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Glasgow in 2024

July 17, 2024 jcjosAdmin Leave a comment

I wish to announce that I am not on any program items or panels for Glasgow2024 this coming August. https://glasgow2024.org/whos-coming/guests-of-honour/

No I can’t be bothered to contact any press outlet about it, & I won’t be in the bar hanging out with George.

I am looking forward to an excellent few days celebrating shared joys with other fans.

This means that aside from scheduling clashes and lack of spoons I will hopefully get to all the panels & programming items I want and maybe volunteer a bit.

And meet many interesting people, I have a list, and will have stickers.

No further comments at this time.

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Flesh and Steel

June 14, 2023 jcjosAdmin Leave a comment

I am currently reading Flesh and Steel by Guy Haley. It is a #WarHammer40k book which finally deals with the gruesome creation of servitors, the systemic inequalities which degrade & oppress the ordinary citizens of the Empire.

The set up is well done, an investigator who has an augmented arm replacement, has to work with a tech-priest as body is found & the case over laps their jurisdictions. It’s an interesting mystery & delves into parts of the #WH40k universe I’ve not read before.
https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/flesh-and-steel-ebook-2020.html

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Octocon 2021

September 23, 2021 jcjosAdmin Leave a comment

Octocon is free this year, but please register so that you have access to all the convention programme.

registration.octocon.com

I am really looking forward to taking part, I am getting to interview Darren Shan, which I am really looking forward to. If you have questions you’d like me to ask him, put them in the comments.

https://registration.octocon.com

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The RedLine Book Festival.

October 14, 2018 jcjosAdmin Leave a comment

It was a wonderful evening, I got there early, meet Mr Hamilton, gave him a packet of his fav biscuits, did our prep work and then it was on with the show.

It was a fun and wide ranging conversation about his work, how he works, what works for him and how everyone has to find what works for them, to how science fiction books ideally are to make people think and consider questions they may not otherwise.

He was lovely in person, very much a gent and after the event we popped over to Eddie Rockets for a burger and kept talking away.

Thank you so much to https://www.redlinebookfestival.ie/ for the opportunity.

Salvation is out now and it is the start of a new trilogy.

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/peter-f-hamilton/salvation/9781447281313