Dr Chiara Bullen

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✨🏔️ THE INN AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT VENGEANCE (Del Rey) OUT NOW 🏔️✨ sometimes author, sometimes academic. always anxious. glasgow. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468338/the-inn-at-the-foot-of-mount-vengeance-by-bullen-chiara/9781529953251

A website screenshot that reads: FINAL TICKET DROP NOW LIVE. THE OBSESSION BEGINS 23/07/26
A white and orange cat curled up on a cat tower, golden sun streaming across her back. Her face looks like an exaggerated surprised face as she is caught mid yawn/ she is lifted straight from early 2000s meme culture.
A white plate with orzo, prawns, courgette, onion and tomatoes.
An answer from Google Gemini reading: Hard water buildup: If you live in a hard water area (which is common across many regions, including Glasgow), minerals in the water react with soap to create a difficult-to-rinse soap scum
I am reading my kindle on an Arran beach, holding it up. My legs are in the frame and beyond there is a rocky, sandy beach and the sparkling water
A macaroni pie sits in front of a pint of tennents on a pub bar, with a can and a small bottle of wine behind it
Two bagpipers stand behind a bar and play, stopping occasionally to chant with the crowd
An orange and white cat sits on the bottom of a bed, there is a mirror and a plant and a cat tower behind her
A highlight of the introductory essay in A Working Mother. The essay is written by Kristin Innes, and the highlighted section reads: ‘Owens had got herself known as ‘a writer of men’ (a term that tends only to be applied when the writer herself is a woman’).
The cast of critical role on stage taking their bows
A crowd of about 100 people in the Waterstones Sauchiehall Street Cafe. There are large windows and fairylights. At the front is a stage with two seated speakers, and a large screen behind them.
A review excerpt that reads "A cozy fantasy perfct for grad students, researchers, and lifelong learners" with the US cover of The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen. The backdrop features Scottish hills with the sun streaming down on the book cover. The review is from WinterIsComing.Net
Two orange ice lollies in front of orange, cream and brown tenement tiles. The top row features an arrangement of white flowers
Cold noodles, edamame, cucumber, coriander, mango and prawns marinated in chilli and coriander
An open book with a blue Remoraid Pokemon card
Two large boxes left in my storm door porch, one reads ‘penguin random house distribution’ and features the penguin logo
A mug with the ceiling illustrations of Crathes castle, depicting a figure of a woman. Behind the mug is a laptop with a word doc open, and a candelabra with some white candles.
The UK and US hardback copies of the inn at the foot of Mount vengeance held up against a green wall
Two glasses of white wine on a table with Maggie O’Farrell’s Land.
My hand holding up a copy of The Inn at the foot of Mount Vengeance. The cover for The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by chiara Bullen The tagline reads! Behind every hero, there's a historian." The cover is framed by icons; two open books at the bottom, green quills and thistle leaves above. Two golden daggers frame the title, and thorns lead up to two dragon heads. Above the title there is the image of a mountain and a small dragon. Below the title, there is an image of the white inn, a stag behind it and a path leading to the front door. The colour palette is mostly light gold, a teal green and black.
A huge white print that, bizarrely, reads: “I can resist everything except temptation’ in a premier inn restaurant
An advertisement reading ‘in-person panel’ Authors Amy Coombe, Chiara Bullen and Lucy Jane Wood are pictured. They will speak on the panel BOOKS AND BAKES, on June 7th.
A faded bookshelf is in the background. In the foreground, the UK edition of the Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance and the featured character print. The text reads: preorder from Dryad Books by July 6th to receive signed bookplate and an A5 art print.
A screenshot of The Bookseller published May 8 2026. The headline reads: "Books Spotlight Scotland: A Scottish summer that promises to hit the high notes." The review of Chiara Bullen's The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance reads: There is a special comfort in dark times, to getting lost in a wholesome literary quest novel with a well-built world. "Behind every hero, there's a historian..." In Bullen's accomplished debut, an ambitious young scholar is sent to research the mysteries of an adventurer's inn - only to uncover a centuries-old secret. A fantasy rooted in the Scottish landscape, which explores class and connection and much more - it is a real treat.
A park with grassy hills and trees in the distance, and a cloudy sky with hints of blue
A snippet of text that reads: On occasion, action might be taken against a kin group and all its members. Thus, in 1528, ‘Letters of Fire and Sword’ were issued against the unruly Clan Chattan: ‘considerand the grete harmys and contemptionis done be the said kin of Clanquhattane’. Taken from the Everyday Lives of Scottish People 1100-1600
An event poster that reads: WATERSTONES EVENTS, author talk @ Waterstones Sauchiehall Street. Chiara Bullen, Tuesday 7th July at 7pm. There is a picture of the book cover for The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance. It is black with the title in the middle. Above it there is a green mountain, below it is a white building. The borders consist of dragons, daggers, ivy plants, goblets and books. The tagline reads: behind every hero, there's a historian. There is an author picture to the right of this. A woman (me) with brown curly hair and a black dress looks off moodily to the right.
A white and ginger cat is held with a sorrowful expression. This is likely because of the white bear hat atop her head, sourced from a vending machine in Tokyo.
The text at the top of the image reads: "An In Person Panel" The author pictures for Amy Coombe, Chiara Bullen and Lucy jane Wood are aligned, with their book covers in front of them. The caption below this reads: "Books and Bakes with Amy Coombe. Chiara Bullen and Lucy jane Wood, Sunday 7th June, 11:45am BST." The blue and white Cymera Festival logo is on the bottom right.
A ginger and white cat on a white duvet. There is a plant and mirror behind her and the hint of a cat tower
A screenshot of George costanza and Jerry Seinfeld. The caption reads ‘I’m Perishing baby!’ In place of George’s ‘I’m Back Baby!’
An image of the two versions of The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance, one is the UK cover and the other is the US cover. The text reads "Publishing 7th July 2026", and the books sit on top of an image of the mountain, Buachille Etive Mor, with the white Lagangarbh Hut in front of it.
A black cat sits in a grey tent cat bed on a blue cushion. His green eyes match the wall Behind
I’m standing in front of a glass wall with the Penguin Random House logo on it. I’m wearing a brown coat and black dress and I have curly brown hair. The sunset reflects the blue sky and buildings from the other side of the street on the glass.
A copy of the Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance next to a glass of white wine
A girl (me) with curly brown hair, a fringe, and a checked long jacket stands with a copy of The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance in a Waterstones SFF section. Surrounded with shelves filled with books.
The cover for The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen. The tagline reads: "Behind every hero, there's a historian." The cover is framed by icons; two open books at the bottom, green quills and thistle leaves above. Two golden daggers frame the title, and thorns lead up to two dragon heads. Above the title there is the image of a mountain and a small dragon. Below the title, there is an image of the white inn, a stag behind it and a path leading to the front door. The colour palette is mostly light gold, a teal green and black. The book cover is placed on top of an image of a snowy Buachaille Etive Mor and the Lagangarbh Hut, a white stone bothy, sits beneath it. Text reads: Now Available on NetGalley UK
The cover for The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen. The tagline reads: "Behind every hero, there's a historian." The cover is framed by icons; two open books at the bottom, green quills and thistle leaves above. Two golden daggers frame the title, and thorns lead up to two dragon heads. Above the title there is the image of a mountain and a small dragon. Below the title, there is an image of the white inn, a stag behind it and a path leading to the front door. The colour palette is mostly light gold, a teal green and black.
Beyond the open pages of a book, my white and ginger cat is curled up on my lap, looking at me expectantly.
Two books sit on a table. The bottom spine is Sister Wake by Dave Rudden. The book on top is The Salt Bind by Rebecca Ferrier. Both books are hardbacks. In the background is my fireplace with candles in a candle holder grate in front of it. A green cabinet with books atop it sits next to that.
A plate of veggie haggis, neeps and tatties with whisky sauce. In the background, hands dish out servings from a platter of haggis, and a decanter of whisky sits in front of it.
A side on view of a white cat with ginger fur across her eyes and ears
A copy of Alastair Moffat’s Scotland’s Forgotten Past, with a blue Lino print style cover. Next to it is a small, blue mug of coffee in a stoneware mug
My hand holding up a box of M&S shortbread tea. My pink fridge and green kitchen chairs are in the background, along with a tiled floor with a grey pattern.
A tub of caramel, miso and banana ice cream
A lasagna dish sits in the corner of the image, the cheese crisp and brown, topped with basil leaves. The recipe book is on a stand behind it, next to waiting bowls.
A crossword print in a frame that reads ‘we’ve got your back’
A field with frosted grass, a blue sky above and trees in the distance
A hand holding a cup of tea next to a proof copy of The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen. The book is on a floral pillow, and sunlight streams over the cover.
A wooden sign reads ‘WILDLIFE TRAIL’ with an arrow pointing right. Atop it, a very round robin sits looking at the camera, cocking his head curiously.
Picture of Rosa Diaz from B99 holding a puppy. The caption reads ‘I’ve only had Fiona for a day and a half but if anything happened to her I would kill everyone in this room and then myself’
A table with the rule book for the game Alice is Missing, it depicts a silhouette of a girl’s profile in pink, with image elements inside like trees, a river.
My Merriam-webster word of the year - prosperous
A blurry picture of my white cat during a rolling around frenzy, with the caption ‘happy new year’
A wine glass with cava held up against a Christmas tree with golden lights and red baubles
A plate of a vegetarian Christmas dinner: nut roast, roast potatoes, veggie pigs in blankets, sprouts, peas, carrots and parsnips.
A Labubu doll in a white rabbit suit on a kitchen shelf
An orange takeaway cup with toasted marshmallow around the edge, chocolate sprinkles, and a small sugar dusted doughnut
A copy of THE INN AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT VENGEANCE under a headline that states 'coming July 7 2026' and with the Del Rey icon in the corner. The cover depicts a man with pointed ears, antlers and long blonde hair sipping from a teacup. His companion is a teal-skinned woman with curling, white horns and long black hair smiling as she holds a teacup. Behind them, a white building sits under a looming mountain.
A copy of Dune lays open, and behind it my ginger and white cat looks on disapprovingly from her pillow.