Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon

Ahead of the publication of my new time-travel novella Permafrost later in March, Tor.com have put up an excerpt from the story. Head on ove...

Few bands meant more to me in the Eighties than Talk Talk, so I was very saddened to learn of the death of Mark Hollis, who was both the sin...

I've mentioned my enthusiasm for the music of Steely Dan  before  but lately I've been getting into their music even more deeply b...

Kingfisher, Cynon Valley, South Wales, February 2019.

It may not have been particularly good science fiction but Space:1999 certainly had some nice spaceships.  Chief among th...

Yesterday saw the UK publication of my new novel Shadow Captain, which will be followed by the American edition in a few days. This st...

The new issue of Prog magazine includes an interview with me where I talk about my record collection, especially the prog-rock side of i...