I came across this on Twitter yesterday – Tobias Buckell tweeted about it. I recommend checking out the comments to his story A Game of Rats and Dragon in Lightspeed Magazine – they’re funny, sad an infuriating in equal measure. I do wonder who this Chris Fowler guy is and what his beef is – ostensibly the guy is complaining because he says Buckell is ripping off Cordwainer Smith’s story The Game of Rat and Dragon, whereas Buckell positions it as a homage to Cordwainer Smith’s story. However, the comments section gets out of hand and this chap Chris ends up insulting all and sundry!
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Update on Alt Hist Issue 5 | Alt Hist: Historical Fiction and Alternate History
There’s some news about Alt Hist, one of the magazines I edit Update on Alt Hist Issue 5 | Alt Hist: Historical Fiction and Alternate History.
Still looking for some quality stories for the next issue – I’m probably getting pickier in my old age!
A Books That Don’t Exist Yet On Your Wish List for Christmas

I thought it would be cool to compare Christmas wish lists for books, but not wish-lists for actual books that exist. What are the top 5 books you wish were going to be out for Christmas but aren’t because they don’t exist and haven’t been written yet?
- Follow-up to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- A new story featuring Severian the Torturer, courtesy of Gene Wolfe
- A new Robert Harris thriller – I’ve read all of them and even sampled one of his non-fiction works!
- Lord of the Rings sequel (Sauron fights back) by J. R. R. Tolkien
- A decent sequel to Star Wars turned into a decent film as well – i.e. episodes 7 to 9!
What are your most wished for books?
Tales of Magic and Mayhem Published
I have now published my first collection of short stories. Tales of Magic and Mayhem contains five tales – all with a fantasy theme, some are historically set, while others are pure fantasy.
The stories featured are:
- Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure
- Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic
- Bisclavret (The Werewolf)
- Forged in Blood
- Demon River
You can get the collection either as an eBook or a Printed book. Check out the Tales of Magic and Mayhem page on my site for more details!
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