Simulation Bleed: Complete collected serial

by Martin Millar

Due to certain peculiarities in the manner of their lives and deaths, Mixt and Nakishdan hunt through time for Geeda Lala, a mysterious interloper with a penchant for punk rock gigs in the 70s. Accompanying them is Rainith the Red, an unfriendly fairy with a sharp sword. Hindering them are psychological problems, hostile flying snakes, and 102 Wuu.

London, music, time-travel, fighting, monsters, 1967, 1977, compulsions, therapy, swords, naginata, depression, alcohol, punk rock, prog rock, gaming.

Rainith the Red - Hostile Fairy Disorder.
Mixt - Sacrificed at Stonehenge, survived the experience.
Nakishdan - Psychic. Vain. Historical scoundrel.

314 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 4, 2020

About the author

Martin Millar is a critically acclaimed Scottish writer from Glasgow, now resident in London. He also writes the Thraxas series of fantasy novels under the pseudonym Martin Scott.

The novels he writes as Martin Millar dwell on urban decay and British sub-cultures, and the impact this has on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism, and the feeling that the boundary between real life and the supernatural is not very thick. Most of them are set in Brixton, Millar's one-time place of residence. Many are at least semi-autobiographical, and Love and Peace with Melody Paradise and Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me both feature Millar himself as a character.

As Martin Scott his Thraxas novels are a fusion of traditional high fantasy and pulp noir thrillers.

In 2000, he won the World Fantasy Award for best novel for Thraxas.

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is what you came for if you are a fan: quirky, broken characters inhabiting a bizarre world somehow anchored in reality, loads of musical references, and fun trips through pop culture. It's a light read, but it feels like writing by the numbers from a writer that should do more. This one feels a bit tired and the formula overused.

[Nina Luhmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buckle your seatbelt and get ready for a dizzying ride to the past, the future and other dimensions!! There is so much happening here, you'll have to read the story again and again, loving every minute of it. Quick, catch it!