Soundtracks for an Insect Age: Blood of the Mantis

Following on from the previous two, here is my track listing for book 3. As before, you could probably glean some spoilers from this if you really wanted. Blood of the Mantis (un)original soundtrack Track 1 — The Wasps come to Tharn (Lento, from Aliens 3 by Eliot Goldenthal) Track 2 — Teornis Plots (The Shape of […]

Kiss my AZ (1)

Firstly, thanks to everyone who turned up at the signing on the 14th, which went very well indeed. Still waiting on a signing down south. I think Tor are seeing what I can link up with. Speaking of Tor, they've put in place a nice new feature of their publicity — authors' A to Zs — rather than bumble about explaining […]

Big Enough to Choke a Bear…

Was my first thought when I got a big ol' box of The Scarab Path from Tor UK this week. Yes, I did write it, but I had no idea it would be so enormous in print. Anyone who felt they were missing some pages from Blood of the Mantis will find them in Scarab Path (1). And I owe […]

The Dawn of a New Age

Yes, yes, not been posting much recently, but busy with the book, don'tcherknow. Or books, to be precise. Book 5 (The Scarab Path), which has been running a bit late, has finally been packed off, and I won't see it again until it's actually in print (release date start August). Book 6 (The Sea Watch) has come back […]

Soundtracks for an Insect Age: Dragonfly Falling

Following on from the critically acclaimed soundtrack for Empire in Black and Gold, I now prolong this exercise in vanity just so far. Be warned, here be Spoilers for anyone who hasn't read Dragonfly Falling.  Dragonfly Falling (un)original Soundtrack Track 1 — The Wasps come to Tark (The Blitz, from The Lion, the Witch and the […]

Babel Clash: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Another Babel Clash entry here following on from an intriguing story I read by George RR Martin.

Babel Clash: Putting the Punk into the Steam

Another rant on Borders' site to be found here.

Babel Clash article: Who Believes in Superman?

As noted, this week (and next week) I'm blogging for the Borders SF blog, Babel Clash, tag teaming it with George Man, of Affinity Bridge fame. My first piece is up under the above title, and you can find it here.

Speednews Roundup

1. The Polish language book 2 is out, entitled Kleska Wazki (1), or at least I've got my copies through, so it should be out soon. The title is a straight translation of Dragonfly Falling and Jon Sullivan's UK art is on the cover. 2. The German language books are also out, and I think we have threevolumes hitting […]

New Story: The Chains of Helleron

As most of the recent stories have been, this is another sequel. In this case it's the sequel to The Sun of the Morning, and unlike Rooftop Lovers or The Price of Salt it follows very closely on. The explots of Captain Mornen and his company are intended to form something almost like a novella (and […]