News and updates

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September 2025​

The manuscript for Jack's latest novel Valiant Misadventures is currently doing the rounds of literary agents and publishers. It’s a science fantasy set in a weird Napoleonic world. A wickedly irreverent tale of love, war, time travel and death (but not necessarily in that order); and the usual cast of outrageous characters. Well, sort of.

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​Jack has paid his respects to the temple on Chopstick Hill for good luck!

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June 2024​

Jack working on Dial B for Bangkok. The Siamese world of Orson Palmer and his pals will be given a retro sci-fi twist along with great new cover art.    

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​October 2021

Jack's short story Rocket Ship Temple Blues is out now in Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag

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August 2019

Moved back to the UK with family after living on a Swiss mountain. Now living in the historic, wonderful - and very inspiring - town of Shrewsbury. 

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​September 2021

Those talented folks at Penumbric magazine have accepted one of Jack's short stories. Rocket Ship Temple Blues is a spin off from my old novel Zen City, Iso and features some its characters but reimagined with a strong retro sci-fi theme.

 

“Dark comedy set in an artificial noir world (think Bladerunner meets 1940s Thailand). Palm Trees is an ex-monk who has had a terrible premonition and must find his friend Bob before it’s too late.”

 

Rocket Ship should be published in Penumbric's October’s edition.

 

Jack has submitted a short story to another magazine and busy working on a third. They also have speculative elements and set in a retro sci-fi Thailand.     

 

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