Barclay Heath has arrived!

After a long wait, copies of my novella, The Hotel Galileo, have arrived and they are all shiny and lovely. I've been waiting for this moment for a very long time and now that it's finally here, it's ... better than I ever imagined. Flicking through a copy, it's hard to remember the hard work that went into the writing of it (three drafts and countless revisions/polishes). I just feel good about it. And I haven't felt good about things for a long while.

The character of Barclay Heath, the detective in the story, has been with me for years, about fifteen years in fact, as long as I've been married. (In fact, my wife is fond of saying that there have always been three people in our marriage - me, her and Barclay Heath!) This latest incarnation just feels right now, and everything else before it was just figuring him out and finding the right story and the right universe to really bring him to life. Work continues on the next Barclay Heath mystery and I'm having a great time writing it. Having seen the first one published I'm fired up to make the next one even better.

Now all that's left is to arrange the book launch party. Date to be announced soon!

The Hotel Galileo - Updated Ordering Details

Hi folks,

Just to let you know as concisely as possible the easiest ways to order The Hotel Galileo:

UK ORDERS:
The cheapest and most efficient way is through Lulu printers via this link:http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-hotel-galileo/7206856
Lulu sell the book for £7.08 + £4.75 flat rate shipping to the UK.
Dispatch time is about 6-8 days.

You can also order it from Amazon's printers CreateSpace but I've just seen the shipping costs and they are very high to the UK and dispatch time is very slow, too. I'd advise Lulu, but here are the CreateSpace details anyway:

You can order from CreateSpace via this link: https://www.createspace.com/3385957
PLEASE NOTE: When ordering from outside the US please use this discount code: FAFPNMQH
which gives a 25% discount to help offset the cost of international shipping.

EBOOK VERSIONS:
To avoid all that shipping-cost malarkey you can also order it from Mobipocket as an ebook at this link:
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/eBookDetails.asp?BookID=185259
Price of download: $2.49

US ORDERS:
You can order from Lulu and CreateSpace (see above links) but your best bet is probably direct from Amazon.com at this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Galileo-Lee-Moan/dp/0981623344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244663910&sr=8-1.
Paperback is $9.95
(Kindle ebook version coming soon!)

Phew! I think that's about all.
Best wishes,Lee

The Hotel Galileo is available to buy NOW

I'm very excited to be able to say that my novella, The Hotel Galileo, is now available for purchase.

If you are ordering in the UK:

You can order it direct from the printers CreateSpace via this link: https://www.createspace.com/3385957

VERY IMPORTANT: When ordering from outside the US please use this discount code:

FAFPNMQH

which gives a 25% discount to help offset the cost of international shipping. Thanks!

If you are ordering from the US:

The page is up on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Galileo-Lee-Moan/dp/0981623344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244663910&sr=8-1. You can, of course, also buy it from CreateSpace (see link above).

The paperback retails at $9.95.

Kindle version will be available on Amazon soon.

I hope that all makes sense. If there are any problems please don't hesitate to contact me and I will do my very best to address them.

Thanks for your time, and if you intend to buy a copy - THANK YOU! I hope you enjoy it.

Medea's Children

My science fiction story 'Medea's Children' has just been released as a free PDF ebook over at the Screaming Dreams website. The fantastic cover art is by British Fantasy Award-nominee Steve Upham.

It's about a young mother searching for her baby son on an alien planet and the lengths she goes to in order to find him.

Download the ebook free here: http://www.screamingdreams.com/medeaschildren.html

I hope you enjoy reading it!

You can also download the latest issue of Estronomicon at the website, featuring fantastic fiction from Paul Kane, Bob Lock, Paul Edwards and many more.

Hotel Galileo Publication Date

I'm very pleased to announce that my novella 'The Hotel Galileo' will be published in about a week's time. All being well, the book will be available by June 5th. For people in North America, it will be available for purchase from Amazon.com. (I will post details and links asap.) Because of the large shipping costs, UK/European residents will have an alternative option to purchase the book - I will provide more info on that nearer publication date.

Battlestar Galactica - How did I miss this?

I've recently been watching the TV series Battlestar Galactica on DVD as I completely missed it when it was on the telly. I believe the final season aired earlier this year. Hearing good things about it, I went back and started with the initial mini-series, then watched season one and two back to back. And so far, I'm impressed. Very impressed.

When I tell people about it, their intial reaction is always the same: "Battlestar Galactica? That was for kids, wasn't it?" No, no, no, I say. This is the new version, the 're-imagining' as it's known. And that's exactly what it is. Taking the central idea of the original 1978 series, the producers have refashioned it, exploiting its full potential and bringing it bang up to date. It makes you realise how good that idea was in the first place, it was just a shame it came so soon after the massive impact of Star Wars and ended up suffering from that, I think. Anyway, this new incarnation is a million light years away from the original, although some things have been retained (specifically the ships and a lot of the main characters). This version is well-scripted, well-acted, thought-provoking, challenging and intelligent, with high production values and an unflinching ability to peer into the abyss now and again. This is not a show peopled with cosy hero characters. These are real, flawed human beings, fighting for the right to stay alive. So, yes, there are some dark moments, and that's what makes the show so watchable. You don't know what's going to happen next, who will live, who will die.

So, how did I miss this first time round? Not sure, really. I can't say for certain what made me NOT watch it. I vaguely remember when the mini-series aired that there was some furore over Starbuck being a woman. (Oooooh!) And I caught the odd episode here and there on Sky but didn't really know what was going on and I hate coming into a show halfway through. So I kind of just waited, really. Now that it's finished and I've heard reliable reports that the show's ending lives up to all expectations (please, if you know the ending...don't tell me!), I am enjoying it all the more, safe in the knowledge that it won't disappoint as so many TV shows in the past have done. I'm just about to get my hands on Season 3 and I can't wait to find out what happens next. Ah, if only all TV shows were as good as this.

Arkham Tales Issue 3

Coming soon...

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