This dates back to later Neolithic, when farming first started. Perhaps appropriately, the site is now surrounded by farm fields. Beginning as a henge (14 upright stones surrounded by a bank and a ditch), it was later deliberately covered and … Continue reading
Here’s the cover! That’s Ardhi, by the way… Due out January 2015! THEY FOLLOW WHERE THE DAGGER LEADS When sailors came to Ardhi’s island home, they plundered not only its riches, but its magic too. Now Ardhi … Continue reading
If you have never been to the V & A, you have missed a treat. It’s hard to categorise this London museum because it seems to have such a random selection of fabulous stuff, rather like a pirate’s treasure trove … Continue reading
Caernarfon Castle, Wales As a writer of fantasy novels, I’m always looking for inspiration, background, ideas. And every so often, one comes across a place that speaks its history so loudly, it sends shivers down the spine. This castle — this … Continue reading
As some of you know, I have written parts of books on just about every form of transport there is. Trains are great for this — but here I am in Porthmadog, Wales, and for most of the Welsh journey … Continue reading
My publisher, Orbit, had a 40 year birthday bash at Grange St Paul’s Hotel, in the Sky Bar. Apart from meeting my present editor, publicist and other many Orbit folk for the first time, which was lovely, there was also … Continue reading
I am now in London after a looooong journey. However, I was reminded that air travel can also be quite pleasant. The first leg of the journey lacked passengers — in my section of the plane there were about 10 … Continue reading
After a last look at the Cape Range National Park at Exmouth, we took a look at Pebble Beach, which was exactly as described, and left behind the peninsular behind (if you want to see emus and kangaroos in the … Continue reading
Gorge. Not Canyon. (see my comment below) Land slips — each gash perhaps 4m – 6 m high More land slips… the blue in the distance is the sea Couldn’t find out the origin of the name… who was Charles … Continue reading
Exmouth … still working on the copy edit! The area sprang to fame during the cold war because of the US base there keeping a watch on what the Russians were up to. Now it is better known for the … Continue reading
