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. No booklover goes to Wales without wanting to go to Hay-on-Wye. I mean, who can resist a very small town that has some 30 or so bookshops and book-related stores?Add to that, the fact that it is situated in … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
.. Remember those surfing scenes from The Tainted? Here is the reality of it, Malaysian style. Which includes crocodiles. Darn it, I never thought of including those… From the Tainted: I heard it first. Even above the crash of waves … Continue reading
.This one from ASIF (Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus), and the review is written by Tehani Wessely. You can read the whole thing here. It starts with the words: Stormlord Rising is possibly the best Book Two of a series … Continue reading
Above: journey started in the train from Cardiff to Paddington. Snapped on an iPhone by Paul McGuigan from the seat in front.Below: sunrise over India. Actually more spectacular than this because the dark clouds were alive with lightning flashes…of course, … Continue reading
There are people who think this place is just a bank for making money out of logs. This film was taken by a good friend of mine, Chan Kai Soon, in the Temenggor Forest Reserve. If you think this is … Continue reading
Yesterday daughter and I walked up the mountain/hill that was the inspiration for this book/film. (Actually the film was not filmed here!) We begin by having lunch at the inn at the foot of Garth Hill, then start on the … Continue reading
. NEWS Publication dates for book 2: USA: August 1st 2010UK November 4th 2010 Australia: Voyager edition already available Here’s the real US and UK cover of Stormlord Rising ( no matter what Amazon might try to tell you.) There … Continue reading
Look at this old farmhouse above. The next two photos are the same place. What impressed itself on me most about these early farms: how dark they were inside. It was a toss up – you couldn’t afford glass, yet … Continue reading
One thing I work hard at with my fiction, is making my worlds believable. And one way to do that is to think hard about how it all fits together. Practical research helps – looking at the reality of pre-industrial … Continue reading
Above: Spring gorse Above: Note the climbers. Needless to say I didn’t get down to the beach by that route. . … Continue reading