INFLUENCES: On Inspiration by TYRELL JOHNSON

TYRELL JOHNSON Author of: THE WOLVES OF WINTER (2018) On Twitter: @tjohnso14 Inspiration is a funny thing when it comes to writing. At least it is for me. Some authors have really specific moments of inspiration; others have one important theme they want to explore; some start with a concept; some are inspired by people […]

INFLUENCES: Nevil Shute’s ON THE BEACH by ALIYA WHITELEY

Name: ALIYA WHITELEY Author of: THE BEAUTY (2014) On the web: aliyawhiteley.wordpress.com On Twitter: AliyaWhiteley If stories are a way of finding a start point and an end point in something that has no framework, then post-apocalyptic fiction promises the big full stop more than any other genre. But I’ve always thought it rarely brings […]

STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel

STATION ELEVEN Emily St. John Mandel (www.emilymandel.com) Picador (www.picador.com) £12.99 Within days of the first case, the Georgia Flu sweeps across the surface of the globe, infecting billions and killing them within hours. For those that are left, the world is a strange new place, and as resources dwindle or go stale, the world becomes […]

BARRICADE by Jon Wallace

BARRICADE Jon Wallace (thingaboutchickens.blogspot.co.uk) Gollancz (www.gollancz.co.uk) £14.99 In the near future, humans create the Ficials, an engineered race of post-humans who are designed – optimised – for specific tasks, and who are virtually indestructible. Under the central command of Control, the Ficials rise against their human creators, and begin a country-wide cull. Following a nuclear […]

GUEST POST: Four Methods of Travel in BARRICADE: Kenstibec’s Guide by JON WALLACE

Name: JON WALLACE Author of: BARRICADE (2014) On the web: thingaboutchickens.blogspot.co.uk On Twitter: @Jon__Wallace Kenstibec is the main character in Barricade. He is a member of the ‘Ficial’ race, a breed of merciless super-humans optimised for soldiering, engineering and other vital roles. They fought a war against humanity and turned Britain into a wasteland. Now […]

GUEST POST: Questions and Answers by DAVID TOWSEY

Name: DAVID TOWSEY Author of: YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD (2013) On the web: davidtowsey.blogspot.co.uk On Twitter: @D_Towsey I’m very pleased to welcome David Towsey to Reader Dad, to celebrate the release of his debut novel, Your Brother’s Blood, the first book in his The Walkin’ series. My review of this excellent book will be live on […]