Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon

 Now that a month has gone by since Locus published a number of appreciations of Chris Priest, I think it's safe to offer up my own cont...

 I mean to say something about Chris Priest, but in the meantime, I did a bit of pond-dipping for the first time this year (it's remarka...

 If you've been reading this blog for at least a couple of years you might remember this bit of acrylic art I put up early in 2022: It w...

 My new novel is out - published on Tuesday in the States, and today in the UK. It's the third in the Prefect Dreyfus sub-series and als...

 

 A new story of mine, "Lottie and the River", will appear in the Christmas issue of New Scientist, with a publication date of Dece...

 After a relatively quiet summer, September and October were filled with travel, including a couple of international trips - a bit of a nove...