Not like me to review stuff, but THIS! This is a work of genius, it really is. Put aside all your attitudes towards Japanese manga. ALL of them, and check this out. Regard it as a graphic novel - for that's what it is. No 'anime eyes', no panty-shots, no mecha or magical girls or …
Author: Ged Maybury
Ged Maybury is a science fiction, steampunk and comedy writer who writes primarily for humans and their more intelligent offspring, and for any other sentient beings who enjoy a rollicking adventure sprinkled with cheeky humour.
He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1953, and spent his childhood in Dunedin. He has been writing books for children and young adults since 1984. He was a finalist in the AIM New Zealand Children’s Book Awards (1994) with The Triggerstone, and in the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards (2001) with Crab Apples.
He currently resides somewhere in the vicinity of Brisbane, Australia.
Bibliography
Timetwister 1986
Silicone Stew 1990
StarTroopers 1991
The Triggerstone 1993
The Seventh Robe 1993
The Rebel Masters 1995
Hive of the Starbees 1995
Horse Apples 1998
Crab Apples 2000
I Am Leatherman 2001
Pig Apples 2002
Scuttle and the Zipzaps 2003
Snowcave Inn 2005
3 *More* New Books, FYI!
Y'know, there are just days when you publish ten books. Happens to the best of us. TEARS BEFORE HALF-TIME: Twelve-year-old Jamie gets swept into the world of his soccer-mad father and elder brother, but it soon becomes a nightmare for useless left-footed James Wigram. His heart and his mind are often far from the sportsfield. …
Announcing Yet Another Book!
QUICK LINK [go on; you know you want to read it!]: https://books2read.com/u/bOG8P9 Huddled in a dying town far from the pulse of Galactic civilisation, a sad and surly community of crims, losers and tough-arse truckies are saved by the 'miracle' of an old piano and a moody geisha, while the same Fates relentlessly flay a …
Announcing some New Books:
Yes - it's finally done and dusted, and put up on the (e-)shelf for all to see. My first and biggest "Epic" series; 6 books and some 800,000 words. I use the word "epic" not out of any arrogance that I think it meets the definition against some fairly significant competition in the field of …
A Press Release; NZ, just because:
New Series by NZ writer Ged Maybury Once described as “our county's leading writer in this field”*, Christchurch sci-fi writer Ged Maybury effectively disappeared after 15 years and 12 successful children's books – two of which made the finals of the NZ Children's Book of the Year Awards (1994, 2001). Now he is back with …
Taking (off) the Pith
I've reached a quiet decision. Steampunk is marvelous; I love it, and I have greatly enjoyed my many and various excursions therein, both fantastic (e.g. my book series), and in the real world. By that I mean the inventing, building, sculpting, costuming and ultimately cosplaying my wacko combos. And as much fun as it is …
Manning the Troll Gate
What's going on? I keep hearing about an organisation and everything about it is derogatory, inflammatory, or just plain gob-smacking. I always hear about it via the numerous online channels I follow. It goes like this: 1) Some guy (an 'activist') makes a remark or takes an action about women, or feminism, or feminists, or …
Parents; Who’d Have ‘Em?
This video came to my attention a few years ago, and it triggered a bit of discussion on Facebook. Here's how I introduced it: "I have always been of the opinion that we; the affluent ex-British Empire 'we' (talking 'bout you too; USA); underestimate our children. We underestimate them hugely, and stifle them in the …
I need to be honest, here:
The most valuable thing I ever had in my entire life was my IQ; being one corner of the big random mess I acquired at birth called 'gifts and talents'. I had a lot of them. Maybe they're still there; I dunno. Most of them seem to have shrivelled up and died. Gifts and talents seem …
Living with the Disabled
My life is consumed by having to live in a family full of defective, dysfunctional humans. Every hour. Every day. Let me give you an example: They cannot stack plates properly. It's very distressing.
