Pretty new covers from my UK publishers, for the paperbacks available the end of June.  (And thanks to all my friends at Facebook who tried to help me with converting to jpeg: it takes a village to raise a blog post!)

Okay, we’re all throughly sick of the Modern Major General by now, aren’t we? Which makes this the ideal day to post this poor gent’s version, I am The Very Model of a Psychopharmacologist. If a copy of Pirate King would help your mental state better than a bottle of pills, the Poisoned Pen can…

Frankly, I’m not altogether certain what a Singularitarian is, although I’m absolutely positive that the Modern Major General would be able to tell me. And as we count down to Pirate King, here’s a hint: To pre-order your Singularitarian, or indeed Pluralist, copies of Pirate King, the Poisoned Pen can help you, here.

Perhaps you require a second dose of explanation concerning the topics covered in the Major General’s Song? Well, here is another illustrated dictionary edition. The countdown is rapidly counting down, only three days left until Pirate King! For a signed copy of Pirate King, without a dictionary, the information is here .

An interview on International Thriller Writers—talking about silent movies, driving Holmes mad, exotic locales, and the book I’d like to write. (I live for driving Holmes mad…) The interview is here. **** Now, for a pleasant change from the tech of Google and Apple Major-General Songs, here’s a jolly cartoon version for you, as our…

Since not all of us have survived a proper Victorian public school education, here is the quick explanation of the Major General’s song. It helps to have had several cups of coffee before watching it: