Another WIP snippet from the forthcoming second volume in the 5 Cosmic Fragments series: Daiv felt a huge wave of relief when he made it out of the building and then onto the Employee Shuttle. Although a powerful feeling, it didn’t last; the relief he felt paled into insignificance when confronted by the nauseous delirium he felt by the time he got home. He had a headache so bad he felt that he must be dying, and images, scenes and visions swirled uncontrollably in a vortex around his brain, to the extent that he couldn’t follow their meaning or focus on any one of them. His head filled with a painful, high-pitched keening sound, like there were a billion mourners crying out around the graves of the victims of an unimaginable atrocity.  Daiv was in a bewildered state of total panic and cognitive collapse. He was overwhelmed by grief, fear, futility, madness, horror, guilt and anxiety. He heard a thunderous beating and clamouring at the door of his apartment, or was it at the walls, the ceiling … the floor? “Surely they must break through at any time,” he heard his inner voice say, oddly calm, whilst at the same time he heard himself screaming.  No-one came. Daiv Martel collapsed on the floor of his apartment.

Well, it was great! Everyone had fun, the sky was beautifully clear on Friday night, and again after the rain on Sunday. There was even a comet! Massive, massive thanks must go to the absolute stars at the Cerne Abbas Brewery for hosting the event, and to Nick (Papa Cheese) Cheeseman for feeding everyone. Legends all! Then there were those that travelled from far and wide to enjoy the views of the night sky, the beer, the food, the music and the talks (a massive shout out to the Men of Cerne, Nick Higginbottom (whose talk I sadly missed because I was outside setting up my scope!), Geoff Kirby and, of course, co-organiser Dr Richard Miles)).

So, I was googling my book recently, specifically the description text, to see if it had been picked up or mentioned anywhere on the net ... ... and lo and behold, I found this: That's a screenshot from Kobo Same book's listed on Overdrive, audiobook retailers, etc. No mention of who the publisher is, no information on the author, no actual websites to contact ...

A fun weekend of camping, stargazing, astronomy talks and quiz, and maybe the odd beer ... all in aid of charity.

Shared via Kindle. Description: <p>Five powerful visions of the future:</p><p>In <i>The Last Act of Human Kindness</i>, an AI pilot questions humanity’s right to survive. <i>The Kuchera Reset</i> begi...

Well, having spent the past few (many) months writing, rewriting, editing, and finally designing pages and cover, my new book is nearly ready to be released. I’m expecting a proof copy to arr…

Well, having spent the past few (many) months writing, rewriting, editing, and finally designing pages and cover, my new book is nearly ready to be released. I'm expecting a proof copy to arrive by next Saturday (13th), and I'm very exited, and nervous ... Unlike my previous offerings, which are fact-based, and definitely non-fiction, this new one sprang, for better or worse, entirely from my imagination.