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| 09 September, 2023 |
Moved to new hosting company I've recently swapped website host, and my entire site now offers https as well as http. All links remain the [...] |
| 05 December, 2020 |
Hardcovers I'm starting to make hardcovers of my novels available, and you can see the current list here. [...] |
| 25 September, 2020 |
Megabus One released Hal Spacejock Megabus One has been released. Includes Hal Spacejock books 1-5, plus the Visit and Framed short stories. [...] |
| 25 September, 2020 |
Hal Spacejock Megabus Two released Hal Spacejock Megabus Two is out now. Includes Hal Spacejock books 6-10 and Albion, a [...] |
| 25 September, 2020 |
Four Starters released Four Starters is out now - includes the first books in the Hal Spacejock, Harriet Walsh, Secret War and Dragon [...] |
| 09 December, 2019 |
Subscribe to my newsletter and get Hal Zero free! Hal Zero is an exclusive prequel novella covering events just prior to book one, A Robot Named Clunk. Subscribe to [...] |
| 29 September, 2019 |
Audiobook: How to Write a Novel I know a lot of people were asking for this, and here it is at last! Yes, it's the audiobook [...] |
| 15 September, 2019 |
Hal Spacejock 10 released! Hal Spacejock 10: Cold Boots is available [...] |
| 28 August, 2019 |
New Audiobook releases! July and August have been my biggest months ever for audiobook releases. You can now get your ears on Hal [...] |
| 06 July, 2019 |
Australian Paperbacks! I've FINALLY set up printing within Australia for all of my books, so I can now send copies within this [...] |
| 13 June, 2019 |
The Dragon and Chips audiobooks are here! Yes, big news! All three books in the Dragon and Chips series are now available in audiobook! Click the covers [...] |
| 30 April, 2019 |
Secret War: Raiders released Raiders, the first novel in the Secret War series, is available now in ebook and paperback. Sam Willet, the [...] |
| 20 January, 2019 |
Hal Spacejock Audiobook available now! Book one in the Hal Spacejock series (A Robot Named Clunk) is available right now as an unabridged audiobook. Narrated [...] |
| 13 November, 2018 |
Amazon.com issues for international customers Over the past few days, many of my ebooks have been showing on Amazon.com with a warning saying 'This title [...] |
| 09 November, 2018 |
Hal 9 released! Hal Spacejock 9: Max Damage is available now in paperback and ebook formats. You can get it from all your [...] |
| 09 November, 2018 |
Hal Omnibus Three released! Hal Spacejock Omnibus Three is out now. Containing Hal Spacejock books 7-9, plus the Albion novella, it's a bargain-priced way [...] |
| 25 October, 2018 |
A Pair of Nuts released! A Pair of Nuts on the Throne was ready sooner than expected, and so ... it's available now! This book [...] |
| 19 September, 2018 |
Two new pre-orders up! A Butt of Heads, the second book in my crazy Robot vs Dragons fantasy series, will be released in ten [...] |
| 30 August, 2018 |
2018 Back to School blog How I came to write Hal Junior Back in 2010 I was a stay-at-home dad for my two daughters, and [...] |
| 20 August, 2018 |
Dragon & Chips released! Yes, it's here! Back in April 2018, on the first of the month to be exact, I posted a joke [...] |
| 13 July, 2018 |
How to Write a Novel out now! My new title, How to Write a Novel, is available now in paperback and ebook editions. Containing all my knowledge [...] |
| 07 June, 2018 |
Sierra Bravo out now! Sierra Bravo, book three in the Harriet Walsh series, is available now in paperback and ebook format. Check the [...] |
| 07 June, 2018 |
How to Write a Novel available now! My new title, How to Write a Novel, is available now in paperback and ebook editions. It contains all my [...] |
| 16 May, 2018 |
Four big giveaways! My works have been included in four Instafreebie giveaways this month. To download free copies of my stuff, and many [...] |
| 03 May, 2018 |
Alpha Minor released The second novel in the Harriet Walsh series is out now!. Available from all major retailers, this book continues Harriet's [...] |
| 03 May, 2018 |
Free ebooks! I'm participating in the Laughter is the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy ebook giveaway. Follow the link and help yourself [...] |
| 02 April, 2018 |
Peace Force released No, not a joke! Peace Force, the first Harriet Walsh novel, is available now in ebook and paperback. The sequel [...] |
| 15 March, 2018 |
Hal 8 Released 15th Mar Hal Spacejock 8: Double Trouble will be released on the 15th March, 2018. Available in ebook and paperback, this is [...] |
| 13 March, 2018 |
Harriet Walsh Draft Complete I've finished writing Harriet Walsh: Peace Force, and it's now gone out to my Alpha readers. I'm looking to publish [...] |
| 13 March, 2018 |
Alpha Minor Announced Work is in progress on the second Harriet Walsh novel, Alpha Minor. A release is scheduled for the second half [...] |
| 09 February, 2018 |
Hal 8 Draft Complete! The first draft of [Hal8Title] is all but complete, and I'm about to start the first editing pass. After that [...] |
| 02 June, 2017 |
I'm on Patreon Because I barely have time to write any more (we all have to pay the bills!), I've set up a [...] |
| 03 April, 2017 |
Hal 8 in progress Okay, so it's been a while. It's been a LONG while, and I'm sorry about that. Writing is a passion, [...] |
| 01 June, 2014 |
New Release ... Hal Spacejock 7: Big Bang Hal Spacejock 7: Big Bang is available now in ebook and paperback (Amazon/Book Depository) editions. The ebook edition is available [...] |
| 07 March, 2014 |
Hal Spacejock 7 RSN! Hal Spacejock 7: Big Bang is complete, and barring any last-minute editing the entire novel (as well as part 10) [...] |
| 10 June, 2013 |
Cover reveal: [Hal8Title] Follow this link to see the draft cover for [Hal8Title]. Hal 8 will be released March [...] |
| 9 June, 2013 |
New Release: Hal 7 Part Two Hal Spacejock 7: Big Bang is being released as a serialised novel in 8-10 parts. The second part is available [...] |
| 7 June, 2013 |
New Release - Hal 7 Part One Hal Spacejock 7: Big Bang is being released as a serialised novel in 8-10 parts. The first part is available [...] |
| 03 June, 2013 |
New Release: Hal Spacejock 6 Safe Art It's a new Hal Spacejock release! Barely six months after the release of Hal Spacejock 5: Baker's Dough, comes a [...] |
| 2012-09-30 |
Hal Junior 3 released! Hot on the heels of the Kindle release comes the paperback edition of Hal Junior 3: The Gyris Mission. You [...] |
| 20 July, 2012 |
Hal Spacejock Omnibus The first Hal Spacejock Omnibus has just been released in mobi and epub formats. This collection includes the first three [...] |
| 14 July, 2012 |
Hal Spacejock se pose en France ! Hal Spacejock se pose en France ! (English version below) Après sept années à parcourir l'Australie et la Nouvelle-Zélande, Hal [...] |
| 06 July, 2012 |
Hal Spacejock 5 Released! I'm happy to announce the general release of Hal Spacejock 5: Baker's Dough. You'll find links to online sellers on [...] |
| 03 July, 2012 |
Hal 5 Sample Chapter! The release of Hal Spacejock 5 is imminent, and to celebrate the launch you can now download the first chapter [...] |
| 26 June, 2012 |
Hal Junior 2 Paperback Release Hot on the heels of the Kindle release comes the paperback edition of Hal Junior 2: The Missing Case. You [...] |
| 26 June, 2012 |
Hal Spacejock Paperbacks - worldwide! Hal Spacejock book 5 is getting closer and closer (July, folks!), but in the meantime brand new paperback editions have [...] |
| 17 June, 2012 |
Hal Junior 2 Kindle release Hal Junior 2: The Missing Case is out now on Amazon Kindle (and UK), with a worldwide paperback release to [...] |
| 17 June, 2012 |
New Release: Collect One-Two A few days ago Hal Junior 2: The Missing Case went live. It's already started selling and initial feedback has [...] |
| 07 June, 2012 |
Hal 4 Wallpaper To celebrate the release of the new Hal Spacejock covers, I've uploaded a version of the Hal 4 jacket minus [...] |
| 14 November, 2011 |
Five new short stories Today I released five brand new short stories, which have never been published or seen outside my own hard drive. [...] |
| 10 October, 2011 |
Worldwide release The paperback edition of Hal Junior is now available worldwide. Australia $16.95, USA $6.99 and UK 5.99 It's a special [...] |
| 26 September, 2011 |
Signed copies available I recently set up a page where you can order signed, personalised copies of The Secret Signal, book one in [...] |
| 16 August, 2011 |
Hal Spacejock on Kindle For six years now I've tried to make the Hal Spacejock books available to readers in the UK and USA. [...] |
| 15 August, 2011 |
Hal Jnr Released October 1st, 2011 - mark that in your diary, Hal fans! Yes, it's a junior series written for 9-12 year [...] |
| 27 July, 2011 |
Book Review - 7th Sigma by Steven Gould 7th Sigma (Jul 2011, Steven Gould, publ. Tor, 978-0-312-87715-6, $24.99, 384pp, hc) It's rare for me to read a novel [...] |
| 26 July, 2011 |
SF Novelists Opening Acts Sampler SFNovelists is a group of professional Science Fiction and Fantasy authors who recently put together a FREE sampler comprising 25 [...] |
| 25 July, 2011 |
A Hal moment of my own For the past decade I've been writing novels about a broke, error-prone freighter pilot called Hal Spacejock. 'Error prone' explains [...] |
| 04 June, 2011 |
Eschewing publishers Over the past 12 months I've been working on a new science fiction series for younger readers (junior/upper primary/middle grade). [...] |
| 21 March, 2011 |
Ebooks outselling print In May this year Amazon reported they'd sold more ebooks than print books per month, for the first time ever. [...] |
| 1 March, 2011 |
Ebooks now available from spacejock.com.au [...] |
I'm Simon Haynes, programmer and author. Welcome to my website.
What do I write?
Hal Spacejock
Harriet Walsh
Hal Junior
Dragon & Chips
The Secret War
Mysteries in Metal
Short Stories
