Tag: Simon Messingham

Sirens released!

Without warning, without explanation, two hundred human beings on Earth simultaneously gained a new mental ability that would alter the planet forever. They called the power The Glamour and its recipients Sirens…

 

It’s official: Simon Messingham’s new novel has arrived!

 

 

The authorities called it The Moment.

 

Incisive; original; darkly satirical: Sirens is available here in hardcover and as an e-book — a remarkable cautionary tale of absolute power and its inevitable consequences.

 

You’re going to love Anthony. You’d better.

 

 

Sirens Publication Date Set

Derelict Space Sheep is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of Sirens, an original novel by Simon Messingham.

 

cover art by Emily Coelli

cover art by Emily Coelli

 

The authorities called it The Moment.

 

Without warning, without explanation, two hundred human beings on Earth simultaneously gained a new mental ability that would alter the planet forever. They called the power The Glamour and its recipients Sirens.

 

Alien invasion? Divine intervention? Evolution? Before anyone could work it out, it was too late.

 

Anthony Graves didn’t want to be a Siren. He just wanted to be liked. Once a shy, suburban London office worker, five years on he is ruler of Europe and responsible for the deaths of millions.

 

To fight loneliness, Anthony writes his life story. The result is Sirens; a black comedy of how a Nobody unwittingly became an all-powerful tyrant.

 

Sirens is satire on a global scale; a cautionary tale of absolute power and its inevitable consequences.

 

You’re going to love Anthony. You’d better.

 

Simon Messingham is the author of eight novels for the BBC’s Doctor Who range. Sirens is due for release on 18 April 2017.

 

 

 

Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll

Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll

by Simon Messingham (BBC Audio, 2009)

Messingham_Day of the Troll

David Tennant narrates in his Scottish accent and plays the Doctor very much as per tv, bringing authenticity and complementary zest to this typically grim, typically compelling Simon Messingham novel, available (atypically) only in audio format. Something is lurking under the bridge…

 

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