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September 7, 2015
Outside Our Seeing
In the mid-eighties I watched a science-fiction series about an American family who were transported to a planet ruled by an insane tyrant. Years later, after discovering Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, and other series from the period still held up, … Continue reading →
September 4, 2015
The Face Stealer by Robert Scott-Norton
Partway between police procedural and conspiracy horror, this novel provides plenty of unknown to fear without sacrificing a solid basis of reality. When Max Harding’s wife, Cindy, finds out he is having an affair and attacks him, he thinks his … Continue reading →
September 2, 2015
Fear of the Unseen
When I read this article on not picking books by the author’s sex or race, I agreed with the spirit: knowing the author’s gender, sexuality, or even hat size shouldn’t change your enjoyment. However, something niggled at me about it … Continue reading →
August 31, 2015
A Holiday From Economics
Yesterday’s Independent contained an interesting, if brief, article about citizens deserving frequent long weekends. I am in favour of not only this step but going further: moving to a post-scarcity economy where we don’t need to work to fund our … Continue reading →
August 28, 2015
Missing, Assumed Dead by Marva Dasef
Combining a sense of threat with modern love, without either descending into brutality or over-idealising events, Dasef creates a mystery-romance that will appeal to a range of readers. When Kameron McBride relieves court papers notifying her she is the last … Continue reading →
August 26, 2015
Rudely Ignoring People by Reading has Gone Mainstream.
Originally posted on amiecus curiae:
Think about it. Used to be if you were hanging out at a coffee shop or even around the house, if you had something in front of your nose like a book or a computer,…
Think about it. Used to be if you were hanging out at a coffee shop or even around the house, if you had something in front of your nose like a book or a computer,…
August 24, 2015
The Death of a Thousand Annotations
Last week’s To Be Read Podcast was on the effect of school set texts on later reading habits. Frequent visitors will be unsurprised to know having to read certain books didn’t put me off reading, but I did notice an … Continue reading →
August 21, 2015
Seven Stones Vol 1 Pre-Orders and Discounts
The first collection of Seven Stones, my swords-and-sorcery serial, is now available for pre-order. And anyone who pre-orders or buys it on the first two days of release only pays half-price. So if you want immense peril, grim heroes, and … Continue reading →
What Neither Star Nor Sun Shall Waken by Ryan Notch
Combining the certainties of astronavigation with the subjectivity of human perception, Notch builds fear of the unknown without straying into the unknowable. The U.S.S Cairo is hit by a meteor, sending it spinning towards Europa. Too damaged to avoid the … Continue reading →
August 19, 2015
Seven Stones Cover Reveal
Seven Stones: Alone No More, the first collection of my weekly swords-and-sorcery serial, is due for release at the end of the month. Quail in terror, puny mortals, before its mighty cover! The book collects the first nine parts of … Continue reading →
