Mike Brooks

You can tell autumn is here: the British climate might not know what it’s doing (it was bitterly cold up on the moors above the Upper Derwent and Howden Reservoirs yesterday when we went walking to Alport Castles, but it’s… Read moreA busy autumn

SATURDAY I started Saturday at Nine Worlds bright and early with a talk at 9am about Alchemy & Chemistry in SF/Fantasy, which sounded promising but turned out to be more of a talk about the history of chemistry (which was… Read moreNine Worlds 2018 review (Sat & Sun)

Once more, I went to Nine Worlds. Once more, I had an amazing time.   THURSDAY Joe and I drove down to London for my fourth Nine Worlds and his second. On the way we nearly died(!) when a white… Read moreNine Worlds 2018 review (Thurs and Fri)

Hi everyone, I’m currently at Nine Worlds in London but this interview with me has just gone up on author Mark Jackson’s website:

Don’t worry, I haven’t got rid of Rob Dinsdale, he’s still around. However, I am happy to announce that Rob has reached out and formed an alliance with Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates, who’ll be handling affairs relating to… Read moreBlack Library, a new novel and a new agent – an update

It’s been a couple of months since I’ve blogged. WHOOPS. However, in all honesty I’ve not had that much to say, although I can announce that my Necromunda novella ‘Wanted: Dead’ is going to be released by Black Library this… Read moreA well-intentioned rant (aren’t they all?)

So, I’m starting my 2017 In Review post with less than seven hours of the year to go. Efficient, that’s me. On a general basis, 2017 was pretty shite. I have major disagreements with the decisions made by the administrations… Read more2017 in review

Only two days after the release of Dark Deeds and I have more excellent news to impart! First of all, I’ll be at the Black Library Weekender this Saturday. I’m not on any panels or anything like that, but I’ll be… Read moreBlack Library update!

I know it’s their job to sell books, but this review by Barnes & Noble might just be the nicest collection of words anyone has ever said about my writing. Skim over lightly if you don’t like spoilers, because… well… there’s… Read moreBarnes & Noble DARK DEEDS review

Apologies for shouting, but this is sort of exciting. Apologies also if you’ve visited my website recently and have simply been greeted with a photography page. Long story short, a mate of mine was running the webhosting for this place and… Read moreDARK DEEDS IS OUT TOMORROW!