The book is now available in paperback direct from the publisher at https://completelynovel.com/books/leeds ... impossible Look forward to your feedback!Barlow Boy wrote:No worries Dave, I usually take it away for my jaunt up to Northumberland. I'll dig out another one for now, but if you could put a note up when it's available that would be great
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I'm concentrating on 'hard' sci-fi at the moment, reading some of the classics of the genre.
Having finished the Arthur C Clarke epic four book Rama series, I'm now two-thirds of the way through Larry Niven's [img]Ringworld[/img].
I'm blown away by the creativity of the great SF authors.
If you want to escape you really can't beat a good book ..
Having finished the Arthur C Clarke epic four book Rama series, I'm now two-thirds of the way through Larry Niven's [img]Ringworld[/img].
I'm blown away by the creativity of the great SF authors.
If you want to escape you really can't beat a good book ..
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Cheers Dave, any idea when it is out on Amazon ?.dlw10 wrote:The book is now available in paperback direct from the publisher at https://completelynovel.com/books/leeds ... impossible Look forward to your feedback!Barlow Boy wrote:No worries Dave, I usually take it away for my jaunt up to Northumberland. I'll dig out another one for now, but if you could put a note up when it's available that would be great
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It usually takes around 2 weeks. I've priced it at £10 on Amazon hoping that will get it into the free p and p category. It is only £6.99 on CN but they will charge around £3 for postage so it will be similar delivered on both.Barlow Boy wrote:Cheers Dave, any idea when it is out on Amazon ?.dlw10 wrote:The book is now available in paperback direct from the publisher at https://completelynovel.com/books/leeds ... impossible Look forward to your feedback!Barlow Boy wrote:No worries Dave, I usually take it away for my jaunt up to Northumberland. I'll dig out another one for now, but if you could put a note up when it's available that would be great
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Have you tried Michael Moorcock? He's a very interesting writer exploring the multiverse, law and chaos, good and evil, order and entropy through various (or possibly the same) eternal characters.rigger wrote:I'm concentrating on 'hard' sci-fi at the moment, reading some of the classics of the genre.
Having finished the Arthur C Clarke epic four book Rama series, I'm now two-thirds of the way through Larry Niven's [img]Ringworld[/img].
I'm blown away by the creativity of the great SF authors.
If you want to escape you really can't beat a good book ..
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Cheers Dave, I'll get Mrs B to sort this out for medlw10 wrote:It usually takes around 2 weeks. I've priced it at £10 on Amazon hoping that will get it into the free p and p category. It is only £6.99 on CN but they will charge around £3 for postage so it will be similar delivered on both.Barlow Boy wrote:Cheers Dave, any idea when it is out on Amazon ?.dlw10 wrote:The book is now available in paperback direct from the publisher at https://completelynovel.com/books/leeds ... impossible Look forward to your feedback!Barlow Boy wrote:No worries Dave, I usually take it away for my jaunt up to Northumberland. I'll dig out another one for now, but if you could put a note up when it's available that would be great
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Re: Moorcock.
Yes, but only one - absolutely staggeringly brilliant - book by him : Behold The Man.
It's amazing if anyone's not read it, very short - for a novel - but riveting.
It tells the tale of a time-traveller who goes back to find out if the story of Jesus as depicted in the bible really is true.
I'll say no more for fear of spoilers, but it really makes you think
Didn't he write lyrics/perform in Hawkwind for a while, too ??
Michael Moorcock, I mean .. not Jesus
Yes, but only one - absolutely staggeringly brilliant - book by him : Behold The Man.
It's amazing if anyone's not read it, very short - for a novel - but riveting.
It tells the tale of a time-traveller who goes back to find out if the story of Jesus as depicted in the bible really is true.
I'll say no more for fear of spoilers, but it really makes you think
Didn't he write lyrics/perform in Hawkwind for a while, too ??
Michael Moorcock, I mean .. not Jesus
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I'm just re-reading Behold The Man funnily enough. I got into him when I was a lot younger with the Elric books but fell heavily for him with the Jerry Cornelius series (I was even in a band called Mr Cornelius for a while), Von Bek, Mother London, Gloriana ...
And yes he wrote and performed with Hawkwind. He also wrote with Blue Oyster Cult and even had his own band.
And yes he wrote and performed with Hawkwind. He also wrote with Blue Oyster Cult and even had his own band.
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I'm amazed there's not been a new, more political version of the song "Don't Fear The Reaper" yet, maybe with an anti-IS lyric ..
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As it is it could be a recruitment song for a death cult like IS.rigger wrote:I'm amazed there's not been a new, more political version of the song "Don't Fear The Reaper" yet, maybe with an anti-IS lyric ..