I recently posted about how Aussies can get great prices on books right now because the Aussie dollar and the US dollar are at around 1:1 for the first time. Chuck McKenzie, recently wrote about how cheap online stores are a real threat to bookshops. He cited my post in his own. Chuck’s a...
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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"
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: November 2010
Cheap books or surviving business?
Freecon this weekend in Sydney
I’ve been remiss in mentioning this, so apologies for the incredibly short notice. Freecon is on in Sydney this weekend and it’d be great to see people there. It’s a science fiction and fantasy convention and, as the name suggests, it’s free. It’s also a very small and intimate affair, so it makes for...
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Site upgrade
Apologies if you spot any weirdness on this site over the next few days. We’re upgrading from the Basic theme to the Premium theme, which gives us a lot more options. The front end (this bit you’re looking at) shouldn’t change much at all, you may not even notice. But if we fuck something...
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Christmas shopping solved by SpecFaction NSW
Thanks to the amazing generosity of many people within our local speculative fiction community – SpecFaction NSW are hosting a fundraising Ebay auction. You can bid on an original print from Scott Westerfield’s Leviathan or a bundle of autographed fantasy, science fiction or horror novels from a huge list of Aussie authors including: Sara...
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Phantoms of Suburbia – an exhibition
Today I’m using my blog for some nepotism. And there’s nothing wrong with that. My wife, Halinka Orszulok, is an artist and has a show coming up, so I wanted to talk a bit about it. Her artwork is not unlike my writing – dark and suggestive, subverting commonly held perceptions. She’s been kind...
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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.
The Word is 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:
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