"Mr. Porteous manages to blend science ficiton with a dose of sharp humor and pokes at some of the other areas of the science fiction world. The book is a nice blend of both the real and the surreal world"
    Read Rick's full review on his website. (He'll also be giving a copy away at some point).

The most recent stop on the blog tour - Writing Magic.

"At about nine I sat down to write a book and got as far as numbering and naming each of the chapters, having no idea how to do anything else. The story I’d wanted to write was somewhere between the Elizabeth Shue film Adventures in Babysitting and Harry Potter. I think somebody still needs to write that story".

Read the rest of my interview here: http://tinyurl.com/5u64ch4

"I’m Scottish, six foot two inches tall and in my very, very late twenties. (This year I’ll be 31). By day I’m a social research consultant. By night I use those same skills to fight crime – with limited success. And at the weekends I’m a writer".

Read the rest of my interview with BK Walker here: http://tinyurl.com/6bh4q2c