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Dan Abnett on Babel Clash
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Babel Clash is the lively daily blog for all fans of SF & F (and maybe a bit of WTF if we’re lucky) from the American Borders bookstore chain. Starting today, and for the next two weeks, Dan Abnett is going to be providing some insights into his world(s) – and also into some of the worlds that he writes tie-in fiction for, such as Dr Who and Warhammer.
Along the way he’s also promising some sneak info on his next novel, the hard military SF nove Embedded, and maybe some thoughts on the next Triumff novel, The Double Falsehood. So check it out today, and pop back every day for the next couple of weeks.
Mike Shevdon’s London
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Covent Garden - Mike Shevdon in the Apple Market courtesy of Mark Lewis photography
Over at his blog, Mike Shevdon continues his tour of the London of Sixty-One Nails. This time it’s the turn of Covent Garden.
Covent Garden is much older than people generally realise. The 4th Earl of Bedford, Francis Russell commissioned Inigo Jones to redesign the square in the 17th century, giving it the delightful open plaza in front of St Paul’s church that you see today. The market itself, though, predates that considerably… In the 18th century it was a notorious red-light district, leading to the term flower-girl being used as a euphemism for a prostitute.
Read the rest of this fascinating account (along with the rest of the series, if you’ve missed it) over at Shevdon.com.
