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If you enjoy TV shows like the Young Ones, Firefly, Blackadder, Red Dwarf and Dr Who, or books by Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Tom Holt or Jasper Fforde, then the bestselling Hal Spacejock series is for you.
Are these books any good? Read some of the feedback!
Are they kids books? They're written for adults, but if your kids watch shows like Fawlty Towers and Black Adder they'd be more than okay with Hal.
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Hal Spacejock book 4 is out!
No Free Lunch
Hal Spacejock 4: No Free Lunch is now available from bookstores across Australia and NZ.
For those overseas, check the super-special bundle offer from the publisher.
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Get Hal Spacejock ... Free!
Free ebook version
The publisher of the Hal Spacejock series, Fremantle Press, has generously allowed me to offer the entire first novel as a free download.
Grab your copy here.
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New Hal 2 review
Hal Spacejock Second Course was recently reviewed on More ...
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
Everything you need to put together a Hal Spacejock feature. More ...
Hal 1 a Bestseller!
Fantastic Planet recently published their top 10 bestsellers for March 2008, and Hal Spacejock has boomeranged back into the chart:
1...The Execution Channel, Ken Macleod
2...Off Armageddon Reef, David Weber
3...Heart of the Mirage, Glenda Larke
4...Halting State, Charles Stross
5...Rynemonn, Terry Dowling
6...Spiked, edited by M. Rode
7...Cosmonaut Keep, Ken Macleod
8...Hal Spacejock, Simon Haynes
9...Grave Sight, Charlaine Harris
10..Alliance Space, C. J. Cherryh
10..The Awakening, Bevan McGuinness
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Hal 2 a 2006 Bestseller
FP Top 50 bestselling author!
Hal 3 wins a Tin Duck!
2007 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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Author Appearances
| 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 [...]
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| 30 April, 2008 |
Hal 4 Book Launch
The books are ready, the date and time has been set, and I'm hyped up for the big signing session. [...]
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| April 4 2007 |
Swancon panel
I'm attending Swancon (Perth, Western Australia) again this year, and I thought I'd mention where I'll be during the con: [...]
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| April 4 2007 |
FTL radio interview
I just completed a rollicking taped interview for Faster Than Light, Grant Stone's radio show broadcast here in Perth and [...]
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News on the books
| 01 July, 2008 |
Hal 4 a #1 bestseller
Sadly I don't get to visit Fantastic Planet, since they're in the middle of Perth and I don't go near [...]
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| 18 June, 2008 |
10,000 downloads!
My publisher made the first Hal Spacejock novel available as a free ebook download just over two weeks ago. Since [...]
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| 25 May, 2008 |
Get Hal 1 ... Free!
To celebrate the release of Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch (book four in the Hal Spacejock series), publisher Fremantle Press [...]
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| 25 May, 2008 |
Special Offer
The Hal Spacejock series is only available as an import outside Australia and NZ, which means a high price and [...]
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NanoWrimo Winner
 NanoWrimo 2006 was a big success, and I'm happy to announce I managed 50,000 words of Hal 4. More ...
Hal 3 Book Launch
Hal Spacejock Just Desserts launched at Dymocks Carousel on More ...
New Hal 1 review
Hal Spacejock was recently reviewed on More ...
Reader Feedback
Reviews, interviews and large royalty cheques are nice, but do you know what authors prize above all else? More ...
Free Bookmarks
Get a free set of Hal Spacejock bookmarks! There are six designs featuring the incompetent pilot and his cranky robot companion. More ...
Australia Day 2007
 Australia Day has come and gone, and what better way to celebrate than with fireworks and lightning? More ...
Hal 4 announced!
Hal Spacejock 'No Free Lunch', book 4 in the series, will be released in June 2008 ... More ...
RSS feed
 The Hal Spacejock site features an RSS feed, bringing you the latest news in a handy summary. More ...
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