Tag Archives: The Tau Device

Submitted to The Guardian 18.09.2017 – The Tau Device

Posted on October 2, 2022 by TP Archie

Please find enclosed a review copy of my latest novel The Tau Device. The Tau Device is Science Fiction set in the near future, several decades after the discovery of man by aliens. Most of the action takes place on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writing | Tagged Andre Norton, George Orwell, Michael Moorcock, Philip K Dick, Robert Heinlein, Science Fiction, The Guardian, The Tau Device, Xeno-Archaeology | 1 Comment

Hongkongers 2 – HongkongerDoggerland

Posted on January 31, 2022 by TP Archie

This is week two of my world tour on the Hongkonger question Continue reading →

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Nymphs

Posted on May 25, 2018 by TP Archie

Updated the Resources page on The Tau Device

Posted in General | Tagged Blue Belle, Brant, Ice Made, Nymphs, The Tau Device, Under Winter's Bough | Leave a comment

My Top Ten SF Spaceships

Posted on March 2, 2018 by TP Archie

My Top Ten SF Spaceships Let’s make this clear, no mention of SF is complete without Frank Herbert’s majestic Dune. Right that’s sorted. Let’s begin. 1) EE ‘Doc’ Smith: Skylark –

Posted in General | Tagged Andre Norton, Arthur C Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Brian Stableford, Christopher, David Brin, Douglas Adams, EE 'Doc' Smith, Larry Niven, Lucky, Robert Heinlein, The Tau Device, Top 10 SF Spaceships | Leave a comment

List of Works

Posted on October 18, 2017 by TP Archie

Here’s a list of works as of 18/10/17. These are mostly on Lulu Continue reading →

Posted in Links to Fiction | Tagged 36 Short Stories, A Guide to First Contact, Burnley Grammar School, Has You Like It, Ice Made, Interstellar Gourmet, Juvaini, Lucky, My Telegraph, Science Fiction, Self Published, silt from distant lands, Terence Park, The Brun, The History of the World Conqueror, The Slow Holocaust, The Tau Device | Leave a comment

Burnley Literary Festival 2017

Posted on October 11, 2017 by TP Archie

This year’s festival seemed a good deal bigger. Circumstances got in the way of attending all the events I’d have liked but you do what you can. Unlike last year’s blogathon (beginning here) it’ll be just this post. Kate Field. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Alysoun Owen, Barbara McHallam, Burnley, Burnley Literary Festival, Emma Decent, Future of Publishing, Kate Field, Laura Sheridan, SD Robertson, The Tau Device, Writers' and Artists' Yearbook | 1 Comment

Xeno-Archaeology

Posted on January 23, 2017 by TP Archie

Xeno-archaeology: the study of strange ancients.
a future science that deals with the past. Continue reading →

Posted in Trivia | Tagged Banu Hilal, Dead civilisations, Dead planet archaeology, Live planet archaeology, Mongol, Terence Park, the study of strange ancients, The Tau Device, Xeno-Archaeology | Leave a comment

Free Kindle Download – The Tau Device

Posted on May 14, 2016 by TP Archie

The Tau Device has the following free download days. Title Amazon book from to The Tau Device B01CC3X9L4 14/05/16 14/05/16 The Tau Device B01CC3X9L4 03/06/16 06/06/16 It is also available in paperback Standard edition Large font paperback As an extra, the paperback editions … Continue reading →

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Andre Norton – Forerunner Factor

Posted on May 11, 2016 by TP Archie

While my PC was down I picked up an unread pb at random: The Forerunner Factor: Andre Norton Baen Books (trade pb) ISBN 978-1-4516-3808-0 purchased 05/05/12 from Waterstones, Deansgate, Manchester. Forerunner Factor was originally published as two books ¹. These … Continue reading →

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New Science Fiction Novel – The Tau Device

Posted on March 16, 2016 by TP Archie

Science Fiction as History I’ve read plenty of tales that put humanity in the driving seat, but how do we get there? The tale of Western Civilisation is that the advanced colonise the primitive. Early Science Fiction made the universe … Continue reading →