There are only a handful of blogs that I follow on a regular basis but if I had to pick my favourite it would probably this one here: mattiasa.blogspot.com/ The Swedish illustrator Mattias Adolfsson, blogs pretty much everyday, often using a moleskin to make these incredible drawings. As an illustrator you are often asked where [...]
Category > Brilliant Books!
NOSTRADORMOUSE
There are many books out there that grab our attention and demand to be read. Most are published by mainstream publishers which should (but not always!) be a sign of quality. Just one look into the world of self-published books can be scary and, while there are real gems out there, there’s an awful lot [...]
Pssst!
Remember The Sixth Gun, the awesome cowboys-and-monsters comic I recommended back in Feb? Well now you can download the first issue as a PDF to try for free, here. Volume 1 was ace, and I’m counting the days ’til Volume 2 comes out next month. Here’s a quick video trailer for the series to whet [...]
That’s Not Your Mommy Anymore
I was browsing around Amazon earlier and came across this picture book, which is officially published tomorrow. I’ve always stressed to kids how important it is to have a plan in place for the inevitable day when zombies overrun the face of the Earth, and it’s heartening to see that others share my concerns. If [...]
David and Niamh Hit Dublin
TBM authors Niamh Sharkey and David Melling part of an Illustration Evening in Easons in Dublin, Ireland.
Gateway To Amazing
On Saturday UK national newspaper The Guardian published this fantastic article, in which a host of awesome authors picked out some of their very favourite SF. Personal highlights for me included Stephen Baxter writing about the thoroughly astonishing Hothouse by Brian Aldiss, Liz Jensen writing about Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, China Mieville [...]
Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy
When I think of Tarzan, my mind automatically goes back to this series with Ron Ely that I loved as a boy: However, if this is your image of Tarzan: the cultured gentleman who has returned to the jungle to escape civilization, then you will need to set it aside to read Tarzan: The Greystoke [...]
Ooh, me aching fingers
It feels like forever since I’ve posted on here. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to, mind, it’s just that I’ve been saddled with a bit of a hefty workload over the past couple of months. This has meant that I had to forget about everything that didn’t involve writing or promoting my books. I [...]
Blood of the Witch
The postman was very kind to me today – he delivered my copy of the US audiobook version of Scream Street 2: Blood of the Witch, created by Brilliance Audio for Candlewick Press and read by MacLeod Andrews. Listen to an exclusive excerpt here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Fleet? SWEET
“Set grapeshot to fire in sequence as we cross the cruiser’s estimated path,” Desjani ordered. “Charge null-field and stand-by…” How does the line above make you feel? If you think it sounds gung-ho militaristic, clunky, humourless and a bit silly I’m sure you’re not alone. Hell, for the first pages of The Lost Fleet: Dauntless [...]
