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Non- Fiction: (Swarm Troopers, Weapons Grade) David Hambling is a freelance technology journalist based in South London.

He writes for New Scientist magazine, Aviation Week, Popular Mechanics, WIRED, The Economist, The Guardian newspaper and others.

Fiction (Shadows From Norwood series): Norwood in South London has deep roots. When I first moved here in 2001, I thought that that all London's history, like all the tourist sites, lay North of the river. I was wrong. Scratch the surface and this place is older and stranger than you think.

The houses on my street are modern; but they are built on Musto's Field, the name a corruption of 'Moot-Stow', a medieval village meeting place. The unremarkable woodland overlooking the garden is a remnant of the primeval Great North Wood which became Norwood. A wood notorious for outlaws, gypsies, hermits and other strange folk.

Our River Effra runs was diverted into an underground sewer a century ago. What hidden creatures flop and scuttle down there, what unhallowed Things are buried beneath those old oak trees, trees untouched since Druids sacrificed beneath them? I mused, and Shadows from Norwood crawled forth...

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War of the God Queen (Age of Monsters Book 1) Jan 17, 2020

by David Hambling

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Jessica: a modern woman, thrown back into the bronze age, alone and lost among a strange people.

Amir: a nomad warlord, fighting a hopeless battle against monstrous invaders, looking for a miracle to save his people.

To Amir, the beautiful stranger is a sign from heaven. And Jessica, though no warrior, has hidden talents even she does not appreciate. When Jessica recruits other women abducted through time, they find ways to fight back against the seemingly invulnerable Spawn, and wage a war like nothing ever seen -- with the future of humanity at stake. But the Spawn are not Jessica's only problem...

You’ll love this epic fantasy driven by characters facing the challenge of becoming what they could only dream.

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Tales of Yog-Sothoth Apr 27, 2021

by C. T. Phipps, Matthew Davenport, David Hambling, David Niall Wilson, David J. West

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Yog-Sothoth, known as the Key and the Gate and a host of other names, is H.P. Lovecraft's most enduring creation after the Necronomicon and Great Cthulhu itself. An eldritch god that occupies all time and space, Yog-Sothoth is most known for his role as the antagonist in The Dunwich Horror but has played a role in many other Cthulhu Mythos stories. Sometimes as a being invoked for spells, others as a monster trying to enter reality, and a few places as a giver of hidden wisdom.

TALES OF YOG-SOTHOTH features several stories centered around the creepy deity and its monstrous intelligence. Featuring the work of several Neo-Mythos authors who have already dabbled in the world of cosmic horror. C.T. Phipps (Cthulhu Armageddon), David Niall Wilson (The Call of Distant Shores), David Hambling (Harry Stubbs), Matthew Davenport (Andrew Doran), and David J. West (Let Sleeping Gods Lie).

Whether pulpy heroes punching evil cultists, robed assassins hunting unnatural monsters, or rednecks dealing with monsters in their back yard, you won't be disappointed with the results. This book is a follow-up to TALES OF THE AL-AZIF.

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The Book of Yig: Revelations of the Serpent: A Cthulhu Mythos Anthology Apr 6, 2021

by David Hambling, Peter Rawlik, Matthew Davenport, Mark Howard Jones

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Yig, known as the Serpent God, is older than humanity, and Yig’s reptilian Children once ruled the Earth. Now they are stirring in their caves, walking the Earth in forms not quite human, slowly and patiently preparing their plans. Those who stumble on their secrets are in deadly danger…but only they can prevent the return of our darkest fears.

Join us for a collection of novellas from some modern masters of Neo-Lovecraftian fiction: Peter Rawlik (Reanimator, The Weird Company), Matthew Davenport (Andrew Doran, The Trials of Obed Marsh), David Hambling (Harry Stubbs, The Dulwich Horror), and Mark Howard Jones (Cthulhu Cymraeg) telling stories of Yig’s deadly machinations.

Watch the plot unfold, from the 1920s to the present day through four chilling episodes!

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Tales of the Al-Azif: A Cthulhu Mythos Anthology Mar 22, 2019

by C. T. Phipps, Matthew Davenport, David J. West, David Hambling, David Niall Wilson

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The Necronomicon was not the first book by H.P. Lovecraft to terrify readers with tales of dark and twisted horrors from beyond. No, the Al-Azif, or Book of the Insect, is the first work that told mankind of Cthulhu, Azathoth, and other terrors. Indeed, it was the book that inspired "The Mad Arab" Abdul Al-Hazred to write its more famous successor.

Join us for a collection of novellas written by some of the best Neo-Lovecraftian authors today: Matthew Davenport (Andrew Doran, The Trials of Obed Marsh), David Hambling (Harry Stubbs, The Dulwich Horror), David J. West (Porter Rockwell, Redneck Eldritch), David Niall Wilson (The Call of Distant Shores), and C. T. Phipps (Cthulhu Armageddon) in telling stories of this mysterious book.

Find out where the nightmares began!

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Swarm Troopers: How small drones will conquer the world Dec 10, 2015

by David Hambling

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A presidential assassination attempt in Venezuela. Repeated attacks on a Russian airbase in Syria. Strikes on oil tankers and airports in the Yemen conflict. Lethal small drones are already changing the world, and this is just the start. What happens next?

US Special Forces routinely use portable Switchblade killer drones in Afghanistan. ISIS drop grnades from modified consumer drones. Thousands of drones can already be flown together by a single operator.
Swarm Troopers tells the exciting and terrifying truth about the drone revolution: how small, cheap drones bring unprecedent destructive power to the battlefield, making manned aircraft obsolete.

Find out now who the winders and losers will be in the next wave of military innovation which will turn the established order upside down, as hundred-million-dollar jets face swarms of cheap flying robots.

Your guide in this entertaining and informative journey is technology journalist David Hambling (WIRED, Popular Mechanics, Aviation Week) who mixes history, curious anecdote and surprising statistics with penetrating analysis. He shows how drone swarms are evolving the ultimate weapon: precise, deadly and unstoppable . And why no existing defense can handle them.

Swarm Troopers looks at the history of drone warfare, the rise of big drones like the Predator and how they are being eclipsed by smaller unmanned aircraft. And how the future is being shaped by consumer electronics, swarm software, miniaturised munitions and energy-harvesting that allows small drones to fly forever.

What will drone swarms will mean for the balance of power and future wars? Who will be the winners and losers? The answers may surprise you.

Swarm Troopers are coming. Are we ready for them?
A must for anyone who enjoyed Paul Scharre's Army of None.

"Military readers the world over should find this a highly relevant title" -- Andy Kay, Soldier magazine

"Swarm Troopers represents a good basic primer and introduction to this emerging threat — and new Army capability — area" - 'Infantry' magazine.

"A First-rate, non-technical overview of a rather frightening subject - 9/10" - Andrew May, FT

Visit the website http://www.swarm-troopers.com/ for the latest on small drones, from ISIS' first use of explosive suicide drones to China's million-drone Christmas, and home-made flamethrowing drones and more.

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Alien Stars (The Harry Stubbs Adventures Book 3) Jan 15, 2018

by David Hambling

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Mysteries and bodies pile up when boxer-turned-detective Harry Stubbs takes a job tracking down an enigmatic artifact. An insidious alien force, a reckless partner, and an alluring femme fatale all get in Harry's way as the stars wheel toward a cataclysm only he can prevent.

"The fertility of imagination, the crisp character delineations, and the smooth-flowing prose leave us wishing for more of the same" — S.T. Joshi on the same author's The Dulwich Horror & others

"Fantastic twist on one of the less frequently explored aspects of mythos lore" — D Campbell

"Brilliant yet again" — "Podsy McPod"

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Broken Meats (The Harry Stubbs Adventures Book 2) Jan 15, 2018

by David Hambling

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London, 1925: Harry Stubbs, former heavyweight boxer and sometime debt collector has been coerced into escorting — and spying on — an enigmatic visitor from Shanghai set on a secret mission of vengeance. Unspeakable horror stalks the midnight streets, science and magic are blended and séance goes terribly wrong. Harry finds himself in the middle of a battle between occult forces, facing the dark art of necromancy, with only his deductive powers and his formidable fists to save him. How can you fight an opponent who is already dead?

The Harry Stubbs adventures draw on local London history and the Cthulhu Mythos of HP Lovecraft for an impeccable and unforgettable read.

tags: cthulhu, lovecraft, necromancy, london, gore, harry stubbs, undead

"Exceptional: atmospheric, intriguing, thrilling, and cleverly-wrought." — Philip Hemplow

"Splendid stuff" — PJ Breach

"Harry pulls it off! Recommended" — MJ Dudley

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Master of Chaos (The Harry Stubbs Adventures Book 4) Mar 19, 2018

by David Hambling

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London 1926: Ex-boxer Harry Stubbs goes undercover, working in a mental institution to investigate an epidemic of madness. Bizarre deaths occur at the asylum, seemingly linked to an occult power. As he starts to unravel the mystery, Harry's grip on his own sanity becomes increasingly precarious.

Who is behind the killings? What are the strange new treatments doing to the patients? Why can Harry not get any reply from his handlers? To get answers, Harry must to venture into the borderland between magic and science, sanity and madness, and face the Master of Chaos...

A thrilling 1920s adventure drawing on HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

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The Elder Ice (The Harry Stubbs Adventures Book 1) Jan 15, 2018

by David Hambling

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A classic 1920s science fiction novella -- with a 21st century twist. Ex-boxer Harry Stubbs is on the trail of a mysterious legacy in South London. A polar explorer has died, leaving huge debts and hints of a priceless find. Harry's informants seem to be talking in riddles, he finds that isn't the only one on the trail -- and what he's looking for is as lethal as it is valuable, leaving a trail of oddly-mutilated bodies. The key to the enigma lies in an ancient Arabian book, leading to something more alien and more horrifying than Harry could ever imagine. Harry is not be an educated man, but he has an open mind, bulldog persistence and piledriver fists -- important assets when you're boxing the darkest of shadows.

The story of mystery and horror draws on HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos and is inspired by Ernest Shackleton's incredible real-life Antarctic adventures.

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"THE ELDER ICE is a thoroughly engaging read, embodying all the virtues -- smooth-flowing prose, crisply delineated characters, effective portrayal of the historical period, and a powerful horrific climax -- that we have come to expect in David Hambling's work." -- S. T. Joshi

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City of Sorcerers (Age of Monsters Book 2) Apr 23, 2022

by David Hambling

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When the neighboring city-state raises an army for an unprovoked attack on Wintertown, three women originally from different eras step up to defend their adopted homeland.

Izabel, a 22nd-century gamer, leads the defence, with the aid of her newly-recovered digital assistant. But this war is not a game and the AI has an agenda of its own.

Lady Timi, a merchant from medieval Europe, heads into the enemy capital to gather intelligence and find out what and who is really behind the attack.

And Rachel, a Cabbalist from the 2nd century, seeks aid from the most dangerous and unreliable of allies in the distant and semi-mythical City of Sorcerers.

Each of them will face challenges they never imagined and threats they never expected as the Spawn of Cthulhu emerge once more to threaten not just Wintertown by the world.

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The Dulwich Horror of 1927: A Tale of the Cthulhu Mythos Dec 11, 2013

by David Hambling

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South London 1927: Nameless horror stalks Bright Young Things
To student William Blake and his friends, a mysterious underground chamber is an adventure to punctuate their round of champagne picnics and cocktail parties. But something dark and alien is seeping into their bright world. An unnatural and insatiable creature is lurking, madness is afoot...and a whirlwind of chaos and destruction is about to be unleashed

*** Now includes bonus Lovecraftian horror story: "A QUESTION OF BLOOD "

Visit the Shadows from Norwood facebook page for video trailer, map, bonus features and more -- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowsFromNorwood

Fans of the Cthulhu Mythos and the Call of Cthulhu RPG will love this Lovecraft-inspired novella of madness and chaos.

David Hambling is an author and journalist living in South London, writing for The Guardian newspaper, New Scientist magazine, WIRED, Fortean Times and others. This story is of course pure fiction and there is nothing at all dangerous lurking in the SE19 area .

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The Thing in the Vault: A Hard-boiled Tale of the Cthulhu Mythos Dec 7, 2013

by David Hambling

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"The Thing in the Vault is a Dashiell Hammett/H P Lovecraft pastiche and done extremely well." **** - Amazon reviewer T.G Cooper.

A darker shade of Noir: a novella of mystery and terror to delight detective fans and veterans of the Cthulhu Mythos alike.

1927, Chicago: Tough private eye Ed Jones takes on a simple assignment to investigate an eccentric German scientist. But Jones knows there's no such thing as a simple assignment...and that there's a lot his client isn't telling him.

The trail leads to a New England town, where Jones is not the only visitor from Chicago: there are machine-gun toting gangsters, a smooth-talking con artist and an assassin with a garrotte, plus the scientist himself, who is a stranger character than Jones could have imagined. The locals don't seem to like any of them -- but they're more afraid of the mysterious hooded figures deep in the forest.

Jones is forced to team up with some unlikely comrades, to solve some unsolved murders and tackle a gang like nothing else on Earth...

For those who like their Cthulhu hardboiled, this tale of the roaring Twenties mixes gangland violence with unearthly terror -- and some serious sleuthing as Jones puts together the pieces to figure out what's really going on...

Note: This story is included in the collection The Dulwich Horror & Others

Visit the Shadows From Norwood Facebook page for video trailer, map, reading group guide and extras --https://www.facebook.com/ShadowsFromNorwood

Click on Look Inside, or click on Send Sample Now -- and you'll be drawn into a world of Lovecraftian horror beyond human understanding.

David Hambling is an author, journalist, cat-lover and Call of Cthulhu fan living in South London. He writes for The Guardian, The Economist, WIRED, Popular Science among others.
His cat thinks this is all very strange.

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