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New book: Derelict (Dropzone #4)

Derelict is the fourth instalment of the Dropzone series of military sci-fi books. It continues from directly where Shadow Puppets (Dropzone #3), Parasite (Dropzone #2)and Fleet Rats (Dropzone #1) left off, with the same characters. The Dropzone series is set in the same universe as my previous sci-fi books – Conversations With Droids, The Kassini Division and Rise Of The Exiles – […]

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3-2-1… watch this

Some quality sci-fi-themed viewing to while away the evenings… 1] All Of Us Are Dead South Korea is the undead capital of the world – and joining the likes of Train To Busan, Peninsula, #Alive, Seoul Station and Kingdom is All Of Us Are Dead, a series depicting an outbreak from the perspective of a group of high-school kids. Dark, breathless […]

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Great SF to stream

A thought-provoking dystopian SF film and a couple of contrasting documentaries in my latest science-fiction-themed viewing recommendations… 1] I Am Mother A child grows up in a secluded high-tech bunker, tended to by a fussy, slightly sinister mechanical matriarch – a scenario familiar to many who grew up in the UK in the 70s. The premise […]

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New book: Dead Formats

My latest novel is a sci-fi mystery story set in 2064, in a world based loosely on our own where immortality has been achieved via workable, but imperfect, hologram simulation technology. Check out the amazing cover, which was designed by Kat Bastow and incorporates elements by Bruno Thethe and Irina Bg. I think it manages […]

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Character building

Sci-fi’s impact on the mainstream is surely stronger than it has been for a long, long time – but let’s hope that the in-depth characterisation that elevated the SF of yesteryear isn’t sacrificed on the altar of beautiful surfaces.  Take the mega-success of Squid Game, the survival-game dystopia with a strong anti-capitalist theme that has, ironically, […]

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