A Brief History of the Great Pubs of London
My story “A Brief History of the Great Pubs of London” is in the anthology Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke, sales of which go to English PEN, and which is about to go “out of print” (out of digital?)...
View ArticleApril BSFA London Meeting: Lavie Tidhar interviewed by Edward James
Location: The Cellar Bar, The Argyle Public House, 1 Greville Street (off Leather Lane), London EC1N 8PQ On Wednesday 24th April 2013, Lavie Tidhar (author of the BSFA Award shortlisted Osama, and The...
View ArticleMartian Sands Now Available!
After a short delay, Martian Sands is back from the printers and shipping. Get yours for just £11.99! The limited edition (100 signed, jacketed copies) is still on pre-orders and will be going to the...
View ArticleAdventure Rocketship & Launch
Adventure Rocketship is a new series of magazine-in-anthology form from Jonathan Wright (who interviewed me for SFX last year). It’s done as a very tasteful 1950s style paperback, and the first issue,...
View ArticleRecent Blurbs #1: Aliya Whiteley’s Witchcraft in the Harem
I sometimes get asked to blurb a book, that is, write a short sentence or paragraph recommending it, to be used on the back of the book. I take my cue from the great blurb artiste Gary Shteyngart, who...
View ArticleMartian Sands e-book now available!
Martian Sands is now available as an e-book! You can purchase it from Amazon or Amazon UK or directly from PS Publishing (in epub or mobi formats). TOTAL RECALL MEETS SCHINDLER’S LIST! 1941: an hour...
View Article“The Core” in Interzone
My latest Central Station story, “The Core” (completing the arc of previous stories “Strigoi” and “The Bookseller”) is now in Interzone issue #246. In the dark of night, Achimwene awakened. The faint...
View ArticleLocus on Martian Sands
Feels more like early Kurt Vonnegut… both writers seem to channel the same prankster glee that covers deep despair. Martian Sands crackles with energy and life while poking at some big questions about...
View ArticleOsama now out in Germany!
Delighted to say that the German edition of Osama, published in very handsome hardback by Rogner & Bernhard, has just been published! It can be purchased here or in a Kindle edition!
View ArticleTitanic!
My latest short story, “Titanic!” is now live at Apex Magazine. It’s something of a mash-up – the ultimate mash-up! And a little steampunk, and, well, stuff. When I come on board the ship I pay little...
View ArticleMartian Sands – on Nook and Kobo
The e-book edition of Martian Sands is now available for both the Nook and Kobo. It should pop up on iTunes in a week or so. The regular hardcover edition can still be ordered direct from PS...
View ArticleThe Projected Girl
The Projected Girl is an 11,000 word novelette, first published in Ellen Datlow’s Naked City anthology. It is now available as an e-book on the Kindle (US; UK). The original cover art is by Adi Elkin....
View ArticleClosing Down the World SF Blog
This is just a quick note, really, to say that after four years, the World SF Blog is ceasing operations and will remain online as an archive and, hopefully, a useful resource for anyone interested in...
View Article“The Oracle” in Analog
Even a few years ago, I would have been over the moon for managing to sell a story to Analog Magazine. Once Astounding, this is the oldest science fiction magazine in continuous existence,...
View ArticleBest British Fantasy 2013
My story “The Last Osama”, from Interzone, will be reprinted in Best British Fantasy 2013 from Salt Publishing. It is edited by Steve Haynes. Here’s the table of contents: “Introduction” by Steve...
View ArticleThe Violent Century Goes to Japan
I’m delighted to say that my forthcoming novel, The Violent Century, has sold to the Japanese publisher Tokyo Sogen. This is very cool news – first, because being published in Japan is awesome, and...
View Article“Western Chow Mein Red Dawn” at Podcastle
My story “Western Chow Mein Red Dawn” is now available in audio at Podcastle. You can also read it online in its original publication at Fantasy Magazine. The strangers came under a red half-moon to...
View ArticleThe Violent Century proofs!
They’re real! Not seen one yet but they’ve just arrived at the Hodder offices, as this photo proves.
View Article“Dragonkin” online at Tor.com
My latest new story, “Dragonkin”, is now online at Tor.com. It can also be purchased as a stand-alone e-book from Amazon. The awesome cover art is by Greg Ruth.
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