My debut novel, Debatable Space is OUT NOW, published by Orbit Books in the UK and US.
Here's the cover and the back-cover blurb:
"Flanagan (who is, for want of a better word, a pirate) has a plan. It seems relatively simple: kidnap Lena, the Cheo’s daughter, demand a vast ransom for her safe return, sit back and wait. Only the Cheo, despotic ruler of the known universe, isn’t playing ball.
"Flanagan and his crew have seen this before, of course, but since they’ve learned a few tricks from the bad old days (being particularly bad if you happen to have been one of the myriad sons or daughters the Cheo let die rather than give in to blackmail) and since they know something about Lena that should make the plan foolproof, the Cheo’s defiance is a major setback.
"It is a situation that calls for extreme measures. Luckily, Flanagan has considerable experience in this area..."
Award winning SF writer Jon Courtenay Grimwood describes it as: "well written, fast moving and defiantly weird in places - definitely a new voice worth listening to."
Eric Brown in The Guardian kindly said that it was "so crammed with startling ideas, scintillating prose, incredible aliens and plot twists that it evokes wonder and admiration." While the Times reviewer conceded that 'this is ambitious science ficition, bristling with ideas and a sense of wonder, accessible yet sophisticated, and always fun."
SF Revu's charming and dashed good looking reviewer claimed that this is "one of those rare books that holds your focus on every page, and feeds your imagination as it does so", while The Book Swede described it as a "truly fantastic read."
And my friend Jayne Kirkham, who is not a critic or a blogger, and has nothing to do with the SF world, wrote memorably: "I am loving this book. What delicious mouth-watering prose."
Here's the sort of information you might need if you want to order a copy:
Original Publication Date: January 2008
Mass-market paperback date: August 2008
Publisher: Orbit Books, UK (£7.99) and US ($7.99)
UK ISBN13: 978-1841496207
US ISBN13: 978-0316068093
Here is an extract from the opening of the book.
And here is an extract from a bit later on.
Enjoy!