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June 19, 2015
Gamebook Friday: Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
In case you couldn't tell from the change to this blog's wallpaper and the new banner heading, I'm gearing up to launch my newest Kickstarter project,
Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
.
It's a gamebook (very much in the style of Fighting Fantasy and Choose Your Own Adventure), it's a little bit Steampunk, a little bit horror, and a whole lot of Lewis Carroll's iconic characters given the JG treatment. What more do you need to know?
Please join the Facebook group for the book and watch this space for more news, coming soon... Oh, and tell all your friends (and your enemies too). :-)
Coming soon to
It's a gamebook (very much in the style of Fighting Fantasy and Choose Your Own Adventure), it's a little bit Steampunk, a little bit horror, and a whole lot of Lewis Carroll's iconic characters given the JG treatment. What more do you need to know?
Please join the Facebook group for the book and watch this space for more news, coming soon... Oh, and tell all your friends (and your enemies too). :-)
Coming soon to
June 18, 2015
When The Boot Was On The Other Foot
When The Boot Was On The Other Foot
A poem to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815
In 1815, the French said 'Adieu!' When Wellington showed them just what he could do. The Iron Duke's boots Met Napoleon's glutes, And old Boney met his Waterloo.
(c) Jonathan Green, 2015
Better get used to the idea, bud.
A poem to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815
In 1815, the French said 'Adieu!' When Wellington showed them just what he could do. The Iron Duke's boots Met Napoleon's glutes, And old Boney met his Waterloo.
(c) Jonathan Green, 2015
Better get used to the idea, bud.
June 15, 2015
A Surfeit of Peaches
A Surfeit of PeachesOrToo Much of a Good Thing Can Be A Bad ThingA poem to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta on 15th June 1215
King John was a rogue and a tartar.(He murdered his poor nephew Arthur.)At fair Runnymede,His Barons decreed,He agree to the terms of their charter.
But for Lackland things soon got much worse.(Some said he was under a curse.)Legend has it a monkOff’t a cup, which when drunk,Made him call for the aid of a nurse.
Was it dysentery? Poison? Malaise?(‘Twas at Newark John ended his days.)A surfeit of peaches,So History teaches,Caused his death, due to gluttonous ways.
(c) Jonathan Green, 2015
King John was a rogue and a tartar.(He murdered his poor nephew Arthur.)At fair Runnymede,His Barons decreed,He agree to the terms of their charter.
But for Lackland things soon got much worse.(Some said he was under a curse.)Legend has it a monkOff’t a cup, which when drunk,Made him call for the aid of a nurse.
Was it dysentery? Poison? Malaise?(‘Twas at Newark John ended his days.)A surfeit of peaches,So History teaches,Caused his death, due to gluttonous ways.
(c) Jonathan Green, 2015
Thought for the Day
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
~ Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
~ Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
June 14, 2015
June 13, 2015
Sharkpunk Saturday - Under the Sea
How cool is this?
SHARKPUNK fan Richard Verby is also a fan of diving, and here he is diving with SHARKPUNK !
In other news, there's only a month to go until SHARKPUNK makes an appearance at Edge-Lit 4. Snowbooks is sponsoring the following panel at the event:
Short and Sweet – Writing and Selling Short Stories (5:15pm-6:05pm)
Those taking part in the panel are Andrew Hook, Kim Lakin-Smith, Alison Littlewood, Gav Thorpe and Adele Wearing.
Kim is, of course, also a contributor to SHARKPUNK , so come along on the day, pick up a copy of the book, and get two of us to sign it for you.
SHARKPUNK fan Richard Verby is also a fan of diving, and here he is diving with SHARKPUNK !
In other news, there's only a month to go until SHARKPUNK makes an appearance at Edge-Lit 4. Snowbooks is sponsoring the following panel at the event:
Short and Sweet – Writing and Selling Short Stories (5:15pm-6:05pm)
Those taking part in the panel are Andrew Hook, Kim Lakin-Smith, Alison Littlewood, Gav Thorpe and Adele Wearing.
Kim is, of course, also a contributor to SHARKPUNK , so come along on the day, pick up a copy of the book, and get two of us to sign it for you.
June 12, 2015
June 10, 2015
Warhammer Wednesday: The Space Marines Omnibus is back in print
Eleven Warhammer 40,000 omnibuses are back in print for a limited time from the Black Library, including
Space Marines: The Omnibus.
This particular omnibus features three of my short stories But Dust in the Wind, The Relic and Liberator
So why not grab yourself a copy now, while you can?
Gamebook Wednesday: La Malédiction de la Momie en Français
Twenty years after it was first published in English, my third published Fighting Fantasy Gamebook (and my third published book) Curse of the Mummy has been published in a French translation by Gallimard Jeunesse.
Dans une tombe enfouie sous les sables du Désert des Crânes repose, au milieu de fabuleux trésors, la momie d'Akharis, roi cruel allié aux forces du mal ayant régné sur le Djarat en des temps reculés. C'est pour la retrouver, et surtout, il faut bien l'avouer, pour vous emparer de ses incroyables richesses, que vous avez accepté d'aider Jerran Farr, archéologue pour certains, pilleur de tombeaux pour les autres. Mais vous n'êtes pas le seul sur les traces du monarque diabolique. Des dévots du redoutable Culte du Cobra sont également à la recherche de la momie. Leur but : redonner vie au roi afin que l'antique malédiction se réalise. Parviendrez-vous à empêcher Akharis de détruire le monde ? Et n'oubliez jamais que, dans les sombres couloirs menant à la chambre mortuaire, rôdent nombre de créatures chargées de la garder...
If you are an avid collector of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, or a Francophile, you can pick up a copy of La Malédiction de la Momie here.
Dans une tombe enfouie sous les sables du Désert des Crânes repose, au milieu de fabuleux trésors, la momie d'Akharis, roi cruel allié aux forces du mal ayant régné sur le Djarat en des temps reculés. C'est pour la retrouver, et surtout, il faut bien l'avouer, pour vous emparer de ses incroyables richesses, que vous avez accepté d'aider Jerran Farr, archéologue pour certains, pilleur de tombeaux pour les autres. Mais vous n'êtes pas le seul sur les traces du monarque diabolique. Des dévots du redoutable Culte du Cobra sont également à la recherche de la momie. Leur but : redonner vie au roi afin que l'antique malédiction se réalise. Parviendrez-vous à empêcher Akharis de détruire le monde ? Et n'oubliez jamais que, dans les sombres couloirs menant à la chambre mortuaire, rôdent nombre de créatures chargées de la garder...
If you are an avid collector of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, or a Francophile, you can pick up a copy of La Malédiction de la Momie here.
June 8, 2015
World Oceans Day 2015
Today is World Oceans Day. And do you know what lives in the ocean? That's right - sharks!
Some of the stories in SHARKPUNK have a particularly oceanic feel, including Sharkbait by Richard Salter, and Rise of the Übershark by Robert Spalding.
So why not mark World Oceans Day by picking up a copy of SHARKPUNK today?
And now for a video of a woman called Ocean swimming with a Great White. Yes, really.
Some of the stories in SHARKPUNK have a particularly oceanic feel, including Sharkbait by Richard Salter, and Rise of the Übershark by Robert Spalding.
So why not mark World Oceans Day by picking up a copy of SHARKPUNK today?
And now for a video of a woman called Ocean swimming with a Great White. Yes, really.
