Keith Brooke's Blog

Available now: Hindsights: a collection of the final seven collaborations between Eric Brown and Keith Brooke. First contact with an alien presence on the edge of the Solar System or here on Earth, strange encounters on a distant planet where humans might be most alien species of all, the ultra-rich riding in the minds and […]

Over on his excellent blog, Tony Ballantyne recently explained why he’s dumping Microsoft Office, and I started to write a comment, but it became a bit too long, so now it’s here, down below this opening paragraph. I’ve used Microsoft Office for years, for two main reasons: being an MS Office “expert” has been very […]

To the Stars and Back: Stories in Honour of Eric Brown: published on 24th May, what would have been Eric’s 64th birthday. Pre-orders have been strong, so get in quick!

To mark publication day for Wormhole, written with Eric Brown, here’s a piece I wrote for the Crime Writers’ Association: * There’s a long tradition of mash-ups between the genres of crime and science fiction, going right back to the early days of SF, with EE ‘Doc’ Smith’s Skylark series pitching scientist hero Richard Seaton […]

A lovely write-up of some Brooke & Brown projects in the latest PS Publishing newsletter. Talking about travelling long distances we are now going to take you to another time when humankind live in protective tunnels and domes on an Earth ruined by war and environmental destruction where Enforcers keep an oppressive rule of law […]

“Brooke and Brown have crafted a thriller threaded with the complexities that are only possible in Science Fiction.” Peter F. Hamilton, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Salvation Sequence A cold-case murder enquiry takes a new turn with revelations about an ill-fated expedition to the stars. A genre mash-up in the first full-length novel from […]

A nice start to the new year: a new crime story in the January 2022 issue of Mystery Magazine, available now on Amazon in a paperback edition: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK) or https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09... (US) “Drive Through” by Keith Brooke: The quirky detective had run through all the standard questions. The vehicle’s make and colour, the driver’s description, […]

One of the most often-repeated pieces of advice to writers is that you should write the book you would want to read, rather than chasing some idea of what readers might be looking for. That’s good advice for anyone wanting to write their best work, but not necessarily good career guidance. Taking my own career […]

[Guest post by Stephen Palmer] What makes a man go out into his local wood to take photographs of fungi? In my new Conjuror Girl trilogy the main character, Monique, a resident at Shrobbesbury Orphanage, is a young woman with a talent only men are supposed to have. She encounters great resistance from those believing […]