Rob Dearsley

Terra Prime Cover Released Thanks to the fantastic work of Tom Edwards   Terra Prime (Book 2 of The Terran Legacy) now has a cover. Captain Michael Dannage is losing his mind. Or more accurately, it’s being stolen. It started as dreams, whispers in the dark. But now, the voices are intruding into his waking thoughts. It’s been a year since the Terran Imperium’s sentient warships ripped through colonised space. During the final battle, Dannage had to link with the ships – and now they won't let him go. With the Terran ships clawing at his sanity, Dannage is desperate for a cure. The search throws Dannage, Arland and the crew of the Hope’s Folly into the political machinations of a secessionist government, the clutches of black-market scientists, and finally, onto a perilous mission to the heart of the ancient Terran Imperium, to Terra Prime. But Terra Prime holds secrets older and darker than any of them could imagine. Some things were never meant to exist in ou

Stuck inside? Bookstores and libraries closed? Why not check out these great e-books from indie authors. Links are to author pages. Listed are standalones or the first books in some awesome series. Go ahead and take look. What else are you doing with your time? Fantasy: “Blood of the Eohim” by J. Fries. www.amazon.com/J.-Fries/e/B07DL9JJ55 “Islands of Loar: Sundered” by Ernie Laurence Jr. www.amazon.com/Ernie-Laurence-Jr/e/B007OYNT3K “The Goblets Immortal” (Fiction Without Frontiers) by Beth Overmyer www.amazon.com/Beth-Overmyer/e/B00KGSTVZG “The Rune that Binds” by Jonathan Goff www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Goff/e/B004YRB82O “Thorn of the Night Blossoms” by JC Kang www.amazon.com/JC-Kang/e/B0195EMIY2 Urban Fantasy: “Confessions of Innocence” (Innocence Cooper Series Book 1) by L.S. May “The Reaper’s Heart” (The Reaper's Heart Series Book 1) also by L.S. May (Books 2 and 3 are perfect Covid-19 books) www.amazon.com/L-S-May/e/B013MHQ3PI “Divine Fraud”

The design of the Folly originally spawned from a folded piece of paper on my desk, which gave it it's distinctive "blunt arrowhead" silhouette and low profile. (anyone who's been around long enough will remember the 3D prototypes from 2014. The design had evolved a lot since then with the help of Jason Lee and Tom Edwards (who produced the fantastic covers for Slave Mind and the upcoming Terra Prime).

SPOILER  WARNING FOR GAME OF THRONES S08E05 Like a lot of people I’ve been into a Game of Thrones for the last five years or so (yes I was late to the party). And, like lots of people online, I’ve found parts of the final series to be somewhat lacking. One of the scenes that I’d like to look at in more detail is the long-awaited Clegane-v-Clegane smack-down. That final epic fight between the huge brothers. Or Cleganebowl as the internet has dubbed it. Straight up, the fight itself was a visual masterpiece and really well choreographed. It was great spectacle, and I’d even go so far as to say it has a really interesting mini-ark, with rise, fall and “darkest moment”. But as part of the broader narrative, I found it lacking in stakes. People (or readers) want character motivations, and given Thrones has been a largely character driven it’s expected that character motivations should be the driving force behind something this “big”.   When it comes to character motivation

Happy Thursday guys. Slightly ahead of the predicted release, my debut novel and the first book in the Terran Legacy, Slave Mind   is out now on amazon and kindle unlimited. For those of you after a physical copy, it is now available on amazon here .

Thanks to the amazing work of Tom Edwards   Slave Mind has now has cover art. Tom is not only an amazingly talented artist, but has been incredibly patient, considerate and professional during the design process. As a first time author, I couldn't have asked for more. Suffice to say, I'm immensely happy with the result. And hope you guys like it as much as I do. Slave Mind will be out for kindle on April 7th , with the paperback following shortly afterwards. Check out the novel page for details.