Tag: Science Fiction
Fade-Out, written by Patrick Tilley and published in 1975, is a cult classic, first-contact-with-aliens novel. It’s been a steady seller for fifty years and never out of print,…
The Probability Broach, an alternative history novel about a libertarian utopia, was written by L. Neil Smith and published in 1979. I think The Probability Broach is the…
Revolutions 2: More Speculative Short Stories set in Manchester is my second anthology as an editor – a collection of science-fiction, fantasy and horror stories with one thing in…
The Final Countdown is a time-travel movie from 1980, starring Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen. It’s often described as an alternative history movie, though technically it isn’t. Despite that, it…
Today is a proud day for me – the day we release Revolutions, my first anthology as editor. Revolutions is a collection of science-fiction, horror, dystopian and just plain weird…
Invisible Inc. is a spy-themed, turn-based, stealth game set in year 2074. It has been a critical and commercial success and was shortlisted for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize,…
Kola Peninsula, Soviet Union, 24 November 1979 …two, one… cameras are rolling, comrade. Tonight, excitement is mounting at the Kola Ultra-deep Borehole. Scientists calculate the world’s deepest mine…
The Manchester Speculative Fiction Group, of which I’m a member, is producing a showcase anthology. We are currently looking for writers to submit stories for inclusion. The anthology…
Spark was written by ‘John Twelve Hawks’ (a pseudonym) and published in 2014. It’s a science-fiction thriller about an assassin who literally has no emotions. Spark: Logline In…