Of interest to people who like my writing, or Doctor Who, or archives, or...
ANNOUNCING THE BLACK ARCHIVELaunching in March 2016 from Obverse Books, The Black Archive is a series of book-length looks at single Doctor Who stories from 1963 to the present day.The series will...
View ArticleAfter Milton, On Shakespeare - On Lovecraft.
What needs my Lovecraft to secure his place,One Gahan Wilson’s image of his face,He showed the prejudices of his kin, For he was not born with such thoughts within, But raised Dear son of Madness,...
View ArticleThe Black Archive - an update
Well - I've seen Jim Smith's (draft) of the one on The Massacre, and it's excellent - so on the basis of that alone I'll certainly be getting these. [As if there was ever any doubt that I would!] I'm...
View ArticleIf you'd like me to work on this....consider buying the e-book of volume one...
Die Traumbude or THE SECOND WORLDS’ WAR:A Novel of the Earth-Mars Conflict of 1914-18.(1) His Majesty in Council has power during the continuance of the present war to issue regulations as to the...
View ArticleJANUARY SALES! 20% OFF HARDBACK AND PAPERBACK EDITIONS OF 'LE ROI EN JAUNE' -...
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View ArticleMonthly writing / activity update
JanuaryI've finished a short story, involving Sherlock Holmes - but not narrated by him or Watson, and sent that off to the editor of an anthology. More on this when or if I can make an...
View ArticlePoster Sale
In support of my daughter Rhianna's fund raising for a World Challenge trip to Kenya, I'm offering the framed DC Superhero prints on the page aside, for £9.80 each (framed and inclusive of postage).All...
View ArticleThe Prehistory Of The Brakespeare Voyage
This synopsis dates from 2002, and predates the documents I've posted earlier. The novel here was substantially different - no Brakespeare for a start.A NOOSE OF STARS TO HANG ME (BOOK OF THE WAR...
View ArticleBook News - Charles Dickens' Martian Notes, and continued 2016 Sale!
Slightly madly at least one person (1) http://andrewhickey.info/2016/01/24/my-preliminary-picks-for-hugo-nominations/ ..has stated they think my al-hist, mash-up adventure, lit-crit, sf novel “Charles...
View ArticleVapour Clowns
When the circus is in townThey seep beneath the doorTheir noses a red stain upon the air.Their bodies made of laughing gas,Perform the feat of fittingNinety-nine, in a car.They take you high,They hit...
View ArticleBlack Archive #5 - Image of the Fendahl, now 99.99% completed...
http://www.obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive/fendahl.htmlComing in May but first why not buy volumes 1-4 on Rose, The Massacre, Ambassadors of Death, and Dark Water / Death in Heaven, by Jon Arnold,...
View ArticleAfterwards and Before, by Thomas Hardy and Simon Bucher-Jones
Afterwards by Thomas HardyWhen the Present has latched its postern behind my tremulous stay,And the May month flaps its glad green leaves like wings,Delicate-filmed as new-spun silk, will the...
View ArticleNote re: blind atlas cities
By the end of this month (March-16) the entries with this tag will be removed from this site to go in an e-book.So if you'd like to read them for free, this is your last chance - well until someone...
View ArticleThe King in Yellow - sketches towards a graphic novel
Will be archived here:http://sketchesmasque.webcomic.ws/comics/firstAct 1 Scene 1.1Building into a complete (rather basically drawn because its' by me), web comic of Act 1.A kickstarter or other...
View ArticleIn memorium - Ray Bradbury - THE RAINBOW
It was Mah who saw it first, over the neck of the dimorphodon on which he was feeding. Startled, he let his lips’ pressure on the vein lessen, and a gust of blood spurted into his right eye.How we...
View ArticlePre-order IMAGE OF THE FENDAHL
Now available for pre-order, volume #5 in the Black Archive - a series of in depth looks at individual Doctor Who episodes. My volume on THE IMAGE OF THE...
View ArticlePart of a story I'm working on...
THE DIAMONDS OF MU-RA-OIR In the head of the great statue of Mu-ra-oir in the jungle plateau, beyond the hills are set twelve great yellow diamonds, each the size of a sphere that would fit precisely...
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