One For The Road
Category: Isolation Space
Isolation Space Reviewed
Muse gives golden praise
Writers’ Muse editor Jim Palmer gave his verdict on Isolation Space in the 50th edition of the literary journal (August 2009), with a resounding thumbs up for the science fiction and horror stories bound together in the anthology.
Many of them reminded him of the ‘Golden Age’ of those genres, he said, describing it an “excellent” collection. The full review can be read in the current issue, see www.writersmuseonline.com for more information, meanwhile read on for some extracts of the review.
Isolation Space,
Published by Lulu
Price £9.99 (284 pages)
ISBN: 978-1-4092-7030-0
Published by Lulu
Price £9.99 (284 pages)
ISBN: 978-1-4092-7030-0
Ordering: www.lulu.com/tyke21
“As well as the horror and science fiction pieces, there are some wonderfully observed satirical stories,” Jim Palmer wrote in Writer’s Muse #50, August 2009. “It’s hard to write satire that leaves the writer helpless with mirth, rage and realisation of the truth behind the story, but Mark achieves it brilliantly. His pace when writing these types of pieces is inestimable...
“Like many of the best science fiction and horror stories, there are twists in the tail of many of these pieces, and, also like many of the best in those genres, then end, when it hits you, is not at all expected...
“If you love being thrilled, frightened, intrigued, fascinated and engrossed, you can do no better than get hold of this book.”
Category: REVIEWS
Free Verse To Try
Free verse on Scribd sample
A selection of poems from the collection Deus Ex Insomnia was posted on the document exchange site Scribd to provide a revealing foretaste of the full paperback book.
The sampler, presented on-screen in PDF format, and available to download free-of-charge, can be found at http://www.scribd.com/doc/18202184/Deus-Ex-Insomnia-Sample.
Deus Ex Insomnia (ISBN: 978-1-84753-507-8), the full paperback version, is available to buy from the publisher Lulu or from Amazon for £5.95. The collection brings together 80 poems by Mark Cantrell, as well as a selection of his prose writing.
To find out more about the full paperback version visit Lulu http://www.lulu.com/content/652684. To try the free sample visit Scribd at http://www.scribd.com/doc/18202184/Deus-Ex-Insomnia-Sample.
MC
Category: NEWS
Sample Citizen
Citizen on the net
HERE’S a new site for aspiring poets and novelists; enovella.co.uk describes itself as a ‘social networking’ site for writers, giving the space to display drafts of their work, comment, gain feedback and otherwise chat online about the creative process.
Find it at www.enovella.co.uk
To give it a whirl, the first chapter of my as yet unpublished novel Citizen Zero is now on display for browsers to read and leave their comments. Subsequent sample chapters are set to follow, along with other samples of writing. To find these works visit:
And don’t forget to leave a comment.
MC
Category: NEWS
A Free Sample
Blood sample free to taste
A free sample of Isolation Space, featuring the story One For The Road, is available to download or read online at Scribd, adding a new blood-curdling twist to vampire fiction.
The full paperback anthology features 20 short stories by UK author Mark Cantrell. The full collection presents a thrilling mix of science fiction, horror, fantasy and satire, including a number tales that take new blood to the vampiric theme.
Jim Palmer, editor of the literary magazine Writers’ Muse, said: “[I]f you’re a science fiction fanatic and hanker for the ‘Golden Age’, then you can do no better than to get hold of a copy of this book. The pieces I read took me back to the wonder I felt when I first discovered science fiction and horror. And I loved it!”
Isolation Space (ISBN: 978-1-4092-7030-0) is available from Lulu or ordered through good bookshops priced £9.99. Read the sample at Scribd, or visit Lulu to order a copy of the complete anthology.
MC
Category: NEWS
First Impressions
First impressions
THERE are some warm words of praise for the anthology Isolation Space in the latest issue of literary journal the Writers’ Muse (#49)
Published by Lulu, the book is Mark Cantrell’s first paperback fiction collection. It presents a challenging and thought-provoking array of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, together with some more literary works, and has earned itself a quick thumbs up from the Muse.
Jim Palmer, editor, said: “Isolation Space will be reviewed fully next issue but what I can say is that if you’re a science fiction fanatic and hanker for the ‘Golden Age’, then you can do no better than to get hold of a copy of this book. The pieces I read took me back to the wonder I felt when I first discovered science fiction and horror. And I loved it!”
The Muse is a quarterly literary journal that publishes short fiction, articles, topical reviews, and short plays. To find out more about the magazine, visit www.writersmuseonline.com.
ENDS
Category: NEWS
New Source For Mutant Mars
In Scribd We Find The Mutant Pens
You can download Attack of the 50-Foot Verbose Mutant Killer Fountain Pens from Mars from Scribd.com.
The anthology presents an eclectic and downright eccentric collection of short fiction, journalism, essays and prose written by Mark Cantrell. The PDF e-book was self-published FREE under a Creative Commons licence by the author in 2006 on his website Tyke Writer Export [www.tykewriter.supanet.com]
Since then, the publication has been made available on Many Books and subsequently sk.im. Now, Mark Cantrell has made the book additionally available on Scribd.
The e-anthology is FREE to download, and pass around, provided it is done so free, the anthology is not changed in anyway, and the author is attributed. Copyright is retained on individual stories within the collection, so they cannot be shared, published, or otherwise made use of other than in the context of this anthology.
In addition to 'Fountain Pens From Mars' the author has also published his first novel, Uranium Fist, also available from Tyke Writer Export or Many Books. The novel is curious tale of revolution, written to capture the feel and tone of early 20th century radical work, but set on a future Terran colony world, it is deliberately retro in feel, and ponders just how far might ruling elites go to protect their power. A paperback edition is also available from Lulu, price £6.95, for enthusiasts of literary curios.
Mark Cantrell's first paperback anthology of fiction, presenting updated and revised versions of some of the stories in Fountain Pens, along with a diverse selection of his other fiction work is also published on Lulu. Isolation Space is priced £9.99.
Deus Ex Insomnia, his first paperback collection is also available to buy from Lulu or from Amazon. Visit www.lulu.com/tyke21 for more information. Or visit Amazon. More information on all these titles can be found at Book Marks www.mark-books.blogspot.com
To date, he has written three further novels, for which he is currently seeking a publisher. Details about his second novel, Citizen Zero, can be found at www.zerocitizen.blogspot.com
MC
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- A coffee-guzzling journalist turned novelist and occasional poet as well as an all-round layabout, Mark has spent a good few years chasing the literary dream. These days it is harder than ever to put across a suitably bohemian image, but he does his best. To date, he has written four novels, published his first poetry collection, and has written numerous examples of short fiction. And the era is still young...
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