Stalker Award 2021 Long List

 The long list for the 2021 Stalker Awards - the Estonian genre awards  - is out. My story The Sound of Death has been long-listed for best short story translated in to Estonian. It was published in Reaktor in July 2020. 

Five Ways to Accidentally Save the Earth from Alien Conquest

 The brand new magazine ParSec has been launched by PS Publishing, edited by Ian Whates, and the first two issues have a fabulous line-up of authors, including me. My short story Five Ways to Accidentally Save the Earth from Alien Conquest will be appearing in issue #2 in November.

This won't be my only involvement with ParSec. Further news to be announced...

Book Review: Radio Life by Derek B. Miller

In a post-apocalyptic future several centuries from now, various tribes live in uneasy co-existence, their philosophies differing as to whether it’s best to recover ancient knowledge to improve their lives or make sure that knowledge is forgotten forever so as not to bring destruction on the Earth once more.

Read the rest of my review at SF Crowsnest.

The Camel Returns

 The Romanian translation of my SF camel story Englebert is out now in issue #16 of Galaxia42 magazine.

This is the fourth language for this story following English, Hungarian and Vietnamese, and it's my third story in Romanian.

The Chorochronos Archives

New time travel anthology The Chorochronos Archives is out now from JayHenge publishing. It includes my Victorian SF story The Long Afternoon of Sir Rupert Moncrief, which has previously appeared as a podcast from Gallery of Curiosities. 

 You can read this story in two different ways, either in chronological order, or following Sir Rupert as he jumps back and forth in time.

Venus of Hungary

 The Hungarian translation of  my reality TV space exploration story Venus of Venus is out now in Galaktika #373.

This is my 6th story in this magazine, and this time my name has been promoted to large font on the cover. 

Book review: Nova Hellas: Stories from Future Greece edited by Francesca T Barbini & Francesco Verso

The 2017 anthology Stories From Future Athens has been translated into English and a couple of additional stories added for the anthology Nova Hellas: Stories From Future Greece from Scottish small press Luna Press, edited by two Italian editors, Francesca T Barbini and Francesco Verso.

Read the rest of my review at SF Crowsnest.

The Return of Sir Rupert Moncrief

 My Victorian time travel adventure The Long Afternoon of Sir Rupert Moncrief has been accepted for publication in the anthology The Chorochronos Archives from JayHenge Publishing. The story first appeared in the Gallery of Curiosities podcast, where it was shortlisted for a ParSec award. This will be its first time in print.

It's due to appear in April.

Book Review: Seven Devils by Elizabeth May and Laura Lam

A ruthless empire strives to conquer every planet and destroy every alien race, controlling its subjects and ensuring their loyalty through indoctrination and conditioning. On a remote planet, a beleaguered rebellion plots to withstand them. Elizabeth May and Laura Lam have cooked up an entertaining twist on the ‘galactic empire versus rebels’ trope in the fast-paced novel Seven Devils.

Read the rest of my review at SF Crowsnest.

Never Talk to Strangers in Welsh Again

 I'm very pleased to have sold a reprint of the Welsh translation of my short story Never Talk to Strangers to Gwyllion magazine. It's due to appear in issue #2 in May.