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Book Review: The Quarry by Iain Banks
Sadly The Quarry is the last book Iain Banks ever wrote, and it is certainly a very poignant read. You can imagine him going through the same turmoil as Guy, one of the main characters who is dying of cancer. It certainly isn't my most favourite book by Iain (M) Banks, but it works better than some of the other non-SF books that I have read of his. The basic premise is one of a bunch of university friends gathering for a long weekend at the house they all lived in as students, which backs onto a Quarry - hence the book title. One of their number, Guy, still lives there with his son (who is the POV character for the whole story). Guy is dying from cancer and is nearing his final stages when the gang all arrive for…
Mike Duff vs Macduff [Naming Crisis Point’s Main Character]
My mother, a recently retired teacher of High School English, has been reading my stories and asked me some interesting questions about why I named Mike Duff the main character in my first novella Crisis Point. She was interested in the parallels between Mike Duff and Shakespeare's Macduff. (more…)
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More Free Stories
I've set up another freebie weekend, so from midnight (Pacific Time) on Friday through to midnight on Monday (in practice about 7am on Tuesday morning for those in the UK) my novellas will be free on Amazon. Exodus: Mike's Thread As the amazon review says "World War Z meets 24". An action packed thriller of a US Military coup to stop a mad US President from launching nukes against the world's spaceports. (UK Amazon) (US/Worldwide) (Canada) Exodus: Perfects Introduction to a group of genetically engineered people living in a world that rejects them. Charlie has turned to organised crime to traffic people to safety and Pandora comes into his life, another person for him to save? (UK Amazon) (US/Worldwide) (Canada) Exodus: Imperfect To be released early July. Following on from Exodus: Perfects where Pandora discovers herself and embraces the criminal side of things to…
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow [Book Review]
;Little Brother by Cory Doctorow My rating: 4 of 5 stars I've been following Cory Doctorow for a while. Little Brother has been sitting on my shelves waiting to make it to the top of the list. I'm very happy that it finally made it to the top of the reading pile. It was a quick and easy read that I enjoyed. The premise is that the terrorists have won, because the security state that they have spawned has stolen away all our freedoms. (more…)
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Free Future Thriller on Kindle
Yes, I'm doing another giveaway of my first novella, Exodus: Mike's Thread which is a thrilling tale of a military conspiracy to prevent a mad US President from launching a nuclear Here's the blurb "World War Z meets 24 in Book Form!" - reviewer An action packed military sci-fi novella centring around an army officer telling the story of a military coup occasioned by a religious US president who has maniacal plans for the country's nuclear weapons. Set in the mid 21st Century. People that vote are alienating themselves from science, and voting for the more religious right candidates. This has lead to some strange and unhelpful policies being adopted. As this trend continues some of the more rational and evidence based in government start to look for ways to reverse the trend. When the US President loses it and…