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Tag Archives: ben jeapes
Goldfinger: Book v Movie by Ben Jeapes
James Bond – read or watch? I’ve been re-reading the original James Bond novels, for the first time in about 30 years, in order of publication. Entering the Flemingverse gives an interesting glimpse of the post-war world. Austerity Britain comes … Continue reading
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The Further Adventures of Jim Hawkins by Ben Jeapes
“ Oxen and wain-ropes would not bring me back again to that accursed island …” Almost the last words that Jim Hawkins writes in Treasure Island. So, why is every sequel to Treasure Island a return to Treasure Island? Sometimes … Continue reading
Milford Anthology – Cover Reveal
Eclectic Dreams Includes a previously unpublished Neil Gaiman story. Buy the ebook Buy the paperback Swashbucklers in space and superhero grandmothers. Mountain magic and generation ships. War poets and the music of the abandoned. Inscrutable aliens and deals with the … Continue reading
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Ben Jeapes Answers Six Questions
Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. Born the day after “The Web Planet” was shown on TV and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” was at number one. Descendant of warriors, slavers and opium traders. Have lived in … Continue reading
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Handy Habits by Ben Jeapes
Will it sound unbearably smug if I say that lockdown hasn’t really affected me? Apart from getting a new computer. Otherwise normal service has continued pretty well without interruption. I don’t want it to sound smug, because I know people … Continue reading
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His Majesty’s Starship, part 2: B5, bad guys and by golly, a sequel – by Ben Jeapes
Originally posted on Ben Jeapes’ blog on 10th December 2018 Like me, Babylon 5 was also on a mission to do right what Star Trek got wrong. Its key innovation was the story arc – the idea of an overall plot across the entire … Continue reading
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His Majesty’s Starship, part 1: origins by Ben Jeapes
Originally posted on Ben Jeapes’ blog His Majesty’s Starship hit the stands on 10 December 1998. I am inspired to reminisce. In the best spirit of present-day science fiction I shall do it in three parts. When I was young … Continue reading
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Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations By Ben Jeapes
Originally posted on May 3, 2014 as a guest post on Jacey Bedford’s blog I read Lois McMaster Bujold’s Barrayar series at various points over the 90s and 00s, out of order and out of sequence, which is easy … Continue reading
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Tagged ben jeapes, Komarr, Lois McMaster Bujold, Phoenicia's World
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Write What Someone Knows by Ben Jeapes
First posted on the Milford blog inMarch 2017 “Bad books on writing tell you to “WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW”, a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery.” … Continue reading
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Getcha luvverly ideas here! By Ben Jeapes
You know you’ve made it as an author when you’re asked the time-honoured question, “where do you get your ideas from?” There are various time-honoured responses, but Neil Gaiman in the link nails it. In our recent house move I … Continue reading
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