Mark Lord's Blog, page 33
February 1, 2012
Full Trailer for Luc Besson's Lock-Out
It's been since the 5th Element that Luc Beeson has done actual science fiction, and now the famed director is back with Lock-Out, an action thriller that seems to have a little more of the Transporter thrown into the mix. But just how much of the pl...
January 31, 2012
Jonathan Franzen: More authors should pay attention to the questions science … – io9
Jonathan Franzen: More authors should pay attention to the questions science ...io9I think if you take science seriously there are a lot of interesting questions to ask. I would be happy if more novelists, not just science fiction writers, paid attenti...
January 30, 2012
Epic Games Releases January 2012 Unreal Development Kit Beta – games.on.net
Epic Games Releases January 2012 Unreal Development Kit Betagames.on.netDeveloped by Torn Banner Studios using UDK, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a multiplayer melee combat game that was recently named a top pick in IndieDB's "Best Upcoming Ga...
January 29, 2012
The First Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer is Here
HBO has debuted the first trailer for Game of Thrones season 2 and it is absolutely thrilling to see the kinds of trouble our beloved Starks are going to get into. (Even if you've read the books already.)"My name is Daenerys Stormborn. And I will t...
January 26, 2012
The Honour of Rome – Free on the Kindle for Five Days
I wrote a short story called The Honour of Rome a few years ago about a tribune in the later years of the Roman Republic. I have now published this via Amazon and it is free to read for five days from 26th January to 30th January. It can be downloaded via: US Amazon UK [...]
January 23, 2012
War of the Roses Preview – bit-tech.net
bit-tech.netWar of the Roses Previewbit-tech.netThe medieval setting is something that Mikail has a lot of experience with and, as the control system is introduced it's hard not to see parallels between War of the Roses and his previous work on the...
January 21, 2012
The Court in English Alliterative Poetry, 1350-1450 – Free on Kindle for Five Days
My University thesis, The Court in English Alliterative Poetry, 1350-1450 is now available as a free download for Kindle for the next five days. I thought I would experiment with the new Kindle Select programme and see what happened! Here's a link to the UK version: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003O86P40 And the US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003O86P40
January 11, 2012
Starting the Editing Process for my novel Hell has its Demons
The last few weeks have been spent editing my historical fantasy novel set in the Middle Ages: Hell has its Demons. At present I am half way through reading the first draft. I am not making too many edits at the moment, unless I spot a glaring typo. This is my first time editing a [...]
December 12, 2011
Guest Post on Chivalry at Tanzanite's Castle Full of Books
Daphne who runs Tanzanite's Castle Full of Books has kindly allowed me to write a guest post for her blog about Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure. In the post I ramble on about how I came to write Chivalry, the background for the story and some of the important themes: Arthurian romance, the terrible generalship [...]
December 8, 2011
The Vulture – Chapter 4
Here's the latest chapter of the novel I'm writing occasionally at the moment. It features a fantasy creature that you could say is rather old hat. Should I be creating my own creature do you think, or is it OK to use this one? Read on to find out what I'm talking about, and please [...]
