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Sai-ias Speaks
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No CommentsThis is the longest of the excerpts provided by Recorded Books from their audio book version of Hell Ship. It’s narrated by Sai-ias, who is the heroine of the story ... -
Jak Speaks
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsYesterday I played a brief excerpt from the audio book of Hell Ship, featuring Sharrock, one of the book’s three narrators. Today, meet Jak. Jak is an alien from a... -
Sharrock Speaks
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsToday is the UK publication date of HELL SHIP. And I thought I’d celebrate by introducing you to Sharrock, one of the three main characters in the story. Sharrock has... -
The Near Future
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 1 CommentCharlie Stross has a new book out and he’s written a fascinating piece about its themes over at the Orbit site, including the technology of near-future policing, which you... -
SFF Song of the Week: Dan Abnett
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsToday’s blogjay is by the very delightful Dan Abnett, who I met last Eastercon (we both have stories in Ian Whates’ Further Conflicts collection. I’ve just read Dan’s story, and it’s a... -
Does it matter if all the bookshops close?
Posted on June 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsLast week Stephen Hunt sent me the link for this fascinating article about one writer’s experience of shopping at the new digital-age Barnes & Noble – i.e. CRAP. In their... -
How DO you say that?
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsA big box arrived in the post this week with first copies of Hell Ship. It’s a wonderfully cool cover – lurid purple – with the words ALIEN, INVADERS AND... -
Anno Dracula
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsThere I was, perambulating along a Tube platform, when I saw a most amazing poster for the novel Anno Dracula by Kim Newman. Only a very few SFF writers gets... -
Banks and Morden
Posted on June 1, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve just been reading this wonderful dialogue between Iain M. Banks and Simon Morden, over at the Orbit site. Banks is one of the greats of modern SF; and Simon’s... -
She’s a Stone Cold Killer
Posted on May 4, 2011 | No CommentsI’m currently working on the second draft of Artemis, my 5th book for Orbit, which is published in December this year. And Bella From Orbit just sent me the cover... -
Why to be a Writer
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the highlights of my Eastercon just past was taking part in a writers’ workshop run by an excellent group called the T Party. Hi guys! This was a... -
SFF Song of the Week: Tricia Sullivan
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 1 CommentTonight at Sci-Fi London in the Apollo Cinema we’ll hear the result of the Clarke Awards. Here’s the shortlist, with a host of fabulous writers, including fellow Orbit author Tricia... -
My Eastercon Schedule
Posted on April 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsI’ll be spending this weekend in Birmingham, at the 62nd Eastercon which has been christened Illustrious. If you’re around, do say hi. I’ll be mainly in the bar (harumph) but... -
Electric Sheep
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No CommentsIf you could be a character in a movie, who would you be? That’s the question I was asked by those guys over at Electric Sheep. And my choice was... -
We’ve Won!
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 4 CommentsI went for a drink last Friday with my editor DongWon Song, who was in London for the week to attend the London Book Fair and catch up with his... -
Empire Jameson Awards
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve just been looking at Empire Magazine’s alternative Best Film Awards, the Jamesons. Forget the BAFTAs, these are the awards that recognise the existence of GENRE movies! Refreshingly therefore Kick-Ass wins... -
SFF Song of the Week: Robert Jackson Bennett
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s a real pleasure to welcome this week’s song choice from fellow Orbit author Robert Jackson Bennett. Robert and I had a good old blarney about stuff on the Orbit... -
Sucker Punch
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsGreat furore has attended the opening of Zack Snyder’s new action fantasy epic Sucker Punch. Critics hate it;, so much so that some fear Snyder will be sacked from the... -
The Evil Scalzi
Posted on March 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsHere’s a great post by John Scalzi on why he doesn’t make it his life’s mission to crush and destroy other writers in order to secure his place in the ‘cabal’... -
Book Covers
Posted on January 22, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve just been reading an interesting post on the Guardian Book Blog about book covers. I don’t agree with everything the bloggers says – I love pulpy covers! – though...