One of the lovely Otober Song reviews so far: ‘An absolute piledriver of a dark future thriller that instantly hooks you and doesn’t let go till the end. Horribly believable and utterly compelling.’ Neil Williamson, author of The Moon King & Thirty Years of Rain.
Here’s another fantastic review by a well-known author: ‘October Song reads like a perfectly structured thriller, but filled with the same rage against the political-military establishment that nestled deep in Iain Banks’ heart. Its combination of a gritty noir aesthetic with one of the most chilling depictions of the near-future since Children of Men results in a work of superlative readability.’ Gary Gibson, award-nominated author of Angel Stations and Stealing Light.
Very grateful for this from one of the UK’s bestselling SF authors, Ken MacLeod: ‘A grim and gripping near-future thriller with sharp political edges and scarily plausible projections, rooted in intimate knowledge of real places.’
October Song just got a great few paragraphs in Gary Gibson’s blog, along with the hugely talented Hal Duncan. Gary says: ‘It reminded me of Iain Banks at his fiery best.’ Being something of a fan of Iain Banks, I couldn’t ask for higher praise than that! https://www.garygibson.net/
Just starting to get reviews in of october Song on Amazon. Two so far – both 5 star, which is amazing. From Mr P. Quigley:
‘This reads like some previously lost collaboration between Iain Banks & Ken Macleod. It’s a definite page turner, written by someone with extensive geographical knowledge of and love for Argyll
The characters are well developed and the plot fascinating and fast paced. Numerous twists and turns keep the reader involved & interested. I’ve not spent seven straight hours reading a novel for a very long time, I was engrossed from the first chapter.’
From Angela Barron:
‘I devoured this novel on holiday. It is action packed and fast paced, keeping you hooked and on the edge of your seat. It has the effect that a really good novel should achieve – it gets you compulsively turning the pages to find out what happens but at the same time you don’t want to reach the end because then the experience will be over. I enjoyed the interesting and 3D characters, especially the lead – as a woman, it’s always refreshing to read a strong, female character. As a pro-indy Scot, it was frankly traumatising and emotional reading! I won’t go into detail to avoid spoilers but it was all a bit horrifyingly believable and of course the places were familiar and beloved. I really only had one small complaint – sex scene, not content wise but perspective wise. I felt that it undermined the strong, female lead because it wasn’t part of her narrative and she suddenly seemed like a supporting actor rather than the protagonist. That said I think the author wrote brilliant female characters, far better than many male authors, so I’m really at the point of being picky because the book does tick all the boxes for me besides this one minor frustration. It’s a blooming good yarn! A book you can disappear into and not notice the hours passing. At just £3.99, it’s great value too.’
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Thanks to all the people reponsible for helping refine the cover for October Song. Your feedback was much appreciated – I think it looks fab now! 🙂
Hurray! My near-future thriller October Song is now on pre-order at Amazon, and published on other eBook platforms e.g. Kobo, Barnes & Noble. Rave reviews so far! You can take a peek or buy it on Amazon here https://www.amazon.co.uk/October-Song-Ru-Pringle-ebook/dp/B07J5H56XZ, and on other platforms here https://www.books2read.com/u/bazVaP
One of the lovely Otober Song reviews so far: ‘An absolute piledriver of a dark future thriller that instantly hooks you and doesn’t let go till the end. Horribly believable and utterly compelling.’ Neil Williamson, author of The Moon King & Thirty Years of Rain.
Here’s another fantastic review by a well-known author: ‘October Song reads like a perfectly structured thriller, but filled with the same rage against the political-military establishment that nestled deep in Iain Banks’ heart. Its combination of a gritty noir aesthetic with one of the most chilling depictions of the near-future since Children of Men results in a work of superlative readability.’ Gary Gibson, award-nominated author of Angel Stations and Stealing Light.
Very grateful for this from one of the UK’s bestselling SF authors, Ken MacLeod: ‘A grim and gripping near-future thriller with sharp political edges and scarily plausible projections, rooted in intimate knowledge of real places.’
October Song just got a great few paragraphs in Gary Gibson’s blog, along with the hugely talented Hal Duncan. Gary says: ‘It reminded me of Iain Banks at his fiery best.’ Being something of a fan of Iain Banks, I couldn’t ask for higher praise than that! https://www.garygibson.net/
Really cool interview about October Song today in New Jersey author Mary Fan’s blog, Zigzag Timeline. Thanks Mary! https://zigzagtl.blogspot.com/2018/10/author-interview-ru-pringle.html?fbclid=IwAR2BDE592FBHlESbYKbxwbHlZRRSwVi3cOlesr1OOrlz708z7ZGlzYQVx0I
Just starting to get reviews in of october Song on Amazon. Two so far – both 5 star, which is amazing. From Mr P. Quigley:
‘This reads like some previously lost collaboration between Iain Banks & Ken Macleod. It’s a definite page turner, written by someone with extensive geographical knowledge of and love for Argyll
The characters are well developed and the plot fascinating and fast paced. Numerous twists and turns keep the reader involved & interested. I’ve not spent seven straight hours reading a novel for a very long time, I was engrossed from the first chapter.’
From Angela Barron:
‘I devoured this novel on holiday. It is action packed and fast paced, keeping you hooked and on the edge of your seat. It has the effect that a really good novel should achieve – it gets you compulsively turning the pages to find out what happens but at the same time you don’t want to reach the end because then the experience will be over. I enjoyed the interesting and 3D characters, especially the lead – as a woman, it’s always refreshing to read a strong, female character. As a pro-indy Scot, it was frankly traumatising and emotional reading! I won’t go into detail to avoid spoilers but it was all a bit horrifyingly believable and of course the places were familiar and beloved. I really only had one small complaint – sex scene, not content wise but perspective wise. I felt that it undermined the strong, female lead because it wasn’t part of her narrative and she suddenly seemed like a supporting actor rather than the protagonist. That said I think the author wrote brilliant female characters, far better than many male authors, so I’m really at the point of being picky because the book does tick all the boxes for me besides this one minor frustration. It’s a blooming good yarn! A book you can disappear into and not notice the hours passing. At just £3.99, it’s great value too.’