Author Archives: Henry Gee

About Henry Gee

Henry Gee is an author, editor and recovering palaeontologist, who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets, inasmuch as which the contents of this blog and any comments therein do not reflect the opinions of anyone but myself, as they don't know where they've been.

Fantastic

Posted on 7 August 2013 by Henry Gee

By now the three of you know that if I am anywhere near a secondhand bookshop or bookstall of any description I can’t resist a rummage. This has been the case all my life. When I was a callow fifteen-year-old, … Continue reading →

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Ectopia

Posted on 3 August 2013 by Henry Gee

Contrary to popular belief, I am not a grumpy-trousers, and quite like my fiction – even if dark in places – to be uplifting. Dystopias tend by their very nature to be downbeat: a cheerful dystopia is an oxymoron, like … Continue reading →

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Questions, questions

Posted on 30 July 2013 by Henry Gee

Earlier today I had cause to trawl through the digital archives of Your Favourite Weekly Professional Science Magazine Beginning With N, notwithstanding inasmuch as which I came across a series of articles I ran about ten years ago, over which … Continue reading →

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Landwards

Posted on 28 July 2013 by Henry Gee

This is the cover of Looking Landwards, designed by Andy Bigwood, a SF anthology to be published later this year by NewCon Press. It features stories from a lot of great writers, and me.

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Pride

Posted on 27 July 2013 by Henry Gee

Today the Fine City of Norwich hosted its Pride event, and me and the Croxii went to take a look. Pride comes before a Hall. In this case, Norwich City Hall

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Extra Sensory

Posted on 23 July 2013 by Henry Gee

If you like your popular-science authors to call a spade a spade, and lay out everything as clearly and plainly as possible with no ambiguity and no contradictions, then you’re sure to have a few titles by Brian Clegg on … Continue reading →

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2121

Posted on 4 July 2013 by Henry Gee

Susan Greenfield is a scientist who has long been interested in how the brain works, and, in particular, how it interacts with the world in which we find ourselves. Her contention, expressed in numerous articles and works of non-fiction, is … Continue reading →

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Dogsplaining #19

Posted on 23 June 2013 by Henry Gee

Using only her eyebrows, Heidi the Dog explains the causes of the First World War.

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Null Hypothesis

Posted on 19 June 2013 by Henry Gee

I am somewhat confused by a recent post in Teh Grauniad by our colleague Athene Donald. Part of my confusion stemmed from the fact that I had walked into an argument that was already in full swing – Donald’s piece … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #7

Posted on 11 June 2013 by Henry Gee

This picture has been the subject of a number of eructations on social media recently. I felt it too good to pass up. I regret that I cannot find a credit for it (if anyone can find this out and … Continue reading →

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