This is The Modern World

The Modern World is now officially released.



The book is generating a lot of interest already. There is:

• An online interview at UK SF Book News. My comments have also inspired Ariel to write a short essay on the current state of fantastic fiction.
• An interview in this month's issue of Interzone magazine (#210)
• There are reviews in this month's issue of SFX, Starburst and Death Ray magazines

What's it about? Here's the blurb:

The Emperor San and his Circle of immortals lead the people of the Fourlands in their endless struggle against the terrifying, alien Insects that threaten to annihilate them. A war for survival has long since become a grinding war of containment. But now Frost, the Circle's architect, unveils a visionary plan to break the stalemate and finally defeat the Insects.

Jant, the Emperor's winged messenger, has more immediate concerns. Lightning, the Circle's archer and Jant's best friend, asks him to find his rebellious teenage daughter who has disappeared in the sprawling city of Hacilith. Jant starts a search that takes him into his past, through the criminal underworld, across the bizarre worlds of the Shift, and to the very limits of temptation. The girl is seventeen and beautiful but if Jant so much as touches her, Lightning will kill him. Will curiosity be the death of Jant?

As Jant struggles with his newly-found conscience, Frost's plan produces shocking results. The Fourlands suddenly faces a greater threat than ever before. Can the Circle survive the dawn of a new, modern world?

You can buy The Modern World on amazon.co.uk or in all good bookshops. Signed copies are available at Goldsboro Books and Cold Tonnage. They also include an 'official' signed photograph. Goldsboro and Cold Tonnage both have excellent service and if you want a dedication - the book signed to yourself or any other message - just let them know or drop me a note via the contact form.