My speculative fiction novel, Another Life, combines themes of family life, myths and legends, a quest and cutting-edge science. These elements are introduced in a natural, uncomplicated way, avoiding technical explanations, so as not to alienate the reader. To bring these disparate elements together, I had to overcome several challenges, the biggest being how to […]more…
The Quest for a Hidden Village
My novel, Another Life, is centred on a quest by the main protagonist, Oliver, to find a woman who waved to him from a window of a village cottage thirty years ago. Oliver begins with no motive, other than to understand a moment from his past when he glimpsed the prospect of happiness in an […]more…
Volume II – Dust and Shadows
Volume II of The Invisible College Trilogy is complete and has been delivered to the publisher. Further announcements within the next few days.more…
The Invisible College: Volume I Editing Scheduled for July 2013
Excellent news! My publisher has confirmed she will be starting work on The Invisible College next month.more…
Reading List: Source Material for The Invisible College
How To Lie With Maps by Mark Monmonier An important and entertaining account of how maps are constructed and how they can be used to misrepresent the landscape, either deliberately or unintentionally The book describes how maps can be used to mislead or misinform the reader, whether to sell ideas, deceive enemies or hide or […]more…