Tag Archives: Books

Completely New RPG System

The new role-playing game is ready for release and it is a generic system that nevertheless comes with a huge range of settings, all tied together by a time traveling/ alternate histories theme. It is a very ambitious project and it will be a project that will be undergoing constant revision for a long time [...]

Convergence, the internet, mp3 music, books, applications and mobile phones.

I love convergence. Convergence is where your phone turns into a camera, and then the next model is also an mp3 player, and then the next model can surf the internet and on and on until you just need one machine for everything from brain surgery to transportation. The Dancers at the End of Time by Michael [...]

A spaceship called The Artful Dodger

I’ve reached page 218 of the science fiction novel that I am reading and, at the same time, illustrating; and at last a spaceship has caught my eye. The spaceships from the book – The Dreaming Void by Peter F Hamilton – are of a very futuristic kind indeed. The spaceship on page 218 is [...]

Genetically engineered science fiction wolf.

The second illustration from my illustrate-a-chunk-of-space-opera-as-you-read-it wheeze. This is a wolf creature from page 97 of my chosen sci fi tome victim. The book in question being illustrated is The Dreaming Void by Peter F Hamilton, and I can heartily recommend it. For a science fiction nerd like me it is a gold mine. It [...]

Dreaming Void Illustrations

I just started reading a book by one of my favorite authors, Peter F Hamilton. It’s called The Dreaming Void and, although I’m only on page 52 of 796, I can already say that it has the makings of being one of his best. I’m enjoying it so much that I came up with a [...]

Slaves of New York

This illustration was inspired by a cool book I just read called Slaves of New York. The book is written by Tama Janowitz and gives a real glimpse into the unhappy lives of the Soho art crowd. This image is intended as a possible cover. The character in the sketch represents one of the proud [...]

Carrie Fisher’s new book

Carrie fishers new book sounds cool. She talks about the new book at her blog here. It’s called Wishful Drinking and I can’t wait to read it. I’ve done a bit of wishful drinking myself over the years.