Yes, Smith fans – the wait is over. The Pincers of Death will be landing shortly, and Toby Frost will be celebrating its release with a signing event at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 9th November from 6 – 7pm.
Books will be available to purchase on the night, or pre-order your copy from Forbidden Planet:
https://forbiddenplanet.com/events/2017/11/09/toby-frist-signing-pincers-death/
For those of you eagerly anticipating the latest instalment of Toby Frost’s Space Captain Smith series – out in October – here’s the fantastic cover illustration, another masterpiece from Angelo Rinaldi.
So what’s in store for Smith and the crew of the John Pym? Some hints follow:
The empire of the ant-people is beginning to crumble. As the British Space Navy prepares to invade the Ghast home world, the Secret Service comes up with a daring plan – the assassination of Number One, the small and furious dictator of the Ghasts. Only one man has the qualities needed to take on a job this dangerous – Captain Isambard Smith.
But Smith has problems of his own. Captured by the ruthless – and gormless – Criminarch of Radishia, Smith and his crew must survive the deadly sport of Hyperbowl, where it’s not whether you win or lose that counts, but how you slay the game.
Now Isambard Smith faces his toughest challenge yet. In order to civilise the galaxy, he will have to win a ball game, topple a dictator and organise a party for a four-year-old. All in a day’s work for a hero of the British Space Empire – although it’s going to be a very busy day indeed.
The Peak Malaysia is an exclusive publication that reflects the aspirations of today’s achievers and corporate leaders. It inspires with stories of privilege and excellence, challenges with insightful articles and presents different perspectives on current issues.
Our very own Tan Twan Eng was interviewed in April by K.S. Mon, who had this to say:
“Man Asian Literary Prize winner, Walter Scott Prize recipient, Booker Prize and IMPAC Dublin Prize shortlister – these coveted writing accolades have been bestowed on one of our very own, Tan Twan Eng. The fruits of his labour, however, have not been gained easily. The novelist tells The Peak about his journey and what lies ahead.”
For the full interview, please click here.
What is Britain’s favourite second novel? The Royal Society of Literature is eager to find out.
The Garden of Evening Mists, by our very own Tan Twan Eng, features in this new competition that has been created to raise literacy awareness and discussion.
The winner for the Nation’s Favourite Second Novel will be announced on Wednesday 5th April so please do get your vote in before then if you haven’t already.
To read more about this post, and to cast your vote, please follow the link here.
We Talk Women interview our very own, Gavin Weston.
Gavin Weston is the author of Harmattan – set in Niger, West Africa – which chronicles the early years of Haoua, a child bride growing up in the fictional village of Wadata. Weston was a volunteer with the American NGO Africare in the eighties and, since 2011, has been an ambassador for FORWARD, a London-based NGO campaigning to end child marriage and FGM. He is a practising visual artist, a lecturer and a former Writer-in-Residence at one of Northern Ireland’s top security prisons.
For the full Q&A interview, please click here.