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This is the online home of SF author Philip Palmer, whose novels include Debatable Space, Red Claw, Version 43, Hell Ship and the forthcoming Artemis.-
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Miscellaneous Archive
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Space Fiction
Posted on February 15, 2013 | No CommentsThis Sunday I’ll be travelling to Leicester to take part in the 2 week long Space Fiction event at the National Space Centre. I’ll be giving a talk & reading... -
Radio Bookcase
Posted on September 6, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the best kept secrets in the world of BBC Radio is the site called Audiogo. It’s where they sell audio books; and then some smart cookie had the... -
The Bloody Red Baron
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsNB: QUITE SOME TIME AGO I WROTE THIS BLOG ABOUT THE WONDERFUL NOVEL BY KIM NEWMAN, THE BLOODY RED BARON, WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS OUT OF PRINT. IT’S NOW... -
Resurrection Engines
Posted on May 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsI absolutely love this cover! It’s an anthology of steampunk stories edited by Scott Harrison, and I’m delighted to be part of it. For an account of the book and... -
Red and Blued…
Posted on May 5, 2012 | No CommentsSeries 1 of Red and Blue has been and gone…I’m thrilled with the response. And the consensus seems to be that Tim Woodward (above) stole the show as former... -
TX: Hearts and Minds
Posted on April 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsToday is the broadcast date for Episode 1 of my new radio drama series RED AND BLUE. This is a fast-talking drama about the world of military wargames... -
SFF Song of the Week: Jaine Fenn
Posted on April 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsOne of the busy-bee panellists at Eastercon last was Jaine Fenn, a delightful and greatly talented SF writer. I met Jaine some time back when we shared a panel at... -
Best and worst of genres
Posted on April 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsI had a delightful time at Eastercon, zipping in for one day only before embarking upon a rare family holiday in Dorset… In my few hours there I met... -
Future War
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsI’ve spent the last few months immersed in stories of war. Some of them are well known wars – I read a long account of the SAS in the... -
Artemis Speaks!
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 1 CommentJust before Xmas, I got this from those lovely guys at Recorded Books, who did the audio version of Artemis… Here’s Artemis McIvor, narrating part of the first chapter of... -
Happy New Year!!!!
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsHappy New Year one and all! Can’t believe it’s 4th Jan already. I came out of my fun and alcohol stupor to read this rather delightful blog about Hell Ship.... -
Steampunk Anthology
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsTo my delight, I’ve been asked to contribute to an anthology of steampunk stories ‘inspired by’ classics of literature. My choice is Wilkie Collins – who is up there with... -
Why Write?
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsI’ve just been reading this engaging blog by John Scalzi on why he writes, and how much he loves writing. THIS GUY LOVES WRITING!!???!!!!! Unbelievable. Most writers hate writing. That’s... -
Space Truckers
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe latest in my occasional series of blogs about SF movies;, good, bad, and all points in between… Space Truckers (1996) is one of the greatest films never made…instead they... -
The Lost Flanagan Story
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsI recently did an interview for the charming blogger Alan Kelly, who runs a really cool site called Horror Reanimated. One of the things Alan asked me about were the... -
Howard Hawks
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsLast night I watched His Girl Friday again, for the nth time. It’s one of my favourite ever films. One of those sharp sassy black and white movies with machine-gun... -
Artemis Arrives
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsOh Frabjous Joy! An author’s copy of Artemis, my latest novel, just appeared at my doorstep, delivered by a wary postman who had heard of the reputation of this... -
Most Haunted City
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve been giving some lectures on genre cinema up in York recently, and spent Monday night there – aka Halloween. Amazing. York is a city full of beauty; and also... -
Fantastical TV
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve been racing around the country for the last few days so haven’t had time to write about the panel I did at the weekend for the London Screenwriters’ Festival.... -
Murder in Midsomer
Posted on October 23, 2011 | No CommentsThere is one county in England which is notorious for its high murder count and the weirdness of its locals – they get up to all sorts there, including ritual...