Doctor Who, but not as you know it...

Short Story Saturday: The Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead is the next anthology to come from Pandemonium Fiction, due to be published this October. Amongst its TOC is a short story by Yours Truly, with one of the weirdest titles I've ever given to a tale...

Egyptian death and the afterlife: mummies (Rooms 62-3)

But don't let the title put you offer. After all, here's what my editor Jared Shurin had to say about it: "This is a lovely story." Yes, you read that right. Lovely.

I'm not known for my 'lovely' stories, so maybe you should check out my tale of a mummy, eternal love and the curse of immortality.

And while we're on the subject of Mummies and their curses, check out the mystery of the moving Egyptian statuette.

No, not this Mummy.

Gamebook Friday: La Nuit du Loup-Garou

Howl of the Werewolf is now available for all you French gamebook fans - published as La Nuit du Loup-Garou - and look at what a beast it is!

If you have been caught out by Howl of the Werewolf going out of print in the UK and you read French, then why not grab yourself a copy of La Nuit du Loup-Garou instead?

Il faudrait être insensé pour franchir les frontières du Lupravia, pays battu par des vents d'une froideur extrême, aux lugubres forêts, aux landes noyées de brouillard, hanté par les âmes des morts sans repos. Et pourtant c'est ce que vous devez faire. Attaqué par une meule de loups, et cruellement mordu par le plus monstrueux d'entre eux, vous voilà frappé d'une terrible malédiction dont l'origine ne peut se trouver que dans ce pays maudit. Sans doute avez-vous déjà mené à bien nombre de quêtes plus périlleuses les unes que les autres. Mais soyez bien conscient que si vous échouez dans cette nouvelle aventure, la bête qui sommeille maintenant en vous ne pourra résister à l'appel du Loup Garou. Vous avez jusqu'à la prochaine pleine lune!

Steampunk Thursday: The VSS Awards 2013

Just in case you didn't clock the post I made over the weekend, the Victorian Steampunk Society Awards 2013 are now open for nominations, so please consider the following...

Time's Arrow for Best Novel

9 out of 10 for Time's Arrow from Starburst Magazine: "This is a pun-fuelled, fun-filled romp for people who like wearing the colour brown and decorating everything they own with cogs."

The Eloquent Page: "Who knows where steampunk-ninja Jonathan Green will take Ulysses Quicksilver next, I can’t wait to find out."

Thank you. :-)

Warhammer Wednesday: Mission Games Workshop - Maidenhead

Last Friday took me to Maidenhead and so I dropped by the local GW store.

There I was met by Luca, an enthusiastic fan of all things Black Library-related. We chatted about favourite books and authors, and naturally got onto the subject of my own stories.

Luca is currently challenging his regulars to create a miniature from any BL product that doesn't already have a dedicated mini of its own. This phenomenal piece is store regular Graham's take on the Daemon Engine from Nick Kyme's audio drama Fireborn.

And here is just a small part of Luca's own inquisitorial Warhammer army.

Luca did threaten to use one of my books for inspiration for a future modelling project. So who knows? Maybe in a few months' time I'll be posting about that on a future Warhammer Wednesday...

Tie-in Tuesday: Eleventh Doctor Target Novelisations

If only...

Thought for the Day

"Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style."

~ Matthew Arnold*, British poet and cultural critic.

 

 

 

* Is it just me, or does Matthew Arnold look a little like one of our lizard overlords?