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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: Infiltrator (Dropzone #6)

Infiltrator is the sixth instalment of the Dropzone series of military sci-fi books. It continues from directly where 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 […]

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Game on

Here’s a PlayStation-focused selection of some of my recent sci-fi gaming experiences…  Generation Zero by Systemic Reaction This one has sat on my Playstation Network wishlist for some time before it came up in the free monthly games and, now I’ve given it a chance, it gets a solid recommend. Billed as a stealth shooter, the game is a […]

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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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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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