Dymocks  
Bestseller  


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#1: Hal Spacejock  

Paperback: Out Now

Ebook: Free!
2007 WAYRBA  
Shortlist  


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#2: Second Course  

Out Now  

Out Now  Link
2008 WASFF  
Winner  


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#3: Just Desserts  

Out Now  

Out Now  Link
2008 Aurealis  
& Ditmar Finalist  


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#4: No Free Lunch  

Out Now  

Out Now  Link
Coming  
Soon  


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#5: Legacy  

2011  

TBA  
Coming a  
lot less soon  


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#6: The Big Bang  

2012  

TBA  


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Are they kids books? They're written for adults, but if your kids watch shows like Fawlty Towers and Black Adder they'll love Hal Spacejock.

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Hal 4 wins an Award!

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WASFF 'Tin Duck'


The 2009 WASFF Tin Duck awards have just been announced, and Hal Spacejock 4: No Free Lunch won the award for best Spec Fic novel of 2008!

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Hal Spacejock Ebooks!

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Just Desserts


The entire Hal Spacejock series has just been released in ebook format. Order with Paypal or Credit card and enjoy almost half a million words of Hal's crazy adventures.

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Recent news

Hal Ebooks out now!

Hal Spacejock No Free Lunch Hal Spacejock Second Course, Just Desserts and No Free Lunch are available as ebooks ... More ...

Fridge Magnets!

Hal Spacejock Fridge Magnets Just send in your details and I'll post you four magnets and a couple of bookmarks - free!

Count the balls!

A jar of marbles, a grateful customer, broken furniture ... can you guess the answer?
When you've done that, try the Spacejock Multiple Choice Quiz

For Journalists

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No Free Lunch a #1 Bestseller!

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No Free Lunch


Immediately after the Australia-wide release, Hal Spacejock 4: No Free Lunch topped the bestsellers list at Fantastic Planet.

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Hal 3 wins a Tin Duck!

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2008 Tin Duck


News from Swancon, the Australian National Science Fiction convention: Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts won the WA Science Fiction Foundation 'Tin Duck' for Best WA Professional Long Work of 2007, which is wonderful news. More ...





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For all the latest news click here. Full index: Hal 1, Hal 2, Hal 3 & Hal 4

Author Appearances

14 September, 2009 Big Sky Writers Festival - Report
Earlier this year I received an invitation to the Big Sky 09 writers festival, to be held by the [...]
 
04 March, 2009 Big Sky Writers Festival 2009
From the 11th to the 13th of September 2009 I'll be one of the guest presenters at the Big Sky [...]
 
12 January, 2009 Night with our Stars 2009
In March I'll be attending the Childrens' Book Council of WA 'Night With Our Stars' event at Westbooks. This evening [...]
 
09 May, 2008 Rosalie Writers Festival
I'll be attending the Rosalie Writers Festival (20-22 May) as a guest author next week. The Rosalie Writers Festival was [...]
 


News on the books

02 January, 2010 Apologies to Hal fans
I'm sorry to say Hal 5 is taking much longer than expected. I recently blogged about the process and the [...]
 
28 June, 2009 Hal 5 draft 99% complete
Yes, I've been working away like a madly working author, and I'm pleased to report that the first draft of [...]
 
09 May, 2009 Hal 4 a Ditmar Finalist
The ballot for the 2009 Ditmar Awards has been announced, and I'm pleased to report that Hal Spacejock No Free [...]
 
14 April, 2009 Hal 4 wins an award!
The WASFF 'Tin Duck' awards for Western Australian speculative fiction were announced at Swancon over the weekend, and I'm pleased [...]
 


Recent news

NanoWrimo 2008

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Hal 4 Book Launch

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New Hal 1 review

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Reader Feedback

Reviews, interviews and large royalty cheques are nice, but do you know what authors prize above all else? More ...

Free Bookmarks

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Australia Day

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Hal 4 released!

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