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Kill School by Gregory Lynn

Skilfully balancing an inhuman morality with all too human frustrations, Lynn creates a protagonist who is sympathetic without being a man in a rubber suit. Hobbes the goblin lives a brutish yet bearable life working in the mines. Hated for … Continue reading →

The Government is Us

Following my article on voluntarily limiting our use of rights and liberties for the good of the whole, I was asked what I thought the purpose of government is. Clearly there are many highly specific answers to that question dependant … Continue reading →

Beyond the Frontiers of the Million Word Challenge

Today is a post of two, interconnected, halves: it is the first post of the month, so it is time for an update on the Million Word Challenge; and I just published another book, which you can get free, and … Continue reading →

Worms of Heaven by Misha Burnett

In the third volume in the Book of Lost Doors series, Burnett continues to push the boundaries of paranormal soap opera; a genre that, if he didn’t invent he has made his own. While using the same preternatural outsiders living … Continue reading →

Are There Any Listeners in the Audience Tonight?

Today a request for feedback from my fine audience: do any of you listen to audio-books? I don’t really listen to audio-books; therefore I am looking for insight into what listeners do and don’t want. So, if you are an … Continue reading →

A Quiet Disruption

After a small amount of struggling with colour reproduction for the cover, An Unquiet Calm is now available as a paperback. Copies are available from Amazon or direct from Createspace:    When I first uploaded the cover to Createspace several … Continue reading →

Magpie Tales: Magpie and the Apple Tree by Neil Murton

Ever tried to write an enthralling, thought-provoking, or even just workable story using exactly 100 words? Then you will know how impressive it is this is Murton’s third collection of them. After writing two other forewords, Murton has little to … Continue reading →

Liberty Endangered by the Abuse of Liberty

The issue of human rights has been in the news a lot recently. Particularly for minorities. I suspect my inclusionist views on people having them are already well-known to frequent readers. However, I also make a clear distinction between possession … Continue reading →

The Difference Between Listening and Hearing

The polishing for Season One of Greenstar proceeds apace, so we are on target to release early Autumn. Therefore, reachers for the further prize that we are, Simon and I are working on putting out Season One as an audio … Continue reading →

Time Walker Chronicles: Filling the Void by P.D. Kew

Mixing time-travel, metaphysics, and the surreal, the first volume of the Time Walker Chronicles skilfully weaves a plot that races along with all the panache of a spy thriller. Mitch is a Time Walker. Hopping from body to body to … Continue reading →