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The unMaking of Heaven comprises 5 books The unMaking of Heaven is a 5 book series comprising.... Balant Happiness You Human Not Now: Death, Dreams and Reasons for Living & finally The unMaking of Heaven Balant: a beginning is the first in the 5 book series The unMaking of Heaven ' ...science fiction with a mainstream approach, satisfying Sci-Fi buffs but not alienating others.' Anthony Lund 'While many contemporary science fiction writers hide from planetary exploration and delve instead into quantum introspection, Smith delights us with this tale of discovery and survival. Yet for those intent on intellectual contemplation there are opportunities to engage with Pi when he approaches each conundrum with delightful logic and consequence prediction... This is more than hard scifi, Pi has to learn quickly the wiles of a spectrum of humanity... The wide scale of ideas, space and human emotions, even though for young adult takes this novel into a Robert Heinlein-for-teens sub-genre. Sam’s poetry background shines through the exquisite narrative. A page turner fit for any imaginative young adult’s bookshelf.' Geoff Nelder: the sffchronicles ______________________________________________________________________________________ Available now Happiness: a planet is the second of the 5 book series The unMaking of Heaven 'Once again Sam Smith has taken me to a strange planet and made me care what happened to its population and indeed, its moon. A thoroughly recommended read to any science fiction fan and young reader of adventure, imagination and mystery.' Geoff Nelder _______________________________________________________________________________________ You Human: the Leander Chronicle which is the third of the 5 book series The unMaking of Heaven You Human: the Leander Chronicle is the dark core, the gravitational mass of the quintet, The unMaking of Heaven. Within You Human genetic manipulation and genocide will be encountered, sexual obsession/gratification and the nature of love will be explored. "A slower story from its predecessors, but intriguing and informative in the continuation of this series, You Human is a personal and emotional story which develops the core beings of series in a very different way to the previous novels." Anthony Lund _________________________________________________________________________________________ &....fourth in the 5 book series is Not Now: Death, Dreams & Reasons for Living: "….From its opening to closing lines, Not Now is one of the best books of the series, contemplative and questioning while remaining continuously interesting and engrossing to the reader." Anthony Lund _________________________________________________________________________________________ &.... the fifth and final book in The unMaking of Heaven series is unsurprisingly Eternals: the unMaking of Heaven 'Ecosystem of my egosystem, I became clothed, valley and plain, in vegetation. And with that green and purple raiment came more white swirls of climate....' ".....one of the most intricate and ambitious science fiction books that I have read in recent years, and in almost all areas it pulls off being incredibly detailed and "Sci-Fi geekish" while having a page turning quality that draws the reader in and pushes them to learn more of this new creation, this new mythos almost .... this is science fiction with a mainstream approach, satisfying Sci-Fi buffs but not alienating others." Anthony Lund |
The history of writing
Once Were Windows Once Were Doors
Not often that I can recall with such certainty the genesis of a novel, but this one certainly began with my grimly saying aloud, surprising myself (fortunately there was no-one else within earshot), “We must destroy Jerusalem.” Jerusalem that is as utopian concept, William Blake’s building of such elsewhere, et cetera.
For a couple of days that thought trickled around and under contemporary politics, their silly career doings and humourless utterances; and kept bumping up against the near impossibility of ridding simplistic humanity of Jerusalem and its many other utopian mindsets.
Which brought me to ask, ‘In which case why not destroy Jerusalem itself? Its poisoning importance to so many sects?’
So did my mental processes proceed to just how, and in what circumstances, that destruction might be achieved; and, given those circumstances, the long-term effects its destruction might have.
It was from that point that I had to ask myself, how far into the future did I extrapolate present day trends so that such an event would become no more than an historical footnote, a curiosity? So, speculative pen in hand, did the book, with many scratchings out and reverse arrows, begin to build.
eBook available here - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1140355
Once Were Windows Once Were Doors
Not often that I can recall with such certainty the genesis of a novel, but this one certainly began with my grimly saying aloud, surprising myself (fortunately there was no-one else within earshot), “We must destroy Jerusalem.” Jerusalem that is as utopian concept, William Blake’s building of such elsewhere, et cetera.
For a couple of days that thought trickled around and under contemporary politics, their silly career doings and humourless utterances; and kept bumping up against the near impossibility of ridding simplistic humanity of Jerusalem and its many other utopian mindsets.
Which brought me to ask, ‘In which case why not destroy Jerusalem itself? Its poisoning importance to so many sects?’
So did my mental processes proceed to just how, and in what circumstances, that destruction might be achieved; and, given those circumstances, the long-term effects its destruction might have.
It was from that point that I had to ask myself, how far into the future did I extrapolate present day trends so that such an event would become no more than an historical footnote, a curiosity? So, speculative pen in hand, did the book, with many scratchings out and reverse arrows, begin to build.
eBook available here - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1140355
We Need Madmen: Skrev Press. winner of Skrev's 2004 SF competition
'We Need Madmen is a truly fascinating, though brief, exploration of ideas; a deliberately leading and questioning book that may make you feel a little uncomfortable...' Stu Carter: Vector
'This is a short book that says a lot. I would have preferred a bit more background into Soper and the Camps, but this is still a gem of a story.' Paul Lappen: Dead Trees Review
And available now in multiple ebook formats, ISBN 978-1-452-1006-0, from https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/9284
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John John was a chapter-a-week blog. Until Turner Maxwell converted it into a complete book - in paperback. Although it now looks like the 'Turner Maxwell Books' who originally put out the paperback have disappeared.
'....a fascinating and quirky read, very original in its storyline and ideas that will keep a reader turning the pages to the end.' Cameron Adams.
Some signed copies available from the author - asamsmith@hotmail.com
And available now in multiple ebook formats, ISBN 978-1-4523-1008-4, from http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/7226 and http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/-John-John--Sam-Smith?keyword=%22John+John%22+Sam+Smith&store=ebook
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'....a fascinating and quirky read, very original in its storyline and ideas that will keep a reader turning the pages to the end.' Cameron Adams.
Some signed copies available from the author - asamsmith@hotmail.com
And available now in multiple ebook formats, ISBN 978-1-4523-1008-4, from http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/7226 and http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/-John-John--Sam-Smith?keyword=%22John+John%22+Sam+Smith&store=ebook
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The End of Science Fiction
The first edition (Jacobyte Books) was shortlisted for a 2001 SF Eppie. The second edition with BeWrite Books also garnered praise. The End of Science Fiction However is now only available as a Smashwords ebook http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/540289 (unless there are still secondhand paperback copies of its previous two editions knocking about online)
'...His prose is clear, smooth and spare. His dialogue reveals the characters' personalities. Even minor characters feel filled out and whole. All in all, a most professional job./ In a world of book reviews that overstate and overhype, one worries about excess praise, for fear that it will be dismissed. Here I am confounded -- there are no faults, no missed notes, no clumsy moves. As Coleridge said of fiction, one must willingly suspend disbelief, and perhaps for some time the initial premise may stretch credulity. For myself I always give a writer the opportunity to build the world they are trying to create and if they succeed, then the book works for me. In this case, Smith succeeds magnificently.' Miles Archer
'....edgy and gripping. Written in present tense, the pace never lets up .... has a satisfying and tightly knit plot, and the fast prose style adds a strong sense of drama. Being a disaster novel, it could have easily slipped in to melodrama, but Smith keeps the story on an even keel which makes it all the more believable. Long after you've finished reading, you can't help but wonder how you would react, if faced with same frightening news.' Ebony McKenna
'...If The End Of Science Fictionwere to be filmed then its director would be Ken Loach; and I say that as no small praise, for this book is a triumph of the small people in the world - people forging a path of their own in a supremely uncaring universe. It's a triumph for Sam Smith, who has written an understated novel about humanity and our place in the cosmos; an engaging, thoughtful and deeply moving story to make you stop and think about yourself, your life and how you live it. / I can think of no higher recommendation.' Stuart Carter
ISBN 9781311730503 $1.99
Or from Barnes & Noble bookstore - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/end-of-science-fiction-sam-smith/1007094179?ean=9781904492702
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The End of Science Fiction
The first edition (Jacobyte Books) was shortlisted for a 2001 SF Eppie. The second edition with BeWrite Books also garnered praise. The End of Science Fiction However is now only available as a Smashwords ebook http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/540289 (unless there are still secondhand paperback copies of its previous two editions knocking about online)
'...His prose is clear, smooth and spare. His dialogue reveals the characters' personalities. Even minor characters feel filled out and whole. All in all, a most professional job./ In a world of book reviews that overstate and overhype, one worries about excess praise, for fear that it will be dismissed. Here I am confounded -- there are no faults, no missed notes, no clumsy moves. As Coleridge said of fiction, one must willingly suspend disbelief, and perhaps for some time the initial premise may stretch credulity. For myself I always give a writer the opportunity to build the world they are trying to create and if they succeed, then the book works for me. In this case, Smith succeeds magnificently.' Miles Archer
'....edgy and gripping. Written in present tense, the pace never lets up .... has a satisfying and tightly knit plot, and the fast prose style adds a strong sense of drama. Being a disaster novel, it could have easily slipped in to melodrama, but Smith keeps the story on an even keel which makes it all the more believable. Long after you've finished reading, you can't help but wonder how you would react, if faced with same frightening news.' Ebony McKenna
'...If The End Of Science Fictionwere to be filmed then its director would be Ken Loach; and I say that as no small praise, for this book is a triumph of the small people in the world - people forging a path of their own in a supremely uncaring universe. It's a triumph for Sam Smith, who has written an understated novel about humanity and our place in the cosmos; an engaging, thoughtful and deeply moving story to make you stop and think about yourself, your life and how you live it. / I can think of no higher recommendation.' Stuart Carter
ISBN 9781311730503 $1.99
Or from Barnes & Noble bookstore - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/end-of-science-fiction-sam-smith/1007094179?ean=9781904492702
or from Kobo - https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-end-of-science-fiction-3
