Mark Charan Newton

Most people know by now about the suicide of Thomas M. Disch.
I only ever read two books by the guy, Camp Concentration, and his collection of essays on the genre, On SF, enough to know he was a man who wrote with intelligence, style, and passion. A rare beast indeed.
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I’ve just been invited over to a cracking little social network for those interested in fantasy fiction.
Wonderlands. Pretty nifty thing, I have to say.
If you want to add me, I’m http://wonderlands.ning.com/profile/MarkCNewton. See you there.
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I have returned form the Yorkshire Dales, and should hopefully have something interesting to say soon. I’ve been finishing my marathon re-read of The Book of the New Sun sequence, by Gene Wolfe, surely someone who deserves a mighty heavy and shiny medal for services to literature. No way I can review it, or have [...]

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Not content with a mention in today’s Guardian newspaper, I’m quoted in this article on fantasy fiction in the Daily Telegraph no less, by genre author Mark Chadbourn. This appears to indicate even more that the establishment is wanting more genre. And that is fine by me. It’s a cracking article aimed at those who [...]

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Here online for all to see is a rather positive review of The Reef with a nice little bit here:
Newton treads new ground in his attempt to bring literary concerns to the fantasy genre.
Well that’s bloody well going on the cover of something. And a hurrah for that. Yes, that’s certainly what I was [...]

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A packed but fun weekend. On Saturday, I met up with James Long, who runs a tidy little review blog at Speculative Horizons. We managed to chat non-stop about books and life for a solid six hours. A thoroughly nice chap, who I hope to catch up with again at Alt Fiction later this month.
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First one I’ve seen, over at Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review, and also the first review of anything of mine. And it’s a good one!
…a book that people will get a lot out of, especially if they’re fans of China Mieville’s work. Whether you’re after soaking up the sights of a fantastically drawn world, or being [...]

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Been a quiet week on here. Eastercon was huge amounts of fun. Met a great many people, some for the first time. There was a mini launch of The Reef, and both China Miéville and Christopher Priest bought copies—two authors I’m huge fans of; and reading China’s work made me want to write in the [...]

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I’ll be attending Eastercon this year on the Friday and Saturday near Heathrow. Should you wish to purchase me any drinks, that is…
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For what it’s worth, I’m giving a few opinions on SF and Fantasy publishing, and Solaris, over at Speculative Horizons blog…
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