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Geek verdict: Is steampunk still going strong?

January 4, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Three years ago the powerful computers at IBM identified this thing called steampunk and predicted it would be the next big thing. Talk about playing catch-up. Their call out was; Expect to see steampunk styling in mainstream clothing, furnishings and accessories by 2014.…

Competition: Win In Dark Service

May 31, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

In Dark Service starts off feeling a bit like a steampunk adventure but things escalate and change quickly. Geek Native’s reviewed the book and called it a “Mashpunk”; a mashup-punk of genres and drama.…

In Dark Service: Exploring Far-Called with Stephen Hunt

May 12, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Stephen Hunt is geek of note and respect. He step up SFcrowsnest.org.uk, a hugely popular geek site (Geek Native has envy issues), he is an internet pioneer and his fiction has been so successful he writes full time now.…

Gollancz to reward savvy geeks

March 10, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the ecommerce world there is a tactic called dynamic pricing. If a large bookseller, for example, has a clever algorithm that knows you’ll rush to buy the next Game of Thrones book when it comes out then it’ll edge up the price of the hardback and let you know it’s there.…

Geek verdict: Is steampunk still going strong?

Competition: Win In Dark Service

In Dark Service: Exploring Far-Called with Stephen Hunt

Gollancz to reward savvy geeks

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