Blog: One boozy night in the Earth city

The shadow whispered its name

In the last city on Earth, an alien place of densely packed organic sykscrapers, humanity can no longer look up at the stars. In darkness lurks its only hope…

Update: Looking back fondly at the days of ZX Spectrum adventures

Mark Cantrell interviewed in The Classic Adventurer 

Author looks back on earliest beginnings as XZ Spectrum adventure writer…

Update: Catch me at the UK Indie Lit Fest

Book lovers of Bradford (and beyond) unite

It’s the third UK Indie Lit Fest

Update: Novel extract teases readers in Worlds Magazine debut

Worlds publishes a slice of Workers’ Paradise 

THE debut edition of Worlds Magazine contains an exclusive extract of Mark Cantrell’s unpublished novel, “In Workers’ Paradise”.

Blog: Welcome to the new world of Mark

Mothballs no more

Out with old, in with the new: a fresh chapter begins, suitably spiced with the best of what was written before…

Blog: Citizens of zero tech

The times, they are a’changing

Despite its frightening contemporary resonance, back when Citizen Zero was born there was barely even an Internet, let alone smartphones or social media, writes Mark Cantrell – so, it was time for an upgrade, courtesy of Inspired Quill…

Blog: Citizen Zero Origins

Back to where it all began 

Mark Cantrell offers some reminiscences on the birth of his novel, Citizen Zero, released back in August by Inspired Quill. One journey ends, another begins…

Press Release: Novel asks are we citizens or zeros?

Seven years of austerity sets the scene for novel’s dystopian vision

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SCIENCE fiction and social realism combine to disturbing effect in Citizen Zero with its vision of a post-austerity Britain built on rampant inequality.

Blog: Matrix rebooted? Try something dark and gritty

Citizen Zero: The Matrix & Me

Rumour has it there’s a reboot of The Matrix on the way. Well, Inspired Quill’s already got it covered, writes Mark Cantrell, with the forthcoming release of a darker, grittier take on AI and virtual reality – Citizen Zero

Blog: Time waits for no Morlock

Read a book and make a dream come true

In the darkness, where evil lurks, it’s all rather relative. Mark Cantrell ponders the nature of time in his dark urban fantasy, Silas Morlock…

Gallery: Nine Worlds Geekfest 2015

Not bad for a first attempt

MY first venture into the world of literary festivals, the Nine Worlds Geekfest in London was a short but sweet affair.

Blog: Nine Worlds Geekfest 2015

First Contact made in the Nine Worlds of Geekdom

Mark Cantrell ruminates on his first venture into the weird and wonderful world of the science fiction and fantasy convention

Press Release: A Journey into the macabre has begun

Dare you stand At Death’s Door?

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STOKE-ON-TRENT, 26 April 2015: A macabre stream of consciousness tale with a heavy dose of creeping horror, At Death’s Door is the latest in a series of standalone digital shorts culled from the author’s collection, ISOLATION SPACE.

Essay: “That sounds like science fiction”

“My God, it’s full of [literary] stars”

Mark Cantrell is an avid reader of science fiction, but when it comes to being a writer he’s not so sure he’s earned his place among the genre’s stargazers…

Press Release: Silas Morlock casts a dark shadow over Christmas

Inspired Quill presents Hartshill author’s horror debut

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STOKE-ON-TRENT, 8 December 2013: Local author Mark Cantrell has made his paperback debut with the publication of his novel, Silas Morlock, released over the weekend by the publisher Inspired Quill.