Click on book covers for reviews and previews.
RealmShift
"an inventive and action-packed story"
"a gripping, thought-provoking tale"
"a novel I am loath to put down. A most surprising read. Quite a ride"
"fast-paced and engrossing"
"RealmShift is phenomenal. If it’s not already on your bookshelf it should be."
MageSign
"a fast-paced ride through a visceral reality"
"a fast paced supernatural adventure that will leave readers rethinking how they view the Cosmos"
"a gritty tale of blood rituals, mystery, and mysticism… grabs hold of the reader and doesn’t let go"
"fantastic qualities … horrific at times... I highly recommend it"
"Alan Baxter takes the reader right to the edge and then pushes us over. And I thank him for it."
Ghost Of The Black
"Excellent pacing"
"I’ve found myself not wanting to stop reading"
"Everything about it is bang on"
"very, very readable."
Until recently I didn’t know much about the Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski. However, I was reading his obituary and became quite fascinated. He was born in Pinsk, in what is now Belarus, in 1932. His family was so poor that they wore tree bark for shoes. He started smoking at the age of seven...
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Answers on a postcard please. Question 1: How often did this happen that they needed to put up a sign? Question 2: Under what circumstances would it be okay, thereby leading them to use the word “may” in that sign? Incidentally, I took this photo in central London last weekend, just around the corner...
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Everything is still rather hectic at the moment, so I apologise once again for the intermittent posts. However, to keep you entertained very slightly, I’ll just share this little gem from Adrian in London. On searching the British Department of Health website trying to get some information with regard to prescription medicines, Adrian came...
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My apologies for the complete lack of service. There’s been a family emergency. I won’t bore you with the details, but I’m still in the UK and will be for a while. Posts here will be sporadic at best for a little while, but check in every once in a while.
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Words and stories fascinate me. Our world is built on language and storytelling. Without stories, we are nothing.
This is The Word - a place to learn more about me, my stories and the words of others. Click the links along the top for all kinds of stuff, search the sidebars for loads of other stuff, click on book covers for reviews and previews, enjoy the blog and don't be shy to share your words, in comments or send me an email to alan [at]alanbaxteronline[dot]com
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