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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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Rise Of The Exiles (Kassini # 2)

Rise Of The Exiles, my sequel to The Kassini Division, is out now to buy on Amazon. Suffice to say, it’s been through many updates and rewrites. I wanted to ensure the story of Kassini, Krieger, Taro, Vonya, Mak, Rust and co was sufficiently compelling to expand out into a series of books that fuses […]

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AI Gaming

Mechy Xmas

Hello Ortegamers! Winter is really starting to make itself felt where I am, so I thought I’d write a few words on what I’ve been playing to insulate myself from the blues. Playing now: MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries  The MechWarrior games are another of these institutions I admit I didn’t have much insight into because I’ve never been […]

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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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Films

10 time loops to get stuck in

Time travel is almost by definition off limits for the space-opera universe my books are set in… a shame, because it’s a narrative gift that keeps on giving. The rom-com Palm Springs is the latest example of why filmmakers keep coming back to the time loop, and here are a few more you won’t mind being […]

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Gaming

Cannon fodder

I love Taur. For those who haven’t had the pleasure, it’s described on Steam as an “action-strategy sci-fi game”, but its lineage is that of the well-stocked tower-defence genre where the emphasis is very much on the action. You control the mighty Prime Cannon, which you must constantly upgrade and supplement from the tech tree, […]

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