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Al Robertson has had short stories and poems published in various magazines and anthologies. His work has been shortlisted for the BSFA Short Story Award and longlisted for the British Fantasy Awards. Al Robertson is a Creative Consultant on branding. He lives in Brighton and Crashing Heaven was his first novel.
bizarre, intelligent and, above all, something new * Interzone * Bizarre, intelligent and, above all, something new * Interzone * A spellbinding rugged addition to cyberpunk and science fiction literature in general * Starburst Magazine * In short: read the book; it's awesome. Crashing Heaven is a hardboiled detective novel set in an unparalleled cyberpunk space that stars a jaded accountant who has a virtual, psychotic puppet attached to his mind...what's not to like? * Bookbeard Reads * Come for the running through corridors shooting things, or for the altering virtual realities to break into secured areas, and stay for the quiet conversations between a man and the AI which will eventually kill him. Very much worth the read * SF&F Reviews * Just plain awesome * The Book Plank * Jam packed with innovative ideas and fresh approaches to storytelling, Crashing Heaven could just be the one book that everyone will talk about in 2015 * Upcoming 4 Me * One of the most unusual books I've read this year ... could be the start of something that is going to be very big indeed * SFF World * Seriously satisfying cyberpunk action meets thoughtful moral philosophy with a dash of detective noir and a supersized side of striking science - the year's best debut to date, and make no mistake * Tor.com * A stylish blend of techno thriller and hard SF * SFX *
