I GUESS THERE’S ALWAYS AMAZON…

AND THOSE BIG EBOOK RETAILERS: APPLE, KOBO ETC

BUT REALLY, IT WOULD BE SO MUCH NICER IF YOU GOT THOSE FROM ME…

Video Credits:

No Ai was used in the making of this video.

Camera, Sound, Edit & VFX: Kai Newton-Stay

Assistant Director: Emily Newton-Stay

Author’s Unfortunate Helper: George Stay

Music: Dom Currie

Staff crafted by Merlin Boorman

End of Gods cover art by Alejandro Colucci

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

MARK: I’ve done a few book unboxing videos in my time, but this is the first one where I’ll be using actual magic.

I commissioned this magical staff — a replica of one used by Rosheen Katell in THE END OF MAGIC — it was made by a man called Merlin…

Yes, really — who has only just now revealed to me that it actually works…

George!

(George drops the box with the books)

Merlin told me that the staff opens portals to magical experiences and that includes boxes with books. He’s given me a ritual which I am now going to recite from a safe distance.

EdWil… sonSim… onSpan…

TonLi… saRog… ersJu…

lianBarr-i… AnSains… buryAle… jandro…

Colucci!!

(George coughs)

I guess we’ll just have to put a graphic up…

Anyway, The End of Gods is available from all good bookstores, of course, if you want a signed copy you can come to my online store… the address will be scrolling across the bottom there…

GEORGE: Dad…

MARK: Yes?

GEORGE: I can’t see…

MARK: Thumbs up. You’ll have to wait for the audiobook…

End of Gods: Last Chance to get your FREE ebook!

Happy New Year, everyone! Today – Thursday 1st January, 2026 – is the last day of my End of Gods pre-order offer: if you pre-order the paperback from me, you’ll receive the ebook version for free. Various terms and conditions apply, so click on the button/images below to get your copies…

PRE-ORDER THE END OF GODS PAPERBACK

And this offer also applies to the entire trilogy…

PRE-ORDER THE END OF MAGIC TRILOGY IN PAPERBACK

Of course, if you just want to read the eBook of THE END OF GODS, you can buy it direct from me right now. It come in Kindle, Apple and Kobo flavours…

BUY THE END OF GODS EBOOK

Likewise, you can buy the whole trilogy in ebook here…

BUY THE END OF MAGIC TRILOGY IN EBOOK

However you choose to enjoy The End of Gods, I thank you for buying direct from me and really hope you enjoy it!

The End of Gods is now on Goodreads…

THE END OF GODS is now on Goodreads if you’re so inclined to leave a review or rating. Click on the image to be transported instantly to the book’s page…

And a quick reminder that if you pre-order THE END OF GODS paperback from me and get the eBook version for FREE, today! Click on the button below for more details…

BIG IMPORTANT PRE-ORDER BUTTON

The End of Gods is here! … sort of…

It’s here! It’s done! The End of Gods is ready to read… sort of.

First of all, my apologies for the lack of news and delays. If you follow me on social media, you’ll know that I’ve had an odd few months. My mum died suddenly and my daughter got married in close succession. My life was a low-budget Richard Curtis romcom (one wedding, one funeral) and it created what Faye Bright might call, ‘A right bloody palaver!’

But the good news is that The End of Gods is ready!

The bad news is that it’s Christmas.

Does that make me Scrooge? Not exactly, but it does mean that the Royal Mail is struggling to deliver parcels on time, and book printers are rushing to get books from major publishers into the bookshops.
There could not be a worse time to publish a paperback novel. I would not want to publish it now and promise delivery for Christmas. It’s just too stressful for all concerned.

So here’s what I’m going to do…

The paperback of The End of Gods will be officially published on 8th January.

‘Boo!’ I hear you cry. ‘Hiss! Down with this sort of thing!’

Hang on a minute, because here’s the good bit…

The eBook version is available right now.

‘Hmm, okay,’ you say, narrowing your eyes. ‘But I really wanted a paperback.’

So, here’s the deal…

If you pre-order the paperback of The End of Gods from me, you will receive the eBook version for FREE!

‘Ooh, how does that work?’ you might ask, not unreasonably.

Simply pre-order the paperback edition of The End of Gods (or the whole trilogy) from my online store, and you will receive a link to download the eBook version. You will be able to choose from a Kindle version, an ePub version (for Kobo, Apple etc) or a print PDF version.

Here are the terms and conditions, it might help if you say it in that sped-up voice that they use on podcast and radio ads…

Offer only applies to orders for The End of Gods paperback (or the End of Magic trilogy paperback bundle) – either signed and unsigned editions – made via the Witches of Woodville online store only. Not applicable to orders made via any other retailers. The customer will be sent a link to download an ebook file of The End of Gods (or the whole trilogy if they order the paperback bundle). They will be able to select from Kindle, ePub (Apple, Kobo, Google etc) or a print-ready PDF.

Offer expires at 23:59 GMT, 1st January 2026.

How does that sound? There are buttons below that will take you directly to my store where you can pre-order the books. From me. Exclusively (I’m not putting anything up on Amazon etc till January because they don’t like authors giving stuff away for free unless they can, too).

Hope that all makes sense and thank you all for your patience.

Happy reading,

Mark Stay

Readers in the USA🇺🇸 and Europe🇪🇺: because of Trump’s tariffs and Brexit (neither of which I voted for!) shipping physical products is challenging. If you’re desperate for a signed copy, please reply to this email and I’ll see if we can figure something out.