Stephen Gallagher

NASA ran an online vote in which people were invited to pick the design for the Z2 spacesuit. Although to be honest, the only real difference in the three choices was in some irrelevant bits of trim. Those of us who grew up through SF’s golden years will find the new look somewhat familiar… Though…

Four of my backlist titles are lined up for launch, and the first of them is now up and available as an Amazon exclusive; Nightmare, with Angel will be followed over the coming weeks by ebook editions of White Bizango, The Spirit Box, and Red, Red Robin. Nightmare, with Angel is the manhunt/Eurothriller that earned…

Ah, Saturn 3. While I won’t make any claims for its quality, it did play a crucial part in my early career – I novelised it during the ITV strike of 1979, and the experience was key to my going freelance a few months later. Until then I’d fitted my writing in around the day…

For the first time in Ebook form:

Dogged by controversy after last year’s all-male shortlist, the organisers of the Arthur C Clarke awards have responded in 2014 by raising the profile of female authors, publishing a separate list of the submissions from women writers. Guardian Books Blog, January 17 When I served on the World Fantasy Awards jury a couple of years…

Out now from Snowbooks, this themed anthology of original fiction includes a new story of mine, Blame the French. “A selection of spine-tingling tales from some of today’s finest horror writers.” You can buy it here

Teenagers are turning their backs on Facebook, apparently, and deserting it in droves. Well, let me tell you young kids, I was way ahead of you. There’s an account out there with my name on it, but it’s one that I very rarely check. You can spot it easily. It’s the one with the profile…

If someone gave you an e-reader, I’ve scheduled a free promotion for some of the Amazon backlist titles on Boxing Day. Click on the covers in the sidebar to find out which ones. But not until then, of course. I’m not being cute over it, I really don’t remember which ones I landed on. Oh,…

For this weekend, my favourite novella free to the Kindle. Find it here

Tidying up my hard drive, I found this. Because the CBS show was already under way when I joined, it was my first sight of what the team were doing.