I’m really liking the title the editor at Central Bylines chose for my article. Sums your novel up so well!

The recent launch of #TheSentientOnes in Stoke-on Trent was such a fun event - as you can see from the lead photo!

Would be interesting to know what the likely emissions/pollutants are for a plant like this. And the extra lorry traffic forecast. Can’t imagine it’ll all have zero impact on the local environment.

I was planning to attend your book event tonight but the weather looks pretty rubbish for driving over to Louth from Sleaford 🙁

I’d be honoured if you’d consider reviewing my novel The Sentient Ones. But a word of caution: the story begins gently but grows increasingly dark. It’s not for the faint of heart.

Kind regards,

Brendan.

I see you're based in Lincs? The flatlands in the south of the county are the setting for my upcoming cli-fi thriller #FloodWatersDown (Spring 2026).

My upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown (Spring 2026) is an interesting take on many of these issues.
“Haunting, prophetic & fiercely human - a powerful exploration of survival, resistance & moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse & threatened by the intelligence it created to save itself.”

"And maybe that’s what climate fiction, at its best, can offer. Not just warnings but alternatives. Not just despair but a glimpse of the radical imagination we’ll need to survive – and adapt."

#FloodWatersDown - my upcoming novel (Spring 2026).

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Yes, but all parties get donations. That is exactly what's wrong with British politics. Money buying favours. Only if you make donations and lobbying illegal will you get a proper government of and for the people.