Sam Smith science fiction

The unMaking of Heaven

The unMaking of Heaven is a 5 book series comprising….

Balant

Happiness

You Human

Not Now: Death, Dreams and Reasons for Living

& finallyThe 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

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1148884

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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

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1150730

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soon after followed by….

&…. You Human: the Leander Chronicle

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

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1152265

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&….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

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1153697

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&…. 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

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1155142

A very few original paperbacks available from me here – asamsmith@hotmail.com

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Once Were Windows Once Were Doors

Is this Sci-Fi or a post-pestilential love mystery? So many questions. It begins in Earth’s first space city, has our ulcered hero transported to the surface, where he makes his way by hobby train, car and tricycle to the Jerusalem disc; and from there, via the sailship The Scandalous Sandal, eventually to Sweden and Carlos the llama, and some answers to some of his questions. Will love find him?

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

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The End of Science Fiction
The first edition (Jacobyte Books) was shortlisted for a 2001 SF Eppie. The BeWrite edition also garnered preaise. 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

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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

I still have a couple of the Skrev paperbacks available for £9.99. Contact me here – asamsmith@hotmail.com

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John John

Originally published by Turner Maxwell John John is now available now in multiple ebook formats, ISBN 978-1-4523-1008-4, from http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/7226

‘….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.

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