Blog Posts

  • Vampire Electric

    Vampire Electric

    A short story of mine, appearing in Edison’s Frankenstein, aka Postscripts 20/21, out now.

  • Twisted Metal

    Twisted Metal

    “Written in a deceptively simple style, Twisted Metal is not only highly readable,  but surprisingly thoughtful.  Ballantyne’s creation of a world of robots allows him to…

  • Divergence

    Divergence

    “Full of invention and ideas, guaranteed to revive a sense of wonder.” – The Times “Ballantyne handles an intricate future skillfully and oddly hopefully ……

  • Morphobia Alligator

    Fresh from Blood and Iron, one of Sebastian Winnett’s new illustrations. Follow the link to my blog…

  • Podcast: The Waters of Meribah

    A Podcast of my short story,  The Waters of Meribah, read by David Rees-Thomas, can be heard on Transmissions from Beyond. The story originally appeared…

  • Capacity

    Capacity

    “A techno-thriller that aspires to be more than just detective fiction with gadgetry, Capacity successfully tackles themes like free will, accountability, and the nature of…

  • Short Stories

    (Please note, this list is incomplete.  I’m working on updating this blog…) Takeaway Nature, issue March 19th 2009 Seeds In the Anthology WE THINK THEREFORE…