Surtac.bsky.social
@surtac.bsky.social
Reader of SF/F and other stuff. Eclectic taste in music. Drinker of red wine and lover of Asian food. Faraway in time was one of #The10000.
I blame the Trumpenfuhrer's tariff shenanigans.
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I blame the Trumpenfuhrer's tariff shenanigans.
Yeah, the old Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream CDs I've been getting from Burning Shed over the last couple months are taking 12-14 calendar days on average but they're much lighter weight packages.
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Yeah, the old Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream CDs I've been getting from Burning Shed over the last couple months are taking 12-14 calendar days on average but they're much lighter weight packages.
I'd pre-ordered the ltd hc and I understand it was shipped on December 16. I suspect it's the usual Xmas mail chaos.
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I'd pre-ordered the ltd hc and I understand it was shipped on December 16. I suspect it's the usual Xmas mail chaos.
Sadly, still waiting for my pre-ordered copy to make it here to Canberra. I'm sure it will get here eventually ...
January 15, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Sadly, still waiting for my pre-ordered copy to make it here to Canberra. I'm sure it will get here eventually ...
Still waiting for my copy to get here...:(
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Still waiting for my copy to get here...:(
Still waiting for my copy to get to the Antipodes ;(
January 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Still waiting for my copy to get to the Antipodes ;(
I'll have to find a copy. Also I now have to go find my copy of A Complete Dagg to re-read.
I'll get back to you shortly.
I'll get back to you shortly.
December 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'll have to find a copy. Also I now have to go find my copy of A Complete Dagg to re-read.
I'll get back to you shortly.
I'll get back to you shortly.
Clarke was an absolute genius. Their show 'The Games' about the Sydney Olympics was astonishingly good satire of its time.
December 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Clarke was an absolute genius. Their show 'The Games' about the Sydney Olympics was astonishingly good satire of its time.
still waiting for mine to arrive ... :(
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
still waiting for mine to arrive ... :(
i'll believe in (Christmas) miracles if my physical copy gets here in the next three days ... does that count?
December 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
i'll believe in (Christmas) miracles if my physical copy gets here in the next three days ... does that count?
Same, but alas it has not yet made to sunny Canberra ...
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Same, but alas it has not yet made to sunny Canberra ...
Very impressed with the level of detail and potential stories implicit in this entry. Is there some sort of central repository of Hookland lore accessible to those of us who want to explore further? This example has me particularly intrigued.
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Very impressed with the level of detail and potential stories implicit in this entry. Is there some sort of central repository of Hookland lore accessible to those of us who want to explore further? This example has me particularly intrigued.
That sounds to me like a job for bsky.app/profile/susi...
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
That sounds to me like a job for bsky.app/profile/susi...
What's the book? That might give some context ...
October 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
What's the book? That might give some context ...
I thought it was excellent. Classic Hartley in all respects.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I thought it was excellent. Classic Hartley in all respects.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
Full disclosure, I was a kickstarter backer of the film who has watched it via my reward package Blu-ray copy. I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to turn up on a cinema screen here in darkest Canberra any time soon, sadly.
Had the same album on earlier this week. I'd had a need to play 'Russia On Ice' very loudly.
March 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Had the same album on earlier this week. I'd had a need to play 'Russia On Ice' very loudly.
I'd read that. And pay actual money for it.
March 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I'd read that. And pay actual money for it.
Camille Bacon-smith, Jane Fancher, CJ Cherryh
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Camille Bacon-smith, Jane Fancher, CJ Cherryh
Agreed. It was one of my favourite reads of 2024. Nailed the characters imo.
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
February 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Agreed. It was one of my favourite reads of 2024. Nailed the characters imo.
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
Btw Dave, when can we expect your next book, hmmn?
You might be too young to remember the classic old Hawkwind album Hall of the Mountain Grill which celebrated the Legend of BeanzOnToast (iirc).
February 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
You might be too young to remember the classic old Hawkwind album Hall of the Mountain Grill which celebrated the Legend of BeanzOnToast (iirc).
Cherryh is still my all time favourite SF writer.
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Cherryh is still my all time favourite SF writer.
As another such barnacle, I'd like to know which book?
January 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
As another such barnacle, I'd like to know which book?
The Apollo 11 moon landing for me. In combination with the 2001 A Space Odyssey movie the previous year, it made me a lifelong SF fan.
December 18, 2024 at 3:41 AM
The Apollo 11 moon landing for me. In combination with the 2001 A Space Odyssey movie the previous year, it made me a lifelong SF fan.
Pre-ordered on kindle.
December 16, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Pre-ordered on kindle.