David Barnett

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David Barnett is an author, journalist and comic book writer based in the North of England. Writing as David M. Barnett, his novels include CALLING MAJOR TOM, THE GROWING PAINS OF JENNIFER EBERT, THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER and in 2021 THE HANDOVER, to be published in the US in 2022 as SAME TIME, SAME PLACE. In December 2021 he pubished on Kindle the novel NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH. He is also the author of ALIEN: COLONY WAR and the GIDEON SMITH series of steampunk novels. His comics work includes, for IDW, EVE STRANGER and PUNKS NOT DEAD, for DC's Sandman Universe BOOKS OF MAGIC, and he has also worked for Archie and 2000AD. As a journalist he writes mainly long-form features for the UK press including the Guardian, Independent, Big Issue, Tortoise, BBC Culture and more. He can be contacted via his website davidmbarnett.com or Twitter, @davidmbarnett

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Alien: Colony War Apr 26, 2022

by David Barnett

( 132 )

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Political conflicts on Earth erupt into open hostilities between their colonies in space, with Xenomorphs as the ultimate weapon.

On Earth, political tensions boil over between the United Americas, Union of Progressive Peoples, and Three World Empire. Conflict spreads to the outer fringes, and the UK colony of New Albion breaks with the Three World empire. This could lead to a... Colony War.

Trapped in the middle are journalist Cher Hunt, scientist Chad McLaren, and the synthetic Davis. Seeking to discover who caused the death of her sister, Shy Hunt, Cher uncovers a far bigger story. McLaren's mission, fought alongside his wife Amanda Ripley, is to stop the militarization of the deadliest weapon of all—the Xenomorph.

Their trail leads to a drilling facility on LV-187. Someone or something has destroyed it, killing the personnel, and the British are blamed. Colonial forces arrive, combat erupts, then both groups are overwhelmed by an alien swarm. Their only hope may lie with the Royal Marines unit known as "God's Hammer."

Bonus Feature: An exclusive new game scenario based on the massively popular, award-winning Alien RPG from Free League Publishing!

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The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF (Mammoth Books 161) May 27, 2010

by Mike Ashley

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The last sixty years have been full of stories of one or other possible Armageddon, whether by nuclear war, plague, cosmic catastrophe or, more recently, global warming, terrorism, genetic engineering, AIDS and other pandemics. These stories, both pre- and post-apocalyptic, describe the fall of civilization, the destruction of the entire Earth, or the end of the Universe itself. Many of the stories reflect on humankind's infinite capacity for self-destruction, but the stories are by no means all downbeat or depressing - one key theme explores what the aftermath of a cataclysm might be and how humans strive to survive.

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Calling Major Tom: the laugh-out-loud feelgood comedy about long-distance friendship Jan 19, 2017

by David M. Barnett

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'I loved everything about it.' Goodreads

'This book made me laugh, cry, giggle and gasp.' Goodreads

'One of my favourite books of the year. Charming and very sweet.' Goodreads

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Heartwarming eBook bestseller - the perfect read for anyone who enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Together, A Man Called Ove and Matt Haig.

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Forty-something Thomas is very happy to be on his own, far away from other people and their problems. But beneath his grumpy exterior lies a story and a sadness that is familiar to us all. And he's about to encounter a family who will change his view of the world... for good.

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AS FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN, THE FEEL-GOOD MUST-READ FOR 2018

'Must read' Daily Express

'Utterly irresistible' Sunday Mirror

'Funny, moving, sweetly life-affirming tale' Sunday Express

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'Sheer joy.' Lucy Diamond

'Exactly what everyone needs right now.' Rachel Lucas

'I adored this book!' Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

'A much-needed antidote for these worrying times.' Julie Cohen

'A moving, funny, absorbing hot chocolate of a story.' Daniela Sacerdoti

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What other readers are saying about Calling Major Tom:

'Full and rich characters with all touching my heartstrings. Laughed and cried out loud.' Goodreads

'Oh my goodness, I loved this book so much. It made me laugh and cry, then laugh and cry even more.' Goodreads

'I loved this book. All the characters were lovable, charming and for some my heart broke into pieces.' Goodreads

'This was a lovely read with brilliant characters. I loved Tom. Made me laugh and cry. A lovely pick me up read. I loved the ending too. 5*' Goodreads

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Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon Sep 1, 2014

by David Barnett

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Nineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire, a teeming metropolis where steam-power is king and airships ply the skies, and where Queen Victoria presides over three quarters of the known world—including the east coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.Young Gideon Smith has seen things that no green lad of Her Majesty’s dominion should ever experience. Through a series of incredible events Gideon has become the newest Hero of the Empire. But Gideon is a man with a mission, for the dreaded Texas pirate Louis Cockayne has stolen the mechanical clockwork girl Maria, along with a most fantastical weapon—a great brass dragon that was unearthed beneath ancient Egyptian soil. Maria is the only one who can pilot the beast, so Cockayne has taken girl and dragon off to points east.Gideon and his intrepid band take to the skies and travel to the American colonies hot on Cockayne’s trail. Not only does Gideon want the machine back, he has fallen in love with Maria. Their journey will take them to the wilds of the lawless lands south of the American colonies—to free Texas, where the mad King of Steamtown rules with an iron fist (literally), where life is cheap and honor even cheaper.Does Gideon have what it takes to not only save the day but win the girl?

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Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper Oct 13, 2015

by David Barnett

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The real identity of Jack the Ripper revealed at last? Only if the Hero of the Empire has his way!
In an alternate nineteenth century where a technologically advanced Britain holds sway over most of the known world and the American Revolution never happened, young Gideon Smith is firmly established as the Hero of the Empire.
Back in London, Gideon and his colleagues: journalist Aloysius Bent, airship pilot Rowena Fanshawe, and Maria, the mechanical girl to whom Gideon has lost his heart, are dragged into a case that is confounding the Metropolitan Police. For the city is on the edge of mass rioting due to the continuing reign of terror by the serial killer known only as Jack the Ripper, who is rampaging though London's less salubrious quarters.
While chasing the madman, a villain from their past strips Gideon Smith of his memory and is cast adrift in the seedy underbelly of London, where life is tough and death lurks in every shadowy alley.
With mob rule threatening to engulf London, the Empire has never needed its hero more...but where is Gideon Smith?
Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper is the latest in David Barnett's riproaring steampunk adventures about a Britain that never was...but should have been.

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Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl Sep 11, 2013

by David Barnett

( 64 )

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Nineteenth century London is the centre of a vast British Empire. Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world—including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.

London might as well be a world away from Sandsend, a tiny village on the Yorkshire coast. Gideon Smith dreams of the adventure promised him by the lurid tales of Captain Lucian Trigger, the Hero of the Empire, told in Gideon’s favourite “penny dreadful.” When Gideon’s father is lost at sea in highly mysterious circumstances Gideon is convinced that supernatural forces are at work. Deciding only Captain Lucian Trigger himself can aid him, Gideon sets off for London. On the way he rescues the mysterious mechanical girl Maria from a tumbledown house of shadows and iniquities. Together they make for London, where Gideon finally meets Captain Trigger.

But Trigger is little more than an ageing fraud, providing cover for the covert activities of his lover, Dr. John Reed, a privateer and sometime agent of the British Crown. Looking for heroes but finding only frauds and crooks, it falls to Gideon to step up to the plate and attempt to save the day...but can a humble fisherman really become the true Hero of the Empire?

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The Growing Pains of Jennifer Ebert, Aged 19 Going on 91: The feel good, uplifting comedy Apr 26, 2018

by David M. Barnett

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'The characters jump right off the page and into your heart.' Reader review

From the bestselling author of CALLING MAJOR TOM comes a heartwarming comedy about unlikely friendships and community.

Fans of The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan, The Man I Think I Know by Mike Gayle, The Map of Us by Jules Preston, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and Checking Out by Nick Spalding will love this.

Nineteen-year-old Jennifer is regretting her hasty move into Sunset Promenade, an unusual retirement home taking in students to save money.

Despite their differences in age, Jennifer and the older residents thrive and embark on a series of new adventures.

But when Sunset Promenade is threatened with closure, cracks begin to show, and this quirky group of friends must work together to save their home.

The Growing Pains of Jennifer Ebert, aged 19 going on 91 is a funny, warm and uplifting novel about the importance of friendship, the value of community, and how it's never too late to have the time of your life...

'I loved every word of this book and would advise people take an afternoon off, find a comfy spot and lose yourself for a few hours in the world of Sunset Promenade.' Reader review

Readers are loving The Growing Pains of Jennifer Ebert
'Brilliant page turner'
'this is a lovely book'
'a really good read'
'a wonderful story'

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Previously published as The Lonely Hearts Cinema Club

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No Mountain High Enough Dec 21, 2021

by David M Barnett

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The surprise new novel from the author of CALLING MAJOR TOM and THE HANDOVER.
Don made his beloved wife Angharad a promise before she died: He would scatter her ashes off the rugged North Wales coast. But Don lives in Leeds and the country is in lockdown as a pandemic rages, and nobody is allowed to go anywhere. Don is resourceful, though, and in his younger days used to run with a mob of feared Manchester gangsters. So he persuades the unwilling Joe, a timorous young student who lives on his street, to drive him in the dead of night.
What should be a simple round trip of a few hours becomes an adventurous caper as Don and Joe have to travel by car, barge, microlight and on foot to complete their journey... and become embroiled in an armed robbery on the way that has the police on their trail.
As the media follows their progress and Don and Joe become latter day folk heroes, they have to reconcile their differences and confront their own fears and failings if they are going to succeed.
NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH is an uplifting story of love, loss, second chances and keeping promises... both to your loved ones and yourself. And it has just a little bit of magic in it, too.

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Books of Magic (2018-) #19 May 26, 2020

by Kat Howard, David Barnett, Kai Carpenter, Tom Fowler, Craig A. Taillefer, Jordan Boyd, Marissa Louise

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All Tim wanted to do was impress a pretty girl by getting the two of them into the Glastonbury Festival. But one poorly thought-out spell later, they’ve instead found themselves at a different festival-the ancient carnival of the realms, where all the worlds of magic go to let their hair (or tentacles, or tendrils of fire) down and have a good time! It’s just a shame that for some species, “a good time” might turn out to mean “eating humans”…Don’t miss the start of this two-part tale written by guest writer David Barnett (Punks Not Dead).

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Books of Magic (2018-) #23 Sep 22, 2020

by David Barnett, Kai Carpenter, Tom Fowler, Craig A. Taillefer, Marissa Louise

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The true masterminds behind the Cult of the Cold Flame now stand revealed-as does their purpose in handing the power of the Book of Possibilities over to Tim Hunter’s onetime friends Ellie, Fatimah, and Tyler! But can Tim save his schoolmates from making a terrible choice? Or is their Destiny already written?

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Books of Magic (2018-) #21 Jul 21, 2020

by David Barnett, Kai Carpenter, Tom Fowler, Craig A. Taillefer, Marissa Louise

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From the moment he first discovered magic, Tim Hunter has been pursued by the mysterious organization known as the Cold Flame. But who are they? And why are they so determined to get their hands on the artifact Tim is hunting for, the Book of Possibilities? The answers to those two questions will change Tim’s life forever!

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The Endless Night of the North: A tale from the world of Gideon Smith Oct 18, 2014

by David Barnett

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Straight from the pages of the Gideon Smith series of alternate-history/steampunk adventures comes this terrifying tale featuring Louis Cockayne and Dr John Reed. In a snowbound Gothenburg, a horrific creature is preying on the city's young women. Can Reed and Cockayne solve the mystery? And are either of them hero enough to tackle the monster?

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