Ever Been Told You Have a Problem with Authority?
Ever been told that you have a problem with authority? Well, good for you if you have. If you’re STILL being told you have a problem with authority, even better. I’ve been called many nasty names in my long career of “non-conformism” (as one kindly ex-girlfriend put it) and accused of “living in my own…
Hello, Goodreads and Social Media Friends!
Just a quick blog post to say hi to my friends on Goodreads and social media, new and old. As a little thank you for your friendship, I’m running a free Kindle promo on one of my books. The most popular will be free to download for 24 hours when the poll closes, so go…
All AJ Reid eBooks only 99p or 99c for Book Lovers’ Day 2022!
Leading up to #BookLoversDay on Aug 9th, all A. J. Reid #ebooks are only #99p #99cents. Get yours while you can! #crime #scifi #horror #psychological #darkcomedy #author #kindledeals UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/A-J-Reid/e/B001KMLL8C/US: https://www.amazon.com/A-J-Reid/e/B001KMLL8C/
News Update
A quick round-up of latest news about the books: The British Library I’m pleased to announce that nearly all of my recent publications have now been requested by The British Library, GREY NOISE and THE KNIGHTS OF SNOWDONIA being the most recent. SEPPUKU Launch My latest collection of short stories was published in May and…
The Knights of Snowdonia
The Knights of Snowdonia is another novel that’s been a long time coming. I’ve described it in various promos as: “An unabashed adventure/spy novel with guns, swords, motorbikes, explosives, assassins, the Holy Grail, the occult, secret societies, clones, samurai and Big Pharma/ human traffickers getting walloped.” The Knights are the frontline in a war that’s…
Grey Noise Now Available in Paperback
Buy UK readers buy GREY NOISE HERE US readers buy GREY NOISE HERE What is the Grey Noise? Grey noise is random noise whose frequency spectrum follows a psychoacoustic equal loudness curve. In other examples, we can find pink noise, brown noise and the most familiar one, white noise. For our protagonist, Patrick McDonagh, it’s…
Rare Exotic Breeds Short Story Collection Released into the Wild
How Did Rare Exotic Breeds Come About? Over the past three years, I’ve been submitting short stories to various competitions globally. Rare Exotic Breeds is a collection of all the stories that were prize-winners or shortlisted. After two consecutive first prizes and publication in Writing Magazine, the editor suggested to me that dark, mischievous literature…
The Horseman’s Dream Tops Amazon Bestseller Chart
In an entirely unexpected turn of events, the paperback version of The Horseman’s Dream recently smashed its way to the #1 spot in Amazon’s Religious and Spiritual Fantasy Bestseller chart! This was most welcome news after working on the novel for nearly 20 years. Beating luminaries such as H. G. Wells, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman…
A Smaller Hell Now Available in Paperback
Pleased to announce that A Smaller Hell is now available in paperback format from Amazon. Mystery, Crime, Romance and Dark Comedy all wrapped up in 224 pages of literary mischief. “AJ Reid’s ‘A Smaller Hell’ is a fable of our time.” – ***** KT Acolyte “An electrifying piece of literature.” – ***** Whim “The author…
An Excerpt from The Serviceman
Lucky Newman is one of the main characters in The Horseman’s Dream. Once a Bootneck, now a PTSD-addled investigative journalist, he has a serious bone to pick with the Establishment. In this article from his his independent newspaper, he takes aim at Alice Grosvenor, a media magnate who now rules what was once the United…
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