Mark Cantrell is a UK writer and journalist. Born in the Yorkshire city of Bradford, he works in Manchester and lives in Stoke-on-Trent. On the side he is a novelist and fiction writer, as well as a poet. Buy his available works here.
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Print: $10.26 Download: $3.45 THE doctors didn’t believe me; they only believe in their pharmacopoeia – a lot of addicts do – but I made them believe in the end. I had to. The others left me no choice.
Too many sleepless nights had ripped a gash in perception. Out there, on the far side, through the fog of delirium, I sensed their presence. I wasn't alone. I saw them hinted and outlined by the weak light that leaked from the waking world: sculptures of silhouette utter dark against the shadows of endless time.
I knew; they'd been waiting, they'd been calling. Now they had me – and they forced me to sit and write. This is what they told me to say.
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Print: $13.71 On the colony world of Greyermede, an ancient human dream is about to explode. For journalist Sue Reid what begins as a routine assignment will see her life changed forever. Uranium Fist is the début novel by UK author Mark Cantrell. It presents a chilling warning over the lengths the powerful will go to maintain their dominance. Nuclear power is a terrifying source of social discipline...
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2008 Nov 23 On the colony of Greyermede and ancient human dream is about to explode...
ON the colony world of Greyermede, the populace has grown discontent with rule from an aloof and distant Terran overlord. So begins the first stirrings that will explode into the most ancient of human dreams.
The populace rise up, setting the scene for an age-old battle transposed onto the interplanetary stage. At first, the people want nothing more than Independence – but it isn’t long before the unrest broils over into a battle to determine who will shape the future society of Greyermede and beyond.
Under the Red Banner of socialism, the people of this Brave New World dare to dream of something better…
And, of course, there are those who say it can never work.
On Earth, distant, decadent cradle of humanity, the politicians and their corporate allies are determined that it must never work: and so the forces are mustered.
Greyermede will face the full and savage wrath of Earth – Uranium Fist.
For Sue Reid, journalist, it’s just another assignment, until she finds herself pulled into the middle of a world’s Dream – and watches as it blasts off into Nightmare.
Draped in the timeless vision for a better society, Uranium Fist dares to pose the question: just how far will the privileged and the powerful go to preserve their future dominance over human society? In this, the first novel from UK author Mark Cantrell, is found a politically-edged SF fantasy with a terrifying answer...
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2008 Nov 12 Deus Ex InsomniaPoetry & Prose By Mark CantrellPublished By Lulu ISBN: 978-1-84753-507-8 Price: £5.95 A sleep-deprived mind opens itself up to many things as it slowly unravels and the caffeine starts to dissolve sense and sensibility: poetry for instance. So, when the time came to confront the world with his poems, Mark Cantrell took the plunge and did the deed — the result is Deus Ex Insomnia. So set aside the coffee and settle back to read, as the UK-based author and journalist welcomes one and all into the midnight hours with his début collection of sleepless poetic meditation. Published by Lulu, Deus Ex Insomnia combines 80 of his poems, together with four creative essays exploring the delights and mysteries of the literary process. This perfect-bound publication is his first leap of faith into the realms of poetry publishing. The 88-page, perfect-bound book can be bought from Lulu, the leading print on demand publisher, for the princely sum of £5.95, or purchase a copy through Amazon. Mark has a reputation for dark writing among his friends and associates in the literary scene, and that is certainly reflected within Deus Ex Insomnia, but as any reader will find it's not all dark in the wee hours — there's plenty of scope for fun and humour too. Details: Deus Ex Insomnia Poetry & A Little Prose, By Mark Cantrell Published By Lulu ISBN: 978-1-84753-507-8 Price: £5.95 Download a sample by clicking HERE
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