Military history author (writing as Russell Phillips). Tabletop RPG and board game player. Lapsed wargamer.
Non-binary. They/them pronouns.
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The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945From critically …
An excellent sequel, focused on life on Mars rather than planning the colony. I was particularly pleased to see that there was more about Devon.
I'm just hoping the author will write more in this series.
Katya should be on top of the world. She’s overcome a traumatic past and now …
A great short story. I read it when I had almost finished Livid Skies. It was interesting to see events that I'd recently read from Georgie's perspective, told from Katya's side.
Katya should be on top of the world. She’s overcome a traumatic past and now she’s part of the first …
Content warning Livid Skies spoiler
I didn't realise just how much I liked Brian until now. I've got tears in my eyes reading the funeral.
I extended and clenched my fingers repeatedly then tapped my lip. ‘Georgie and Gurdeep… They both have the gay, right? And you have the Jewishness? And what about your birth mother? You told me she was cancerous? No, because those statements are wrong. You’d never say those things. People are gay or ace or bi or whatever. People are a product of one culture or several. Some people have cancer or flu or, I don’t know, gangrene. Being a thing is different to having a thing. Do you see?’
— Livid Skies by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2) (29%)
Devon on why she and I are autistic. We don't "have autism".
The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945From critically …
They’ve been friends since childhood. But can their friendship survive adult reality?
Confirmed geeks and childhood friends, Lem and Devon …
other stories will take you to mars. this one will take you inside the boardroom, …
As the author says, this is a very niche book. There's a lot of science (and there are notes about the science at the back), but if you're a geek, you'll probably love it.
Personally, I really appreciated and liked the representation of the autistic character Devon. It was sympathetic and most of all, it felt right.
They’ve been friends since childhood. But can their friendship survive adult reality?
Confirmed geeks and childhood friends, Lem and Devon …
other stories will take you to mars. this one will take you inside the boardroom, the pub, and the bedroom …
other stories will take you to mars. this one will take you inside the boardroom, the pub, and the bedroom …
