Category: SCIENCE FICTION

The Best Robot in Scifi? Vote!

Terminator - 800 Series — Terminator – 800 Series

Nominate your best robot in a scifi book or film with a comment so I can add it. Mention the film or book too in case we haven’t heard of the robot. In 2 weeks, we will vote!

Who could forget the menace of Robert Patrick as the T1000 advanced prototype in Terminator 2 or the lovable R2D2 in Star Wars. Then there was Robby, the not quite so innocuous robot in Forbidden Planet, one of the best early scifi films.

But for me, the scariest was the Cybermen in Doctor Who. Sometimes it is the tiniest detail that makes a robot effective in a story and for me, I think the Cybermen’s tiny and inexpressive slot-mouth that seemed most strange. It had me hiding behind the sofa!

The nomination can include cyborgs and androids. Continue reading “The Best Robot in Scifi? Vote!” →

Book trailer videos for Lazlo Ferran?

Yes, they are coming; book trailer videos for some of my books.

I haven’t decided which, but probably the Ordo Lupus series, Iron series and Attack Hitler’s Bunker!

I have already put together rough versions for Too Bright the Sun and Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate. The scripts are below. I am always looking for input and feedback so if you want anything changed in the scripts, please comment below. If you want to see the rough videos, you will need to have a subscription to the Newsletter (no longer available) and have a gmail (or yahoo) account. If you have both, you should already be able to see the videos by clicking on the links below. If you don’t, then sign up for the Newsletter right away! Continue reading “Book trailer videos for Lazlo Ferran?” →

Top Quality Science Fiction in Urdu?

Inchoate is finally published in Urdu

I am over-the-moon to announce that Inchoate, my science fiction story about a time-traveling paleontological investigator, is now available FREE and in Urdu. My deepest and sincerest thanks go out to Atiya Adil, a teacher, for undertaking this huge task and seeing it through to its conclusion. It is extremely satisfying to see this project come to fruition after such a long period of sustained effort.

I have long wanted to provide a free and representative sample of my work to people in Asia and the Middle East, of whom I seem to have many followers (I have more followers in Cairo than any other city and more followers in India than any country other than the UK and USA). I frequently see mountain-loads of downloads in these countries during my free promotions so I know the readers are there and I also know that getting online credit to buy books, let alone having the outlet to buy them, is not easy there. Now, these readers should be have both.

Below is just a short excerpt from the Urdu version. Continue reading “Top Quality Science Fiction in Urdu?” →