You may have noticed that the picture of me in the banner above has changed again. This is one of those random things that just turns out well. A Kung Fu buddy of mine, Louise, took this picture completely on the fly with her iPhone using the Hipstamatic app. It’s funny how we now...
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Books By Alan
Click on book covers for reviews, previews and purchase options.
RealmShift
A race against time and the Devil
"RealmShift is phenomenal. If it’s not already on your bookshelf it should be."
MageSign
Believe in the blood 
"a gritty tale of blood rituals, mystery, and mysticism… grabs hold of the reader and doesn’t let go"
The Darkest Shade Of Grey
You can tell the story.
"...stunning supernatural noir..."
Ghost Of The Black
"Everything about it is bang on"
Write The Fight Right
“The best way for a writer to learn what’s really involved in brawling, short of going down the pub and starting something.”
Monthly Archives: April 2010
New mugshot
My books now available from Gryphonwood Press
I’m very happy to announce that the Gryphonwood Press editions of my books are now available. The newly edited RealmShift and MageSign can be bought direct from Gryphonwood or, more easily, get them through Amazon. At Amazon you can find RealmShift here and MageSign here, both just $9.99 each. There are also Kindle editions...
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NSW Society Of Editors talk with Bill Congreve
I’m very honoured to have been invited by the NSW Society Of Editors to talk at their monthly meeting next week. I’ll be sharing the honour with Bill Congreve, writer and owner of MirrorDanse Books, and we’ll be talking all about speculative fiction in general, with an emphasis on the nature of the spec...
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In honour of the Tenth Doctor
Once again, S F Signal comes up with the good stuff. This is a fan video showcasing David Tennant’s run as the tenth Doctor with a variety of backing music. It’s a brilliant piece of editing and a fitting tribute to a great Doctor. I’m not entirely sure what the relevance of the Christopher...
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A little interview at A Writer Goes On A Journey
You may remember that I recently hosted the Australian Spec Fic blog carnival. Following that, the lovely Nyssa from A Writer Goes On A Journey ran a few quick interview questions by me. You can read the interview here if you’re interested. .
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Short film – The Raven
This is an excellent sci-fi short film making good use of special effects. It’s by Ricardo de Montreuil and is described thusly: Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him. The chase is on as Chris runs for...
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What’s in a name?
Check this out from Lamebook.com: 420, pronounced four-twenty, is an American counter culture holiday. It’s the day you’re supposed to get stoned. According to lore (wikipedia), the term was coined from a group of teenagers at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California in 1971. The teens would meet after school at 4:20...
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Good show, sir
My brother-in-law put me onto this great site (thanks Adrian!) It’s called Good Show Sir and it’s all about showcasing the worst book covers in sci-fi and fantasy. Their explanation is this: Because sometimes, a book cover is so bad that all you can do is step back in wonder and say “Good show,...
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Spam comment of the week
I get a lot of spam comments here. It’s inevitable, I suppose. Once you’ve been blogging for a while a certain amount of robots and fuckwits are naturally drawn to the comments section where they shit their rubbish all over the place, telling me what a great blog this is or what an interesting...
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Doctor Who the 11th
I admit that I was cautious in my excitement about the new series of Doctor Who. When the series rebooted with Christopher Eccleston back in 2005 I was very excited and the series took off with just the right blend of old school cheesiness and modern technology (in the form of CGI and so...
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Facebook at last
I’ve been on Facebook for a long while, but I’ve always tried to keep it on a semi-personal level. Basically, I only accept friend requests on Facebook from people I actually know. I may not have ever met them, but in this internet age there are some people that I know really well even...
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What a great name
The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland is awesome in so many ways, but it seems to me that no one is drawing enough attention to the coolest thing about it. The name of the volcano is Eyjafjallajokul. Seriously, how cool is that? If I wrote a name like that into a fictional fantasy people...
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It’s not much to ask
It’s my birthday tomorrow and I want robot ninja monkeys as my minions. Don’t disappoint me now, it’s really not too much to ask, is it? .
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Friday Flash – Death Of A Taxi Driver
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to post a Friday Flash story. It’s my birthday tomorrow (April 17th) so I thought I’d use that as an excuse to do one. I hope you like it. It’s a little sci-fi detective thing, with a touch of noir. Death of a Taxi Driver...
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Ooh, right in the brand
So yeah, this does nothing for my personal branding. But it’s a very kind gesture nonetheless, and I’ll take it in the spirit it was intended. Maybe it can be beautiful in the way that arterial spray from a swiftly rent throat is beautiful. These things are little more than glorified chain letters, morphed...
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The Word
Welcome to the website of author Alan Baxter.
I write dark fantasy, sci fi and horror, ride a motorcycle and love my dog. I also teach Kung Fu, hence the Warrior Scribe tag above. A friend once referred to me that way and I liked it, so it stuck. Learn all about me and my work by clicking About Alan just below the header.
Our world is built on language and storytelling. Without stories, we are nothing.
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