Mike Brooks

This past weekend I went to London for four days. It was a very welcome break anyway, as the day job has been somewhat frenetic of late, but quite apart from that I was there to celebrate my wedding anniversary…. Read moreA weekend away

In a development that has come as something of a surprise to me, I have been asked to appear at Forbidden Planet in Birmingham (see my brand new ‘Events’ page, which I honestly wasn’t expecting to need yet). It’s on… Read moreWatch out, Birmingham! (and London)

On Thursday 7th May, and over into Friday 8th, the UK made what I can only consider to be a very, very bad mistake by voting in a Conservative majority government. I’m aware it’s probably not good business sense to… Read moreReflections and Reviews

Randomly paraphrasing Lord of the Rings for the win. So today I came back from giving talks on criminal justice to fifteen year-olds all day (don’t ask) and found this beauteous thing waiting for me: I have, in my hands, a… Read moreAi ai! A book-rog! A book-rog has come!

When I’m not working, writing, playing in my band, clubbing, DJing, wargaming or providing a comfy resting place for cats, I sometimes go walking. This is usually in the Peak District, and it was to there that my wife and… Read moreDovedale, Wolfscote Dale, Beresford Dale

It is 4th April, and that means is it exactly two months until DARK RUN comes out in English across the world! Well, apart from North America, I think you have to wait. Sorry. Also, Fantastika in Russia have bought… Read moreTWO MONTHS TO GO! (but you can read a sample now)

Somewhat of a picture-heavy post this one, I expect, but we’ll see. So, while I’m waiting to do the final edits on DARK SKY I’ve been amusing myself by fiddling around with a fantasy project. Well, I say ‘fantasy’: in… Read moreThe Royal Armouries, Leeds

You can choose to read that to the tune of ‘All The Small Things’ by Blink-182 if you want, although I’m not sure why you would. Perhaps because Tom DeLonge has left them (again) in acrimonious circumstances (again) and hopefully… Read moreALL THE GOOD THINGS

This week, I have been watching Winterwatch. For those of you who haven’t seen it, Winterwatch (an off-shoot of first Springwatch and then Autumnwatch – Summer doesn’t get its own watch for some reason) is a show about winter in… Read moreIn praise of Winterwatch

Written one day before the end, as I’m at a party tomorrow night where I will be watching other people get a bit drunk, and possibly end up playing some sort of game. My friends are not the riotous type,… Read more2014 In Review