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conquest by concept

  • Conquest By Concept – Samples: Chapters 1-3
      Conquest By Concept – A Novel About the Culture War […]
  • The Vast and the Spurious – 25 Problems for Feminism
    Samples from The Vast and the Spurious: 25 Problems […]
  • A Dream of Fecunda
    This is a chapter from the new book, The Vast and the […]
  • The Vast and the Spurious – chapter one
    This is the first chapter of the book. The Vast and […]
  • Marla Okadigbo
    This is part one of the story “Marla […]
  • Dr Who as Propaganda
    When Dr Who began in 1963, it was meant as an […]
  • Eleven
      An obsessed St George fan is haunted by the […]
  • Want Fries With That? Modern Pop as McDonalds
      As a guitar teacher, I get to hear quite a few […]
  • People Who Don’t Read Fiction
      Every so often I meet people who don’t read fiction. […]
  • The Mirror Test
    There’s always one kid who goes too far, isn’t there. […]
  • Big Bang Theory Disproves God
    In the late 19th century, the theory of evolution made […]
  • The Wisdom of Solomon and Clapton
      There seems to be one idea a few religions have […]
  • Welcome to HellHow Could They Drink the Poison?
    How Could They Drink the Poison? How Could They Not? […]
  • So Hard to Say Goodbye
    (If you’ve never loved a pet, this story will mean […]
  • How To Earn $990 An Hour For Doing FA
    I recently applied for permission to quote two Slayer […]

Reviews

‘Exposes not just the cultishness of religion, but of science too. This is the best novel yet written on the trouble between science and religion.’
J. Williams, Fuse.

‘I read it straight through in a weekend and finished it feeling invigorated and informed. A joy to read.’
Louise Brindle-Smith, HPST.

‘A very unusual and most entertaining book… shows an acuteness of perception and expression that is rare.’
Dagmar Lenzbruk, Universal Review.

Audio Samples

Spark

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Vortex Winder

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The Ephemeral and the Eternal

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Trade Winds

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Elijinx

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Moonlight Tiger

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In Nihilum

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Evil But Not Vile

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Z Club

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High and Mighty

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Black Phoenix

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