Tag: dystopian fiction
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On reading: The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier
Panatier paints a refreshing, original dystopia that’s going to get your blood pumping (sorry).
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On reading: Afterland by Lauren Beukes
Lauren Beukes is back with her latest novel Afterland – a post-pandemic masterclass in pacing, with characters you’re going to want to hang out with, go for beers with, cry with.
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On reading: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Beautiful and quietly disturbing, The Memory Police is a book you’ll want to linger over.
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On reading: Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Chuck Wendig brings us a scarily prescient masterpiece, that’s sure to find its place in the classic novel lists of the future.
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On reading: The Book of Koli by M. R. Carey
Carey brings us a dystopian future where nature has teeth.
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Free e-book for your pre-apocalyptic tastes
Grind Spark, my pre-apocalyptic dystopian novel, is free this weekend to meet your pre-apocalyptic reading needs while you stay at home
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On reading: The Boy on the Bridge by M R Carey
Title: The Boy on the Bridge Author: M R Carey From the back: Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived.
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5 dystopian fictions to brighten up your day
Trump in charge of America. Brexit. Boris Johnson looking after the UK’s foreign affairs. A ‘loose woman’ won Celebrity Big Brother. You’d be forgiven for thinking we don’t need any dystopian fictions to liven up our day to day wanderings – after watching the news perhaps we’re all bleaked out. But perhaps that’s exactly why…
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Official Belated Grind Spark Book Launch day
Howdy fiends. Aaaannnnd, after an impromptu hiatus, I’m back, in a slightly quieter Dust Lounge. But not for too much longer, as soon enough we’ll be finding some new fur-babies to chase away the emptiness. But, in the meantime, you’re stuck with me and my harmonicas. And we are back in business.
The Dust Lounge 