Category: 633 SQUADRON

Weekly Updates – Sneak Preview of Iron III

Each week I am going to be posting updates on my current projects. I am also going to try to post a sneak preview of one of the projects here. Copyright and IPR these days is complex so I will only be posting very short sections and I may have to delete them when the work is published. I make no mistake for any errors or typos: these are going to be first drafts. Below you will find the first sneak preview – from Iron III, provisionally entitled Worlds Like Dust.

Don’t forget the Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate puzzle competition in the post below.

Sneak Preview of Iron III: Worlds Like Dust

If you have read Iron II: Unknown Place, Unknown Universe, you will know the character of A-schian’bakî as the Captain of the Ischian space-battleship Lu-kshîa.

Worlds Like Dust
Copyright © 2013 by Lazlo Ferran
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Commander of the Fleet and Commander of Earth, A-schian’bakî was not in a good mood. She left the bridge and as she stepped out of the lift onto the 53rd deck, she kicked a lowly corporal in the hind-legs, sending him sprawling across the biomium floor. This was one of the privileges of rank that she had rarely exercised, but now she found the sadistic pleasure somewhat made up for the loss in battle of her favourite sexual toy. Continue reading “Weekly Updates – Sneak Preview of Iron III” →

Just a short update – Aviation Novel WIP

Just a short update as I haven’t posted for a while.

My WWII drama/adventure is going well. Inspired by 633 Squadron it aims to make stars out of Short Stirlings and Hurricanes – quite a tall order. I am approaching the climax and so will have a draft manuscript in the early new year.

I have an erotic psycho-drama which I work on at odd moments and that is really only about a quarter completed as a first draft.

The sci-fi sequel to Iron II: Unknown Place, Unknown Universe is on hold at the moment so that I can complete the WWII story. I only wrote about one chapter early this year. Not sure when I will return to it.

Lastly there is a book on Busking which I am attempting. It’s autobiographical but not meant to be about me really. It’s more of a documentary about busking in London in the late 80s and early 90s. I have finished a draft of Chapter One and have rewritten it a number of times. I think I am getting close to the sort of feel I want.

Professional Review of Too Bright the Sun

I have my first professional review, from from Probe Magazine. Probe Magazine is based in South Africa, I believe, and my author friend Gary Kuyper must have sent them a copy. Because here it is! The scan is very low resolution, but this was somebody’s scan of a document, so there isn’t anything better, but you can read the transcript below.

Lazlo Ferran – Too Bright the Sun

“Jake Nanden has been waiting for over ten years to bring justice to the killer of best friend, Gary Esquire. Set in and around the moons of Jupiter, Major Jake Nanden, the narrator of the story, is fighting a losing battle to save his countrymen from defeat.

There is action and violence along with various twists but as a trained officer Nanden’s whole attitude is strange. Too often there are inconsistencies and also too often his ideas in battle are simply stupid. It becomes obvious that the author has little idea of battle or command.

Entertaining enough if a reader can ignore the flaws.

Three out of five
Ian Jamieson”