The Space Between Us is Out Today

My latest novel is out today! You can get it here in paperback, or here in ebook, or pick up copy at your local independent bookshop. I know for a fact that my local shop, The Portobello Bookshop, will have signed copies, so check them out if you want one. There should also be signed copies at independent shops across the UK, so do seek them out.

This book is a bit of a departure for me, my first science fiction novel, but the early response to the book so far has been absolutely incredible, so I want to say a massive THANK YOU to the authors, bloggers, reviewers and readers who have connected with the book and taken the time to write, post or talk about it. 

You can read more about the story below, but this is really a book about the importance of connecting to each other and the world around us. With that in mind, word of mouth is so important for books these days, so if you’ve read it and liked it – please tell someone, write a review, spread the word. Thank you!

Connecting will change everything…

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Lennox is a troubled teenager with no family. Ava is eight months pregnant and fleeing her abusive husband. Heather is a grieving mother and cancer sufferer. They don’t know each other, but when a meteor streaks over Edinburgh, all three suffer instant, catastrophic strokes… 

…only to wake up the following day in hospital, miraculously recovered. 

When news reaches them of an octopus-like creature washed up on the shore near where the meteor came to earth, Lennox senses that some extra-terrestrial force is at play. With the help of Ava, Heather and a journalist, Ewan, he rescues the creature they call ‘Sandy’ and goes on the run. 

But they aren’t the only ones with an interest in the alien … close behind are Ava’s husband, the police and a government unit who wants to capture the creature, at all costs. And Sandy’s arrival may have implications beyond anything anyone could imagine…

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Between The Covers

I am absolutely thrilled that The Space Between Us has been chosen to be discussed on BBC2’s Between the Covers, hosted by Sara Cox. Can’t wait to watch. More details here.

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Six of My Books on Sale

All six of my books published by Orenda are on sale on ebook for the whole of January. This is frankly crazy, but I love it. Click on the links below to fill yer boots. Happy 2023!

Black Hearts
The Great Silence
The Big Chill
A Dark Matter
Breakers
Fault Lines

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The Space Between Us Proofs

Just arrived! So excited to see this one in the flesh. A first-contact thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, a book about connection and our place in the universe. Out 16.3.23, pre-order here:

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Crazy Ebook Deals

The Great Silence – amzn.to/3wsLNjd
Breakers – amzn.to/2Xc40jk
The Big Chill – https://amzn.to/3nlK8Hu

The Big Chill – https://geni.us/5elIaA
The Great Silence – https://geni.us/d1WUMJp

A Dark Matter – https://amzn.to/2E4wLdc
The Big Chill – https://amzn.to/3f2GP6J
The Great Silence – https://amzn.to/3gDtSQ1

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The Space Between Us Cover Reveal

Here’s the cover of my forthcoming science fiction thriller, THE SPACE BETWEEN US. Published by the wonderful Orenda Books 16.3.23, cover by the brilliant Mark Swan. I am IN LOVE with this cover. 🐙🌊🛸

Find out more about it here.

Pre-order it here.

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Black Hearts is out today!

BLACK HEARTS is out today! It’s dark, funny, sad, crazy and very close to my heart. Funerals, stalkers, faked deaths, corpses, black holes, drumming, violent ghosts and more. Get it below or at your local bookshop. Ta!

Ebook: https://geni.us/0WnP2o

Print: https://geni.us/Qbz0os

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Malt & Music

Want to watch me and old pal Vic Galloway talking about whisky and music for 71 mins? Of course you do. Specifically, we talked about:

Cask No. 12.48: Hoppy madness / The Avalanches, Since I Left You

Cask No. 38.31: The magic is so strong / Little Simz, Point And Kill featuring Obongjayar

Cask No. 44.154: Terra Firma / Spoon, Held

Cask No. 138.12: Spice wreck / Biffy Clyro, Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies

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The Opposite of Lonely

Always a little wary of posting these, tempting fate and all that, but I’ve finished the very rough first draft of the fifth Skelfs book, provisionally called The Opposite of Lonely. Just in time for a holiday.

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Toronto, Here I Come!

VERY excited to be heading to the Motive Festive in Toronto for a few days of book and band shenanigans. Two book events, a masterclass and two gigs should keep me busy. Come and find us, Torontonians!

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