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Lifeform Three: People's Book Prize finalist; World Fantasy Award longlist; a science fiction novel in the tradition of Ray Bradbury and Margaret Atwood

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    • A brief literary history of robots
    • A folly glimpsed while lost in the woods
    • Big Brother in your hand – the Pebble phone
    • Little Switzerland – the Surrey Hills
    • Science fiction origins: 10 questions with Chele Cooke
    • The Surrey connection, literary ancestors and horses – essay for book clubs
    • The Undercover Soundtrack – music that made Lifeform Three
    • While you look outwards to the future and space, what might be happening on our little blue-green planet? Interview at One Giant Read
  • Press & reviews
    • Press
      • ‘A future elegy for the joys of nature’s freely-given riches’
      • ‘For your summer reading list’
      • ‘Lyrically gentle, bold and disturbing – deservedly compared with Margaret Atwood and Ray Bradbury’
      • ‘Mesmerising, mystical and captivating – a richness and depth mimetic of Margaret Atwood’
    • Reviews
      • ‘A 5-star delight, a balm for a 3-book-per-week reviewer on a diet peppered with failed look-likes’
      • ‘A brave, unique voice’
      • ‘A Love Letter to the Countryside’
      • ‘A masterpiece… will still be wowing readers in 100 years’ time’
      • ‘A modern sci-fi classic’
      • ‘A robot and his horse: a love story’
      • ‘An allegorical tale of the evolution of social media, intrusive advertising, preference tracking, and corporate control – a great read’
      • ‘An ensouling fable in the great Bradbury tradition’
      • ‘Basically I loved it’
      • ‘Beautiful and complex’
      • ‘Beautiful descriptive writing… felt completely real’
      • ‘Beautiful story about a non-human but human-like AI’
      • ‘Beautifully written and meaningful – just read it’
      • ‘Bowled over by the extraordinary writing’
      • ‘Brilliant, original eco-fantasy’
      • ‘Charming, engrossing, uplifting’
      • ‘Dreamlike… leaves an indelible mark on the memory’
      • ‘Engages from the start, never falters’
      • ‘Haunting, compelling and masterfully written’
      • ‘In the great tradition of Atwood and Bradbury – highly recommended’
      • ‘In the vein of classic sci-fi but with a lot more charm’
      • ‘Lyrical, beautifully visual… a wonderful, intimate fable’
      • ‘Marvellous, powerful, beautiful’ – Kij Johnson
      • ‘May the future rise up to meet you, and may it be friendly’
      • ‘Merging of past and present, as in Slaughterhouse 5’
      • ‘Raises questions about issues of the day, from climate change to social media’
      • ‘Really stole my heart… if you believe literary fiction is boring, read this’
      • ‘Reminded me of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, but more joyous and less tragic’
      • ‘Reminds us of what makes us human – very touching’
      • ‘SF in the purest sense – the thoughtful application of an idea’
      • ‘Something new has this way come – a unique voice rising in the literary scene’
      • ‘Tender, uplifting, hopeful’
      • ‘Thoroughly entertaining, reminiscent of the best robot writing from years gone by’
      • ‘Thought provoking and highly readable’
      • ‘Thoughtful, unique, beautiful – I recommend it’
      • ‘Tightly plotted, nailbiting, evocative… a compelling tale about finding and keeping one’s soul’
      • ‘Wonderful… heartbreaking’
      • Haunting word-painting of dreams, of longing, of life, of love
      • Heartbreaking, thought-provoking and a damned good read
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Longlisted for the World Fantasy Award

'Beautifully written; meaningful; top-drawer storytelling in the tradition of Atwood and Bradbury'

‘Tightly plotted, nailbiting, evocative… a compelling tale of finding and keeping one’s soul’ The Booklife Prize

'I really didn’t want this book to end, it’s that good.'

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  • Art & posters
    • The hardest place to escape from is paradise
    • The hardest place to escape from is paradise – 2
    • Who can teach you to be human when people have forgotten?
  • Buy
    • Reading group questions
  • Contact
  • Origins
    • A brief literary history of robots
    • A folly glimpsed while lost in the woods
    • Big Brother in your hand – the Pebble phone
    • Little Switzerland – the Surrey Hills
    • Science fiction origins: 10 questions with Chele Cooke
    • The Surrey connection, literary ancestors and horses – essay for book clubs
    • The Undercover Soundtrack – music that made Lifeform Three
    • While you look outwards to the future and space, what might be happening on our little blue-green planet? Interview at One Giant Read
  • Press & reviews
    • Press
      • ‘A future elegy for the joys of nature’s freely-given riches’
      • ‘For your summer reading list’
      • ‘Lyrically gentle, bold and disturbing – deservedly compared with Margaret Atwood and Ray Bradbury’
      • ‘Mesmerising, mystical and captivating – a richness and depth mimetic of Margaret Atwood’
    • Reviews
      • ‘A 5-star delight, a balm for a 3-book-per-week reviewer on a diet peppered with failed look-likes’
      • ‘A brave, unique voice’
      • ‘A Love Letter to the Countryside’
      • ‘A masterpiece… will still be wowing readers in 100 years’ time’
      • ‘A modern sci-fi classic’
      • ‘A robot and his horse: a love story’
      • ‘An allegorical tale of the evolution of social media, intrusive advertising, preference tracking, and corporate control – a great read’
      • ‘An ensouling fable in the great Bradbury tradition’
      • ‘Basically I loved it’
      • ‘Beautiful and complex’
      • ‘Beautiful descriptive writing… felt completely real’
      • ‘Beautiful story about a non-human but human-like AI’
      • ‘Beautifully written and meaningful – just read it’
      • ‘Bowled over by the extraordinary writing’
      • ‘Brilliant, original eco-fantasy’
      • ‘Charming, engrossing, uplifting’
      • ‘Dreamlike… leaves an indelible mark on the memory’
      • ‘Engages from the start, never falters’
      • ‘Haunting, compelling and masterfully written’
      • ‘In the great tradition of Atwood and Bradbury – highly recommended’
      • ‘In the vein of classic sci-fi but with a lot more charm’
      • ‘Lyrical, beautifully visual… a wonderful, intimate fable’
      • ‘Marvellous, powerful, beautiful’ – Kij Johnson
      • ‘May the future rise up to meet you, and may it be friendly’
      • ‘Merging of past and present, as in Slaughterhouse 5’
      • ‘Raises questions about issues of the day, from climate change to social media’
      • ‘Really stole my heart… if you believe literary fiction is boring, read this’
      • ‘Reminded me of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, but more joyous and less tragic’
      • ‘Reminds us of what makes us human – very touching’
      • ‘SF in the purest sense – the thoughtful application of an idea’
      • ‘Something new has this way come – a unique voice rising in the literary scene’
      • ‘Tender, uplifting, hopeful’
      • ‘Thoroughly entertaining, reminiscent of the best robot writing from years gone by’
      • ‘Thought provoking and highly readable’
      • ‘Thoughtful, unique, beautiful – I recommend it’
      • ‘Tightly plotted, nailbiting, evocative… a compelling tale about finding and keeping one’s soul’
      • ‘Wonderful… heartbreaking’
      • Haunting word-painting of dreams, of longing, of life, of love
      • Heartbreaking, thought-provoking and a damned good read
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