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Reader of SF/F and other stuff. Eclectic taste in music. Drinker of red wine and lover of Asian food. Faraway in time was one of #The10000.
Very impressed with the level of detail and potential stories implicit in this entry. Is there some sort of central repository of Hookland lore accessible to those of us who want to explore further? This example has me particularly intrigued.
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Very impressed with the level of detail and potential stories implicit in this entry. Is there some sort of central repository of Hookland lore accessible to those of us who want to explore further? This example has me particularly intrigued.
That sounds to me like a job for bsky.app/profile/susi...
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
That sounds to me like a job for bsky.app/profile/susi...
What's the book? That might give some context ...
October 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
What's the book? That might give some context ...
I thought it was excellent. Classic Hartley in all respects.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I thought it was excellent. Classic Hartley in all respects.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
Had the same album on earlier this week. I'd had a need to play 'Russia On Ice' very loudly.
March 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Had the same album on earlier this week. I'd had a need to play 'Russia On Ice' very loudly.
I'd read that. And pay actual money for it.
March 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I'd read that. And pay actual money for it.
Camille Bacon-smith, Jane Fancher, CJ Cherryh
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Camille Bacon-smith, Jane Fancher, CJ Cherryh
Agreed. It was one of my favourite reads of 2024. Nailed the characters imo.
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
February 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Agreed. It was one of my favourite reads of 2024. Nailed the characters imo.
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
You might be too young to remember the classic old Hawkwind album Hall of the Mountain Grill which celebrated the Legend of BeanzOnToast (iirc).
February 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
You might be too young to remember the classic old Hawkwind album Hall of the Mountain Grill which celebrated the Legend of BeanzOnToast (iirc).
Cherryh is still my all time favourite SF writer.
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Cherryh is still my all time favourite SF writer.
As another such barnacle, I'd like to know which book?
January 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
As another such barnacle, I'd like to know which book?
The Apollo 11 moon landing for me. In combination with the 2001 A Space Odyssey movie the previous year, it made me a lifelong SF fan.
December 18, 2024 at 3:41 AM
The Apollo 11 moon landing for me. In combination with the 2001 A Space Odyssey movie the previous year, it made me a lifelong SF fan.
Pre-ordered on kindle.
December 16, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Pre-ordered on kindle.
It's day 3 of the Gabba test.
December 16, 2024 at 6:21 AM
It's day 3 of the Gabba test.
One of my absolute favourite books of 2024.
December 15, 2024 at 10:28 AM
One of my absolute favourite books of 2024.
I've followed Hookland both here and at the Bad Place for years because it's somewhere I want to be and to explore. The combination of its spirit of place and depth of history (whether real or not) have melded in my imagination into a three-dimensionality I've rarely found before and I love it.
December 12, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I've followed Hookland both here and at the Bad Place for years because it's somewhere I want to be and to explore. The combination of its spirit of place and depth of history (whether real or not) have melded in my imagination into a three-dimensionality I've rarely found before and I love it.
Most excellent news indeed!
November 11, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Most excellent news indeed!
Thanks for that. I've added it to my watchlist but it doesn't yet seem to be available on Mubi Australia. :(
September 28, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Thanks for that. I've added it to my watchlist but it doesn't yet seem to be available on Mubi Australia. :(
Agree completely. Well done!
August 11, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Agree completely. Well done!
Yeah. You got me ...
March 15, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Yeah. You got me ...