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New book: Winter Station (Dropzone #7)

Winter Station is the seventh instalment of the Dropzone series of military sci-fi books. It continues from directly where Infiltrator (Dropzone #6), Notorious (Dropzone #5), Derelict (Dropzone #4), 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 – but it takes place in 2841, […]

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New book: Notorious (Dropzone #5)

Notorious is the fifth instalment of the Dropzone series of military sci-fi books. It continues from directly where Derelict (Dropzone #4), 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 […]

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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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Space stations and Starship Troopers

Well, the Steam summer sale happened as usual and with it comes a precis of a couple more newly acquired picks from my library. Ixion (Kasedo Games) As you might recall, Surviving Mars is a city-builder whose addictive, must-do-a-little-bit-more style kept me playing for many happy hours. Ixion is more of the same, but with a very Homeworld twist to […]

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New book: Shadow Puppets (Dropzone #3)

The Dropzone series of novels set in the Kassini universe keeps on expanding with the release of Shadow Puppets (Dropzone #3). The follow-up to Fleet Rats (Dropzone #1) and Parasite (Dropzone #2) continues the same story with the same set of characters. The book continues my new military sci-fi series of novels, set in the […]

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The strange worlds of No Man’s Sky

It’s been an unusual month or two for my gaming tastes as I’ve been concentrating more on the non sci-fi offerings that have been stacking up in my wishlists and libraries, but when I have been in sci-fi mode, I’ve been in a bit more of a thoughtful frame of mind. Ahhh, No Man’s Sky – one […]

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New book: Parasite (Dropzone #2)

Fans of the Kassini universe of books may have spotted that I released a new book in that story world, Fleet Rats (Dropzone #1), at the end of January 2023. Now, I’m happy to announce the second book in that series is here – Parasite (Dropzone #2). The book continues my new military sci-fi series […]

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Testing times

Here’s my latest round-up of recommended sci-fi games sitting in my library I’ve been able to give some time to in the last few months. Starship Troopers: Terran Command After 10 hours’ worth of play, I can happily recommend this Starcraft-style top-down RTS that adheres faithfully to Verhoeven’s visualisation of Heinlein’s timeless sci-fi world.  There’s […]

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Inside Warhammer’s Black Library

The world of Warhammer seems a confusing place from the outside. The franchise has amassed a wealth of well-loved lore and literature around its iconic Space Marines that makes it one of the most developed military sci-fi properties out there… but where do you start? I recently delved into the literature and lore-proper of the Warhammer […]

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New book and series – Fleet Rats (Dropzone #1)

Hot on the heels of last month’s release, Rise Of The Exiles, comes the latest scribbling from my fevered, sci-fi-obsessed mindscape. It’s called Fleet Rats (Dropzone #1) and is a new military sci-fi series of novels, set in the same universe as my previous sci-fi books – Conversations With Droids, The Kassini Division and Rise […]

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