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And Glory press…
Jon Pearce was kind enough to mention the novel in his most recent post on Samizdata.
No commentsAmazon author page…
Mine to be exact. Its much improved and even features RSS feed.
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Reports from the UK, Hull specifically, tell me that And Glory has arrived for those who ordered their books.
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Dr Eamonn Butler, of the Adam Smith Institute, has a new book. Its sets out a great vision for fixing the mess the UK is in right now.
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Just a reminder here is the book on Amazon. Hope they get the cover up soon.
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Book Review: King of the Lobby by Kathryn Allamong Jacob
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This is the bit that gets people interested in my forthcoming novel.
1 commentThe year is 2034. Power lies in Europe with the bureaucrats in Brussels and London is the centre for the Western Provinces.
The Supremo Manipulator of this conglomerate of nations is Pius. With no religious connections and a diminishing hold on power the Union is sustained by nepotism, violence and musical chairs of political appointees. The disintegration of the Union is imminent.
Rob, an English tech nerd together with his accomplice David, have to use their cyborg intelligence to survive in this oppressive Euro society in the Western Provinces. The assassination of Teresa, Rob’s girlfriend, and a busload of tourists along with the murder of a Czech student at Hull European University, provide the catalyst for Rob and David’s dangerous involvement. Together with their minders, Michaela and Kiara, they head full speed into their deadly adventure. Death is catching.
With a touch of humor, a satirical political edge, characters that you come to know well and a flowing writing style take the reader through a techno-thriller deep into the 21st century. We see the ambivalence of the revolutionaries, who never intended serious action, faced with orders to destroy and kill. Europe will never be the same again …
New tea party book reviewed…
Book Review: A New American Tea Party by John M O’Hara
Comments are off for this postLucifer Rising & Shadow of Fate
Lucifer Rising reviewed… and Shadows of Fate gets the once over as well.
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Book Review: Romance Language by Alan Elsner
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Book Review: 101 Great Philosophers by Madsen Pirie
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown reviewed over at Blogcritics.
While over at BNN, I review Murder in the Magick Club.
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Book Review: The Plan by Dan Hannan and Douglas Carswell
Book Review: The Terrorist Legacy by Mr. Pat
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Book review: Immaculate Deception by Courtney J. Webb
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First a review of Pat Cox’s The Enemy is Within over at BNN and I have done a short piece for the ASI on the monster in the room. As with the music biz that monster is the BBC.
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A rather fun read if one is honest.
1 commentDeath of a Pope…a book review
A very taught theological thriller that lacks all the waffle that you find in many novels of the type. While there is reflection and liturgical discussion it never gets turgid and trite.
Read more of my review of the new book by Piers Paul Read over @ BNN
2 commentsApostate Theory?
I have reviewed the book entitled The Apostate Theory over at BNN. Its not very hard to figure out why this novel was written under pseudonym. Its a well written mostly realistic novel about the efforts to stop Islamist terror.
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Book Review: The Dakota Cypher by William Dietrich
Norse in North America, an amorous rogue… must be the new Ethan Gage novel.
Blacklisting Myself…a review…
Book Review: Blacklisting Myself - Memoir of a Hollywood Apostate in the Age of Terror by Roger L. Simon
Academy Award-nominated screenwriter delivers a memoir to warm — and amuse — the cynical political heart.
Comments are off for this postI was trying to come up with platitudes for this piece of writing that do not come across as twee or sycophantic.
Best of…2008
Biggest return to form: AC/DC
Album of the year: AC/DC
Best band: AC/DC
Lamest attempt @ comeback: Guns n’ Roses
Overhyped album of the year: tie GnRMetallica
Best album you have never heard of: “Valley of Fire” Southern Gentlemen
Best live gig: Iron Maiden @ Twickeham, UK
Best tour: Whitesnake/Def Leppard/Thunder
Biggest shame: Astoria, London closing its doors
Steaming pile award: XFactor, Pop Idol, Dancing with the Stars…enough already!
Movies: not my bag…sorry
Books: “Stealth Jihad” by Robert Spencer & “Liberal Fascism” by Jonah Goldberg
TV show: “Chuck”
Still haven’t got a clue award: the “old guard” of the recording industry worldwide esp. BMI & RIAA
Gadget of the Year: iPhone (any version)
The Authurian Omen
Reviewed over at BNN.
Comments are off for this postMarty wades through the music pile
Music Reviews: Journey, Kansas, Oxygene8, Sugar’s Cane, Three Miles Out, Your Highness Electric, Straight Line Stich, War Tapes, Zebra and Ted Nugent
Pomp, prog, a little modern rock with a reggae kicker. What else you want?
And Andrew has reviewed Gareth Hind’s Merchant of Venice and Atlantis was America.
Comments are off for this postA reminder: order The Gathering Dark today
If you want to buy via Amazon.com please order The Gathering Dark via the advert on the right side of this blog.
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Book review: The Bumper Book of Government Waste 2008 by Matthew Elliot & Lee Rotherham
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Marty’s Musical Meltdown: Pawbox, Carnival of Souls, Gang Green, Carlton Walker & more
Some of the latest CDs out there.
Plus I have reviewed What’s wrong with Islam? and the anime-like Vision of Rage.
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Music Review: Guns and Roses, Rick Wakeman, The 69 Eyes and Scum
Twenty-Four Hours with an Apple Touch
Lighter and thinner than the iPhone, Apple’s Touch is the newest member of the Apple family of neat products.
And finally an excellent gothic novel called The Wolf’s Lament.
Comments are off for this postBook review: Palawan
Palawan
C D Williams
A little under 250 pages with a nice tropical scene on the over might lead you to believe that this was a fluffy little novel about romance in the South Seas. And that is just the point of the cover, to lure you into this rip-roaring thriller with Islamic terrorists and ‘Nam vets. Locals as diverse as the lush tropical jungle of the Philipines and Sin City aka Las Vegas add to a nice mixture here.
This is a great thriller that never once drags anywhere. The pace is quick, the novel is well laid out and the editing is better than most mass market paperbacks. The fact that Williams has pulled off a timely terrorist thriller with more pace and less verbiage than the mighty Tom Clancy is to be applauded.
This is a perfect novel for someone flying from the East Coast of the US to Vegas. A perfect travel novel that has enough to get you distracted but not enough to get turgid. I highly recommend this novel and feel almost intimidated that this is Williams’ debut.
The novel would make a perfect movie, as long as Williams could make sure the baddies stay the same. Methinks there is a great script right below the surface. Let me assure you that it does not read like a script made into a novel.
If you are in search of a good novel to while away a few hours before you sleep at night might I suggest Palawan?
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