Welcome to Debatable Spaces
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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- Philip Palmer on Red and Blue – the first six episodes
- Andrew Hallgarth on Red and Blue – the first six episodes
- Philip Palmer on Keeping the Wolf Out: Series 2
- Paulina Birchall on Keeping the Wolf Out: Series 2
- John Aurty on Opening Lines
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Version 43 Archive
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Version 43
Posted on May 9, 2022 | No CommentsOne of my SF novels which I’m most proud of is VERSION 43, a fast-paced crime SF thriller about a cyborg cop who keeps getting killed – but always comes... -
Philip Palmer, Renaissance Man? No way!
Posted on March 26, 2012 | 3 CommentsFor the last few weeks I’ve been doing an interview for the Irish blogger and writer Bob Neilson, who does a lot of stuff for the Irish online mag Albedo... -
A-Z of the Palmerverses
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve just been proof-reading ARTEMIS, which is my fifth novel for Orbit Books, and is published later this year. And I had a bit of a ‘wow’ moment. Wow! Four... -
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... -
Financial Times Books of the Year
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsJust heard that Version 43 is featured in the Financial Times Books of the Year round-up, after its glowing review by James Lovegrove. There were 3 SF novels chosen: v43, The... -
Philip Palmer’s Debatable Spaces
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsMy Debatable Space Facebook page has just had a fantastic new revamp, thanks to that ace webguy Darren Turpin. This page was originally set up when my first novel, er,... -
A Book-Lover’s Easy Virtue
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve been mulling about genre, here. -
Version 43 on io9
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsLovely review here on io9… -
Writing Habits
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsBlogger Adam Christopher has just posted a piece from me about writerly habits…I met Adam at the last Easteron, a story he tells here… -
The Crow on the Hill
Posted on October 20, 2010 | No CommentsI called in yesterday to my local bookshop, The Bookseller Crow on the Hill. This is just a perfect local book emporium, run by the delightful Jonathan. He told me... -
Extract from Version 43
Posted on October 11, 2010 | No CommentsJust returned from Newcon 5, a small and delightful con in the town of Northampton. It’s run by Ian Whates, writer, publisher, and general amazing bloke. I’m hoping to blog... -
Virtual Launch Party for Version 43
Posted on October 7, 2010 | 6 CommentsToday is the official UK publication date for Version 43, and I’ve gone to considerable trouble and expense to organise the first ever virtual launch party. This means, er, that... -
Somers v. Palmer: Round 3
Posted on September 8, 2010 | No CommentsI had a very enjoyable time last night with the guys from Orbit UK, to bid farewell to ace editor Darren Nash (who’s nipping across the road to Gollancz for... -
Duelling Synopses
Posted on September 7, 2010 | No CommentsPart 2 in the Palmer/Somers tapes…here are rival synopses of these two noir novels, Version 43 and The Terminal State. Do you know what, I think Jeff IS better looking than... -
Version 43 on the shelf
Posted on September 6, 2010 | No CommentsI had a delightful moment today when our trusty postman (who keeps delivering our mail, despite the yapping of our over-excitable Border Terrier) brought me the first ever copy I’ve... -
The end of Summer…
Posted on September 6, 2010 | No CommentsThis blog has been having a bit of a summer break…but now it’s September, expect much more news and opinions on a variety of things. And I’ll also be featuring... -
How to Write Action SF
Posted on March 22, 2010 | 6 CommentsWhat’s the best way to kill an alien? Do you zap it with energy beams, blast it with bullets, burn it with a flame-thrower, drop an anti-matter bomb on it,... -
Beware the plastic Cyborg Cop: the cover of Version 43
Posted on February 22, 2010 | 1 CommentI’ve been longing to share this for some time – and here it see. Lauren Panepinto’s cover design for my next book Version 43 (available in all good bookshops from October;... -
Version 43: The Moodboard
Posted on January 6, 2010 | 4 CommentsI love most if not all genres of writing….and before I wrote SF I mainly earned my living from crime. With my third novel Version 43, I took a step...