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Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin 2
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 18:00-19:00. Admission free - registration required!

Does sci-fi influence the direction of scientific research? How do sci-fi writers draw inspiration from real science? What happens when the two professions come together to work on a project?

In a free event at Science Gallery, an expert panel - including a scientist, a science fiction writer, and an expert on the relationship between the two - discuss the relationship between sci-fi and science.

If you're interested in the interplay between science fiction and reality, join writer Michael Carroll (2000AD, Judge Dredd), DCU's Pat Brereton (Hollywood Utopia, Smart Cinema), and Head of Zoology at TCD, Nicola Marples to find out how important scientific accuracy is in science fiction, and how much of an impact science fiction can have on scientific research, public opinion, and even funding decisions.

For more information, see the Science Gallery website!

Once again, it's Shameless Self-Promotion time! My new book Stronger will be published next week in the USA. It's the sixth novel in the Quantum Prophecy / New Heroes series. It's also the third of the prequels, but it's been written to work as a stand-alone tale so if you haven't read the others yet, don't feel shy about buying this one. In fact, just buy the others at the same time. While you're waiting, you can pass the time (or at least one minute and thirty-nine seconds of it) watching my new video trailer for the book on YouTube! (Don't forget to click "Like" and add it to your favourites!) Splundig vur Thrigg, Mike

Yes, the humble Sinclair ZX Spectrum was launched in the UK thirty years ago on this very day...

Click here to read the first part of my Speccy article on The Sociable!

-- Mike

Irish filmmaker John Vaughan (big-time 2000AD fan and occasionally of this parish!) has an entry in this year's Storyland competition on Ireland's national TV station RTE.

Check out the first episode of Victory? here and log in to give him your vote! (Voting's a bit wonky right now if you don't have Internet Explorer or Chrome, but please give it a shot anyway!).

And check out the official Victory? website!

-- Mike

The first part of James Bacon's rather lengthy interview with me about 2000 AD is now up on
ComicBuzz!

-- Mike

http://thequarterbin.com/2011/10/25/nycc-2011-olivia-thirlby-good-vibes-interview/

Almost missed this... I've now been a proud and only sometimes confused member of this here website for ten whole years!

I feel that I should probably mark the occasion by saying something intelligent or meaningful, but nothing comes to mind. Except, of course, that one piece of ancient wisdom that guides all right-thinking people: "Please buy my books."

Love 'n' cuddles,
Mike

Yes, it's shameless self-promotion time again! My new book - The Ascension - is published today in the USA! It's the fifth book in the Quantum Prophecy /  New Heroes series, and second of the prequels. If you like your adventures utterly brilliant and compelling, then this book is for you! (Please note that there is actually a world-wide shortage of my books, so customers are asked to limit themselves to five copies each to reduce the risk of panic-buying.) For lots more info on The Ascension and the other equally brilliant books in the series, see my fine website! -- Mike

Can't find if this has been posted before...



This is incredible work - see the full process here:
http://www.taringa.net/posts/arte/10608045/Judge-Dredd---Terminado_-paso-a-paso.html

SquareBound is a one-day Irish Comics Creators' Convention taking place in the Irish Writers' Centre, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 on Saturday the 18th of June, 2011...

Guest of Honour is Gerry Hunt (In Dublin City, Blood Upon the Rose), other guests include Alfonso Zapico,  Robert Curley, Liam Geraghty, Barry Keegan, Maura McHugh, Alan Nolan, Craig O'Connor and me!

Anyone else from here planning to attend? If so, do please come along to my "How to Write for 2000AD" panel at 12:00!

SquareBound facebook page

-- Mike

Article on Eyewitness News:
http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=59966&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Plans are afoot in the Carroll household to attend this year's SDCC! Anyone else here hoping to make it? It looks like it'll be a pretty good one, with some top 2000AD folks already in the Special Guests list: Alan Davis, Dave Gibbons, John Higgins and Grant Morrison.

-- Mike

According to Dark Horizons, the part of Sherlock's brother Mycroft will be played by none other than Stephen Fry. I loved the first movie but this news has just raised the bar by several million levels!

Now, if that doesn't get you excited for the movie (and it should!), the official word is the Moriarty has yet to be cast... But there seems to be a strong undercurrent of rumours that the role of Holmes's greatest nemesis will be offered to Mr. Fry's old chum Hugh Laurie. Fry, Downey Jr. and Laurie all in the one movie - how cool would that be?! Perhaps if we all wish very hard, it will come true!

-- Mike

For those interested in such things, I'll be teaching a ten-week course on writing Young Adult fiction in the Irish Writers' Centre, Dublin, starting September 21st 2010.

For more information, see the Irish Writers' Centre's website:

If this floats your boat and / or rings your bell, then please sign up! It'll be a blast! If, however, this news leaves your bell silent and your boat land-locked, please pass it on to everyone anyway - there's bound to be someone you know who's itching to write a YA novel but just doesn't know where to begin...

-- Mike

Hi folks, Today my new novel Super Human is officially published in the USA (though it is also available to other countries through a variety of on-line bookstores). The novel is a prequel to my New Heroes / Quantum Prophecy series. It's got superheroes, scary bad guys, lots of action and exciting bits, some funny bits, chases, escapes, fights, explosions... Here's the book on my website: http://www.quantumprophecy.com/qp/book4.htm Trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03lJ0tCa5bk And some on-line reviews: http://whatchamacallitreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/super-human-by-michael-carroll.html http://genregoroundreviews.blogspot.com/2010/04/super-human-michael-carroll.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/childrens.html?page=2 Please buy lots and lots of copies. Or at the very least give it lots of five-star reviews on Amazon! Love 'n' cuddles, Mike

It's shameless self-promotion competition time! Go to www.quantumprophecy.com to see how you could win an advance uncorrected proof edition of my utterly brilliant forthcoming novel Super Human (due for publication in the USA on May 13th - no UK release date scheduled yet)!

-- Mike

Hi all,

Just posted my new (home-made!) video trailer for next year's book, Super Human, on YouTube!
Please all view and give top ratings!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03lJ0tCa5bk

Cheers,
Mike
www.quantumprophecy.com

http://www.iol.ie/~carrollm/qp/news.htm

Anyone planning to go to Wexworlds next month?

It's taking place in Wexford, Ireland, from November 20th to 22nd, and most of the events are completely free!

Guests include Darren Shan, Eoin Colfer, Herbie Brennan, Ian McDonald, John Vaughan, Nick Roche, Oisin McGann, Robert Curley, Sarah Rees Brennan and yours truly. Oh, and some guy called Paul J Holden, whoever that is.

It looks like it's going to be a huge amount of fun. Check out the website for more info: http://www.wexworlds.net/

-- Mike

Hello you lovely people!

Any authors out there using Windows-based PCs might like to check out Mike's Name Generator, a pretty handy (and totally free) utility that can generate billions of unique names - never again will you find yourself trawling through the phone book or scouring the credits on the closest CD in order to come up with names for your characters!

Visit my website - //http://www.iol.ie/~carrollm - to find out more about the program and download the latest version!



Cheers,
Mike