The Iron Tactician

NewCon Press Novellas | Set 1: | Cover Art by Chris Moore

A tense drama set in the depths of space. Aboard a ship that has travelled beyond the reach of human knowledge, Corbyn discovers he may not be as alone as he ought to be

An intense hard SF novella from Simon Morden (B.Sc. Hons., Sheffield, Ph.D, Newcastle), a bona fide rocket scientist with degrees in geology and planetary geophysics who also writes science fiction. Author of a dozen novels and collections, Simon won the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. At The Speed of Light is one of his finest works to date.

A new tale set in the same milieu as the author’s debut novel “A Calculated Life”, which was shortlisted for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award.

In a starkly plausible 21st century Britain where corporate interests hold sway and genetically engineered simulants provide vital services at a cost, the Enclave may be the last remaining bastion of true freedom…

In a future shaped by omnipresent surveillance, why are so many powerful people determined to wipe the last gig by a faded rock star from the annals of history? What are they so afraid of?

When Fizz is hired to write the memoirs of Elodie Barthelme, former singer with electro-rock band The HitMEBritneys, she has no idea the dangerous path she is treading…