While we were in Esperance, we took a boat trip out to the Recherche Archipelago and spend a brief time on Woody Island, the only one of the 110 or so islands that has a camping area and a building … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
This is by way of apology to all the people who either bought Heart of the Mirage recently in Australia as a result of meeting me at Swancon, or who received a free copy of it as a result of … Continue reading
A minor case of being Noramlyed on the way home. I had the seat on the full plane that had no functioning video/music/reading light. Sigh. And now it’s back to getting used to:High humidity.That damn Koel that keeps calling outside … Continue reading
I arrive back in Kuala Lumpur at about 10 pm tonight. At 12 midnight my husband has to check in for a very early morning flight to Vienna, where he is attending an UN International Atomic Energy meeting. Such is … Continue reading
All good things come to an end. Including holidays. I have been incredibly lazy since Swancon, and the shock will set in next week when work attacks me with a vengeance. In the meantime – here are some photos of … Continue reading
The Tiptree Award for this year has just been announced, together with its honour list. On seeing my pal Karen Miller‘s books up there, I immediately dashed an email off to her, which completely bowled her over because she’d had … Continue reading
We spent 6 days in Esperance, and exploring the southern coast in both directions. To sum up: this has to be the most stunning coastline in the world. If it was in the Mediterranean or California, it would rank as … Continue reading
For you UK folk – the final book of the Mirage Makers trilogy is due out on the 1st of May. Another gorgeous Larry Rostant cover from Orbit. My thanks to Karen Miller and Kate Elliott for the cover comments. … Continue reading
Pix 1 & 2 : remains of a pioneering homestead and the vegetable/ chicken run. Note the remains of flattened kerosene tin walls. This was not the day we planned to have. We began by taking a drive down a … Continue reading
At Khimaira, an online sff magazine, you can read a review in French of Clairvoyante (that is, The Aware in its French translation) by Christophe Sambre. He concludes by saying: En matière de fantasy, par les temps qui courent, trouver … Continue reading