BOP novelist and screenwriter Lance Morcan is a prolific author with more than 35 published fiction and non-fiction books to his credit as well as several screenplay adaptations of his work. A former journalist and newspaper editor, he regularly writes in collaboration with his son James Morcan and their books are published by Sterling Gate Books.

Lance's first solo-authored novel, a historical adventure titled New Zealand: A Novel, was published late 2024. Spanning almost 500 years, this novel covers the respective discoveries of New Zealand by Pacific Islanders and Europeans. From the outset the two stories are interposed. It starts in the 1300’s with the departure of Islanders from Hawaiki in search of land far to the south. Researching and writing this epic was literally half a century in the making for Lance who describes the task as "A labour of love that spanned 50 years.”

His other solo-authored titles include a suspense thriller novel set in Auckland titled One Witness Too Many (published in 2026) and a compenium of short stories titled 5 Short Story Gems.

The father-and-son team's co-authored books include the critically-acclaimed historical adventure novels White Spirit (A novel based on a true story), Fiji: A Novel and Into the Americas (A novel based on a true story), as well as the bestselling international thriller series titled The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan, The Orphan Factory, The Orphan Uprising).

Their non-fiction books include the controversial The Underground Knowledge Series of 10 books (todate) which include Genius Intelligence, The Catcher in the Rye Enigma, Vaccine Science Revisited and Mysterious Greenland.

The Morcans' books have been published as audiobooks, Kindle eBooks and with few exceptions as paperbacks as well, and are available via Amazon, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Harvard Book Store and via public libraries. Several of their books have been regular visitors to Amazon's bestseller lists over the years.

To date, 24 foreign rights agreements have been secured for the translation of their books into Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Afrikaans, Norwegian and Dutch with more contracts pending. They are available across a wide number of book retailers internationally including Amazon, iBooks (Apple), Google Play, Kobo, Nook, Scribd, Nook, InScribe, Overdrive, Chegg, 3M, axis360 (Baker & Taylor) & Follett.

The following is relevant for fellow authors who might be interested in adapting their novels to feature film screenplays or utilising the Morcans' expertise to undertake the adaptations...

The Morcans’ production entity Morcan Motion Pictures has a number of feature films in early development, including adaptations of their novels Silent Fear, Into the Americas and White Spirit - as a visit to Lance's or James's profile will reveal on the popular IMDb.com film industry site.

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