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The Hole In The Sky Part One will be released in February 2026

I’m mega excited to announce that my new novel, the science-fiction thriller The Hole In The Sky, Part One: Fragmentation will be published in February 2026.

After my foray into historical fiction with The Green Man, I’m returning to science fiction, this time layered with psychological horror surreal dreamscapes, and corporate intrigue.

As I approach the full launch, there will be the opportunity to become part of my ARC squad, where a set number of free advance copies of the novel will be made available in exchange for honest reviews on Goodreads and Amazon.

After Part One is published, the second and final part in the story will be hot on its heels, coming in April 2026.

Free Ebook for all my subscribers

I’m offering a free ebook of my short fantasy story A Warm Heart as a thank you to everyone who subscribes to my website. This story isn’t available in shops – the only place to get it is right here on my website.

A Warm Heart is the story of a trainee assassin who meets an unlikely travelling companion on the way to undertake his first professional kill.

The link to the story is included in your welcome email after you confirm your subscription – please like, re-post and share this post so everyone can get their free copy!

Order Signed, Personalised Copies Of My Novels

Books: personalised!

I’m now offering personalised copies of my novels The Green Man and Man O’War.

If you fancy having me write a personal message, head to my Ebay page, linked below).

Being an independent author is difficult – even sales made through Amazon mean Amazon takes a hefty share, and the royalties earned from high street bookshops are tiny, and only a viable means of income for the top, top sellers.

Buying a signed copy of my books ensures that you’re supporting the independent sector but, more importantly, gives you a unique gift you can’t get anywhere else.

Order your unique copy today!

Chronscast Episode 29 – Mulholland Drive with Tade Thompson

Bean and I are joined once more by one of the good friends of Chronscast, Tade Thompson, to discuss the great David Lynch’s towering masterpiece, Mulholland Drive. Lynch is one of our favourite filmmakers, and his films continue to astound and bewilder like no other director’s can. We wanted to do an episode to give our own small tribute to the great man, so you can imagine our delight when our old pal Tade told us of his own love for Lynch.

The Green Man is out!

My new novel The Green Man is finally out and available to buy at all good bookshops.

Long Read: Gormless, Ghastly Equality in Gormenghast

It’s been said that the characteristic difference between left and right wing politics is the question of borders; generally speaking, the more conservative one is, the less one is inclined to keep the borders open, until you get to the extreme end where the ideal number of people crossing the border is zero. And vice versa for the left-wing, whose ideal border policy can be described in two words: Open Door (although I’m aware that the descriptors “left” and “right” might be losing their meaning as the political landscape undergoes its current changes. But that’s another topic for another day).

April, the crullest month? Not on your nelly

I always have a little think about TS Eliot’s The Wasteland at some point in April. Them’s the breaks when you’re a bit of a literature nerd, I’m afraid.

For anyone else who fancies a wander through Eliot’s masterpiece as the flowers push themselves through the earth and try again for another year, here are my thoughts on the matter.

Culture Trumps Science

All civilisations have had people dedicated to learning, and the furtherment of human knowledge, effectiveness, efficiency and technology. But that isn’t necessarily science, and that doesn’t mean that every society can be, or has been, scientific.

One only has to look at the incredible advances in technology made since the advent of real, Cartesian scientific thought and reasoning, to see the difference between what a scientific society can achieve in contrast with the pre-scientific world up to around the early 1600s.

The Green Man is on Pre-Order Now

The Green Man is now available to pre-order at all good bookshops, including Amazon, Waterstones, Portbello, WHSmiths, and more!

The Green Man is a historical fiction novel with a supernatural edge. Imagine Agents Mulder and Scully as medieval monks and you’re on the right path. I’ve used old English mythology, Christian myth and symbolism, and I’ve explored the similarities between modern-day cancel culture and medieval heresy.

If you feel that the historical world, and the edge of the liminal, has things to teach us in the present day, then The Green Man will be for you.

The book will be on general sale on April 24th.

Chronscast Episode 27 – New Rock New Role with Richard Sparks

Following our last episode with Richard Sparks on The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, in which we must have mentioned The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy at least, ooh, I don’t know, at least three times, and after which we lost radio contact with Brian Sexton after he was devoured by the Black Sinkhole of Sligo, we decided to plough on with the second half of the interview.

So, on a tight schedule (Richard had tickets for the opera, meladdo) we delved into his debut novel, New Rock, New Role, an epic fantasy derived from Richard’s own love of gaming. It’s a funny and touching tale of finding purpose, friendship and adventure later in life, when all the signs tell that life may have finished dishing out adventures.

This was pertinent to Richard as he wrote this novel, his first, in his seventies. So we talk about the convetions of gaming, the friendships you make, the conventions of fantasy and the comfort and community it brings.

Elsewhere, Captain Halfmilkcarton gets the shock of his life when he’s joined by an unexpected but remarkably familiar guest…

Listen to Chronscast at your usual podcast provider!