THE SKINNER

More on that reactor I posted about previously. Apparently it's not 'cold fusion'. Full interview is here. [The following int...

So, the BBC is starting a major new drama series . Set in space with the future of earth looking increasingly precarious, the race is on ...

I noted this on the Internet a little while ago and now the snail-media newspapers have caught up with it. You can find articles here at Po...

Interesting article here at Pyjama's Media, and a very interesting mass of comments ensuing. This is mostly American-centric so definit...

A mail shot from Audible here with my name at the top of the list. Tasty.

When, on the first page of The Blade Itself , a major character went ‘Eeek!’ as he avoided a spear thrust, I nearly put it aside. My feelin...

Oh dear, what a disappointment. We’ve watched about four episodes of The Wire so far and, since seasons 2, 3, 4 & 5 of The Shield are ...

Ah, there’s nothing quite like writing the two words above. They mean I’ve finished the first draft of the latest book, in this case, Zero P...

Okay, enough already! Who drugged me into a coma for three months last January? And why did they think it funny to wake me up on April 1s...

I really don't know what to make of this. Is it a load of bullshit or is it true? If it is true it is a major game-changer. It's ...

I've been using bubble metals in my books ever since Gridlinked, and since I read an article concerning foamed metals. The basic idea...

Gosh, I'm so surprised about this article from Peter Sissons . There was me thinking the BBC was the home of unbiased reporting and ex...

Mark Chitty is now catching up with the row of my books stacked on his shelf. You can find his review of Brass Man here . Brass Man conti...

As Jonathan pointed out to me in the previous post, the Spatterjay books are now available on Audible. Click the link below to go through t...

Sixteen days before the paperback version goes on sale, but I'm told (on Twitter) that some copies are already being dispatched. You ca...

You know I got this really odd feeling whilst I watched the film Lemony Snicket (which came out in 2004) upon viewing the scene with the le...

Another image of the cover for linking elsewhere.

Here is the cover of The Departure along with a couple of blurbs: Like Wellsian war machines the shepherds stride into riots to grab up...

I've just received a paperback version of The Technician  which comes out on February 4th (my birthday). The Departure will be publis...

Andy Plumbly / Fader 209 Hey, my name is Andy and I’m a geek. I’m 26 and living in Norwich where I have been since forever. Reading sci-f...