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The Sunday Sci-Fi

Every so often someone on this site or elsewhere asks for recommendations for good science fiction to read. I’ve read several wonderful SF books recently, so as a public service I’d like to recommend them here. I’ve based this post … Continue reading

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Looking Landwards

My pal Ian Whates gave up the rat race to do what he loved – write and publish SF. He’s been a regular contributor to the Futures SF series in Your Favourite Weekly Professional Science Magazine Beginning With N for … Continue reading

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For Your Consideration

The discovery earlier today that my SF trilogy The Sigil has been nominated in the ‘Best Novel’ category of the British Science Fiction Association awards cheered an otherwise dull afternoon, quite. I believe that this is for the longlist, and … Continue reading

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Signs

On Saturday last I hied seventh forth to the picturesque Norfolk town of North Walsham, to play a gig at the equally picturesque King’s Arms Hotel with my band Stealer. Our presence had been announced beforehand along with other forthcoming … Continue reading

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The Sigil Has Landed

Ladies and Gentlemen – you may now download, if you wish, pre-release advance copies of  Siege of Stars, the first volume of The Sigil, for US$15. If you do that, I am assured that you’ll be entitled to download the … Continue reading

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Tsundoku

Thanks to a meme on Facebook (which I discovered courtesy of a Mr A. S. of London) I have discovered a Japanese word that could and should be appropriated into what King Alfred called Englisc. That word is tsundoku and … Continue reading

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Geekfest

Crox Minor and I are just back from geeking out at the the London Film and Comic Convention. As you can see it was very busy. Pic by Crox Minor entitled ‘Where’s Wally? Special Geek Edition’ There were lots of … Continue reading

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Writings

It’s just occurred to me that I have the manuscripts of three different books at three different publishers, in three different genres, at once, all together, simultaneously, and at the same time. This has never happened before. The Beowulf Effect: … Continue reading

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Sigillary

Between Christmas 2005 and Easter 2006, I wrote a novel called The Sigil. I’d been a professional writer and editor for a while, having published a few books and innumerable articles – but I felt that I couldn’t really call … Continue reading

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Tang

As you are no doubt aware I edit Futures, Nature‘s weekly foray into the many worlds of science fiction. This week’s example is a disturbing tale of computer love – just the thing for Alan Turing’s centenary year – and comes … Continue reading

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