Here’s a pretty unique review of BAR NONE for your delectation.
What I’m up to: just getting into THE WIRE, four episodes in to Season One and I’m hooked. The 5 minute ‘crime scene’ scene where the only word uttered was ‘fuck’ is genius, the characters are real, the writing intelligent and compelling. Brilliant stuff. Now I have to watch it all before anyone tells me what happens. (Yeah, I’m late catching up on this series … I’m always late. I’ve only just bought STATE OF PLAY and EDGE OF DARKNESS to watch, too).
What I’m listening to: Death Magnetic by Metallica really is a bloody good album.
And another thing: Lost Season 5 … finished watching it last night, and … it’s OK. I’m glad it’s finishing next season. I laugh out loud now, more than gasp in surprise. Too many staggering revelations just make for comedy. But it’s still compellingly written and quite addictive stuff. And Kate is a hottie (Tracey is a Sawyer fan).
By the way, exciting news still incoming soon. Here’s a clue: keep your eye on Variety.
Thrilled to see my novel BAR NONE on Joe Gordon’s Best of the Year list. Joe writes the blog over at Forbidden Planet International, and he’s a man who knows what he’s talking about.
He’s also a lover of fine ales. Not that that swayed him, at all.
BAR NONE is still available … apocalypse and real ale, it’s a fine brew.
BAR NONE appears on Peter Schwotzer’s list of Top Ten Books over at Famous Monsters of filmland. Nice!
Publishers Weekly gives a wonderful review for Bar None in this week’s issue – read it here (scroll down to the SF/Fantasy/Horror section). In part it says:
…a fun, engaging, exceptionally strange and refreshingly original tale for fans of postapocalyptic fiction.
Also, there’s a new interview with me about my Hellboy novel up now at Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review.
BAR NONE gets a nice mention at The Agony Column, and the write-up gave my fragile writer’s ego a very much needed boost. Big publishers please take note!
Hoping for many more reviews of BAR NONE soon, from beer bloggers and websites as well as all the usual genre sources. If you read it and feel like saying a few words, please swing by here and let me know your thoughts.
Meanwhile, it’s bask to those pesky signature sheets for me.
My wife and kids jetted off to France for a few days this morning, and I’m missing them already. But to cheer me up, here’s another great review for BAR NONE. I suppose I should honour a review like this by lifting a pint later on …..
There’s a wonderful review of BAR NONE at Highlander’s Book Reviews. It’s a scorcher, and it’s really made my day. In part it says:
This is a book every bit as good as Cormac McCarthy’s critically acclaimed The Road. In many ways it’s similar, a post apocalyptic road trip, but for me this is the more successful book infused as it is with much more mystery, narrative drive and character development.
If you read BAR NONE, please do drop by and let me know what you think of it. And more importantly, spread the word.
A nice review of BAR NONE here. Remember, if you like beer, and horror, and the apoalypse, you’ll love this book.
My latest novel BAR NONE is available now! You can get it from Amazon, or direct from the publisher, or from your local bookshop (and if they don’t have it, please ask them to order a copy).
You can also download a flyer/poster direct from the publisher’s website, if you feel inclined to help promote this one.
‘A novel of chilling suspense, apocalyptic beauty, and fine ales’.
I mean, come on, what more could you possibly want? One of the best things I’ve written, and my first horror novel for a couple of years.
Spread the word. Buy the book. And please, please tell me what you think.
