Apologies – I have been writing!

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Apologies for my absence. I have been writing. The sequel to The Judgement came to me in a vision. I just had to get it written. It has taken all my time and attention with none left over for blogging. Do bear with me.

If you are thinking of great Christmas presents I would take this opportunity to remind you that all my books are available on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Ron+Forsythe&i=stripbooks&crid=3UPNHOOZFPXIB&sprefix=ron+forsythe%2Caps%2C3118&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

and

Amazon.co.uk : opher goodwin

Over the course of the ensuing days I will share with you some of the fruits of my labour.

The Cleansing is an interesting Sci-fi novel and I will be putting it out soon!

Take care and Merry Solstice!

My Best Sci-Fi novels at very reasonable prices

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Opher Goodwin’s (AKA Ron Forsythe) My Best Sci-Fi novels at very reasonable prices

All my books are priced at lowest possible prices affording a slim profit. Here is a list of some of my top Sci-Fi books (all available in paperback or kindle and some in Hardback):

New Eden     Politicians mess it up. Can there be a new beginning?How do you solve the problem of a world that has been ruined with overpopulation? What part do a small group of genetically mutated children have in the future of mankind? How might an eccentric genetics engineer be involved? New Eden tells the story of dystopian disaster and unlikely renewal.New Eden: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798637512867: Books
God’s Bolt   The Earth is destroyed but one person livesHelen Southcote is looking for a purpose to life through her Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence work on the United Nations Space Station when she watches the Earth destroyed by an asteroid. What can she do next?God’s Bolt: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781092713597: Books
Reawakening         Where is she headed? And what awaits her?This is the sequel to God’s Bolt. Helen Southcote, the sole survivor of a stricken Earth, is alone on the Space Station. This is the tale of her journey through space and time towards Tau Sagittarii, 122 light years away. This is also the story of the aliens who live in the system around Tau Sagittarii and their reaction to the destruction of Earth. After dealing with the rigours of isolation, mental illness and hopelessness there is the hope of awakening. Then there are the questions about the purpose of life, altruism and the nature of consciousness all in the course of an epic adventure.Reawakening: The Sequel to God’s Bolt: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781094954585: Books
Neanderthal       The Neanderthals still live. They are highly advanced and they aren’t happy!
What happened to the Neanderthals 40,000 years ago? They had larger brains and were more intelligent. Why did they disappear? When the President of Brazil begins a project to build a highway through the middle of the Amazon he knew that he was going to provoke a response – little did he envisage what earth-shattering results it would end up becoming. This story delves into the very psyche of humanity and how people might respond when confronted with an alien invasion from a superior race. A Science Fiction story like no other.		Neanderthal: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798393554262: Books
The Pornography Wars         A futuristic pornographic film setThe Pornography Wars takes political satire and social comment (with a liberal dash of humour) into a new dimension.
Sex is the essence of everything.
Is human history contrived by aliens?
Are we in a film set for an alien pornographic soap opera?
Is all human culture nothing more than an alien psych-master’s program?
What happens when the aliens argue over the future of pornography on their tridee sets?
What is going to happen to the future of human beings?		The Pornography Wars: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798814934413: Books
Unintended Consequences       The sequelThe politics and satire continues as our humans are set free from control and find themselves in a very different world.
While the aliens continue to argue about the future of pornography and the sentience of human beings, life for the unshackled humans is becoming very grim.
In the tridee film-making studio everything is fraught.
The populist Director General, with her advisers, is being devious.
The Minister for Arts is stoned out of her mind.
A campaign to give humans rights is being fought.
Will the humans find themselves controlled and back in the sex movie, or will they be free?		Unintended Consequences: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798356009471: Books
Star       Star is a future sixtiesIt’s the sixties – the three thousand one hundred and sixties. The Federation is in conflict with the Confederation. The Troman war rages. There is a civil rights issue with the Androvians. Youth all across the galaxy are in revolt. Rock Music, on an intergalactic scale, is the medium of the rebellion.Zargos Ecstasy and the Terminal Brain Grope are providing the impetus for the rebellion.Zargos, a larger than life character based on Bob Dylan, Hendrix, Jagger, Jim Morrison and Bowie, struts the stage, putting his poems to music and rousing the spacefreaks to seek social justice. If you lived through the sixties you’ll recognise it all.Star: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798647632906: Books
Green     Green is a different universeA Sci-fi novel set in the distant future. Elspin is born without a nervous system; a brain with no connection to the world. She is locked within her dreams. She should have withered into nothing but against all the odds she prospered. Politicians and Business-people are at each other’s throats. The world is in crisis. The Greens are split into factions. Passions are explosive. They find a way of contacting Elspin. What happens when universes clash? Will the world survive?Green: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798648134003: Books
Conexion     Conexion is the new drug!In the future it is still all about power. General Secretary Rheen holds the reins but does he hold the power? What about the shadowy Consortium who supply the money to get him elected? The separatists who are prepared to use violence? The Unification Movement who would bring the opposition together? Or the people who democratically vote? What of the stranded Starship? And what of the new drug Conexion that opens genetic memories to unlock an unexpected past? The new Gaia religion? Or the three massive spherical objects heading for earth? How will it all come to a conclusion?Conexion: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781729561782: Books
Quantum Fever     Capitalism gone madThe System is made up of thousands of planets housing trillions of people in tiny doms arranged in tiers. The people are fed drugs to keep them happy and are plugged into immersive tridee. The Consortium are a group of wealthy capitalists who live above the metropolis in floating mansions. The name of the game is expansion and profit. The Quships cross quantum space in search of planets to either colonise or plunder for resources in order to maintain the system. Quantum Fever is a disease that affects people who jump the weird reaches of quantum space. Was Tahsin Roeg suffering from Quantum Fever or were the Consortium seeking to control her? What of the alien planet she discovers? Were the Primitives going to achieve their dream?Quantum Fever: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781711327372: Books
Schizoid     The consortium are still at it.The sequel to Quantum Fever. Three hundred years have passed. The aliens are ruining the planet Terra and are on the brink of war. Children of the Primitives on planet Hope are rebelling. President Woud of The System is angered. The Consortium is stirring up trouble………Schizoid: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798630523839: Books
The Gordian Fetish     Humour deployed to show the flaws in society. Will humans be saved?How important is consciousness? How rare is it in the universe? It is incredibly rare but not many people here on Earth seem to care about that. But the Gordian’s do – they value it – they seek it out and look to protect it. They have an institute funded by their government that is geared to the conservation of endangered alien sentient beings. Unfortunately a new Gordian leader has come along who believes in austerity. He is threatening to close the institute. Humans are sentient and have a modicum of intelligence. They can hardly be termed endangered though. There are 4000 billion of them. But they are incredibly interesting. They have sex. They also have politics and religion. They pretend to be clever and civilised but they are nowhere near as clever and civilised as they think they are. Most Gordian’s are intrigued by humans. They find sex astounding and humans cute. Being cute and having sex might just be their saving graces.The Gordian Fetish: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781981947973: Books
Farm 703 – The Human Project     Are we being farmed?Farm 703 where humans are controlled by bacteria. Farm 703 where we are a project created by the Farm Manager. Farm 703 where there is a move to terminate the human project. Farm 703 where Head Office will decide on the fate of humanity. They are allowing me to write this story. They do not think you will believe it.Farm 703 – The Human Project: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798634914367: Books

Thank you for looking. Why not try one or two? And please leave a review!

Cheers

Opher

PS – I have eight new Sci-Fi novels sitting on my computer. I am busy looking for a suitable publisher or agent for my Sci-fi. Anybody??

My writing career – Publishing History

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My writing career – Publishing History

Rock Music Published with Sonicbond Press

On Track SeriesPublished
1. Roy Harper: Every Album, Every Song (On Track) Paperback   2. Captain Beefheart On Track: Every Album, Every Song – Paperback    3. Bob Dylan 1962 to 1970 On Track (Decades) Paperback   4. Neil Young 1963 to 1970: Every Album, Every Song (On Track…) Paperback   5. Phil Ochs On Track: Every Album, Every Song (On Track…) Paperback   6. Leonard Cohen  On Track: Every Album, Every Song (On Track…) Paperback   7. Ian Dury  On Track: Every Album, Every Song (On Track…) Paperback    Sonicbond publishing     Sonicbond publishing     Sonicbond publishing     Sonicbond publishing     Sonicbond publishing     Sonicbond publishing     Sonicbond publishing
Classic Albums Series 
8. The Beatles: White Album – Rock Classics Paperback    9, Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home: Rock Classics Paperback   Sonicbond publishing     Sonicbond publishing

Education – Books published with Oxford University Press

Education books 
10.  Coordinated science multiskill practicals   11.  Coordinated science practicals   12.  Headship – a passion for education  Oxford University Press   Oxford University Press   Self-Published

Science Fiction – Published as Ron Forsythe

Sci-Fi novelsPublished
13.Gordian Fetish   14. God’s Bolt   15. Reawakening (Sequel to God’s Bolt)   16. Star   17. Green   18. Neanderthal   19. Schizoid   20. Farm 703 – The Human Project   21. Quantum Fever   22. Conexion   23. New Eden   24. The Pornography Wars   25. Terra 3 (The Cabal)   26. The Scrolls of Pandora 3   27. DremeWorld   28. A Message From Hermes   29. Ghenghis Smith   30. JudgementSelf-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Unpublished   Unpublished   Unpublished   Unpublished   Unpublished   Unpublished – in process

Science Fiction and other – Published as Opher Goodwin

Sci-Fi novels written as Opher GoodwinPublishedNotes
31.      Pornographic Syndromes 32.      Destination Self 33.      Hallucination 34    Nosedive 35.      Green 36.      Intergalactic Rockstar – Star turn 37.      Ebola in Eden 38.   Zero to Infinity 39.   Reality Dreams Vol 1 40. Reality Dreams Vol 2 41. October 14th is too far 42. Trapdoor 43. Journey into time 44. Sorting the Future  Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Self-Published                    Exists as typescript Exists as typescript Exists as typescript Exists as typescript
Fiction – Avant Garde Novels  
45.  Danny’s Story 46. City Angels 47.  Goofin’ with the Cosmic Freaks 48.  53 & Imploding 49. Reflections From a Ditch 50.  Farther From the Sun 51.  The Universe – a Users Guide 52.  The Apartment 53.  Torture 54. Bodies in a Window  Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published unPublished Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published   
Antitheist  
55.  Antitheist’s Bible 56.  Book of Ginny 57.  Antitheist’s Dictionary  Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published  Rewritten (Kathy & Tobes)
Sixties  
58.  Diary of a 60s freak  Self-Published   
Poetry  
59.  Poetry Vol 1 – Prose and Cons 60.  Poetry Vol 2 – Vice and Verse 61. Poetry Vol 3 – Rhyme and Reason 62. Poetry Vol 4 – Stanzas & Stances 63. Poetry Vol 5 – Poems & Peons 64. Poetry Vol 6 – Codas, Cadence and Clues 65. Poetry Vol 7 – Rituals & Odes 66. Poetry Vol 8 – Poems for Hard Times 67. Poetry Vol 9 – Diddles, Riddles, Enviroscribbles & political Tribbles 68. Poetry Vol 10 – Weaponising Words 69. Poetry Vol 11 – Guns, Rhymes, Elephants & Dreams 70. Poetry Vol 12 – Dead Ducks, Own Goals & Greed 71. Poetry Vol 13 – Moroccan Skies, Wonder Whys, Disguise & Lies 72. Poetry Vol 14 – Fana Ticks, Fantast Ticks, Miss Ticks, Polly Ticks 73. Poetry Vol 15 – Dark Matter for Dark Ages 74. Poetry Vol 16 – A Cosmic Dance Through Life 75. Poetry Vol 17 – Long Ago & Inbetween 76. Poetry Vol 18 – Polly Ticks, Squawks & Parasites 77. Poetry Vol 19 – Poems For The Planet 78. Poetry Vol 20 – Random Muses From My Mind 79. Poetry Vol 21 – 350 Million, Oven-Ready, World-Beating Poems 80. Poetry Vol 22 –Out Of The Covid & Into The Frying Pan 81. Poetry Vol 23 – Visions From The Pits Of Love & Despair 82. Poetry Vol 24 – Escapees From the 60s 83. Poetry Vol 25 – Toxic Times 84. Poetry Vol 26 – Crying For Ukraine 85. Poetry Vol 27 – Broken Britain 86. Poetry Vol 28 – More Futile Gestures 87. Poetry Vol 29 – Fusion, Fission & Chain Reactions 88. Poetry Vol 30 – Wonder, Awe & Anger in Rhythm 89. Poetry Vol 31 – My Thoughts Are Quantum 90. Poetry Vol 32 – Futile Gestures of Defiance 91. Poetry Vol 33 – Fighting Words 92. Poetry Vol 34 – Mean Words  Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published   Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-published Self-Published Self-Published Unpublished                                                          In process                   In process
Art  
93. My Art & Outpourings  Self-Published   
Rock Music  
94.  Rock Strata Vol 1 95.  Rock Strata Vol 2 96.  Rock Strata Vol 3 97.  Rock Strata Vol 4 98.  Rock Streams 99.  Rockin my life away 100.  Roy Harper Vol 1 101.  Roy Harper Vol 2 102.  Roy Harper Vol 3 103.  Roy Harper Vol 4 104.  Roy Harper Biog 105.  Under the covers 106.  In Search of Captain Beefheart (A memoir) 107.  537 Essential Rock Albums pt 1 108.  Ruminating on Roy Harper (Me & Roy Harper) 109.  Nick Harper the Wilderness Years 110.  Tribute to Rock Geniuses Vol 1 111. The Blues Muse (a novel) 112. Rock Routes (History of Rock Music)  Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Unpublished Self-Published Self-Published Unpublished Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published Self-Published  Typescipt Typescipt Typescipt Typescipt Typescipt Incomplete Completed for publication Typescript Typescript Typescript Partial and incomplete Incomplete     Fully edited & ready     novel tracing Rock history
Short Stories & AnecdotesPublishedRewritten as
113. A Universe of Shorts, Tails and Tales, and the Truth 114. Anecdotes, Weird Science, Writing & Ramblings From Life 115. More Anecdotes, Essays, Beliefs & FlotsamSelf-Published   Self-Published   Self-Published   
The EnvironmentPublishedRewritten as
116. Anthropocene ApocalypseSelf-Published   
Travel  
117. The voyage to the end of the world – Treasure of South America  Self-Published 
Covid DiariesPublishedRewritten as
118. The Corona Diaries – Pt. 1 – (210 days from March 15th 2020 to October 19th 2020)   119. The Corona Diaries – Pt. 2 – (Day 211 – Day 410  – October 12th 2020 – May 7th 2021)   120. The Corona Diaries – Pt. 3  -(Day 411 – Day 630  May 8th 2021- December 15th 2021)   121. The Corona Diaries pt. 4    Self-Published     Self-Published     Self-Published     Self-published                   
DeathPublishedRewritten as
122. The Book of DEATHSelf-published 
   
Grandfather  
123. The Teachings of White EagleSelf-Published 

Why own lots of books??

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Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

“It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

“There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

“If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice!

“Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”

I guess I own a few thousand and they are greatly treasured!

My Sonicbond collection!

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The new Leonard Cohen book is the eighth I have out on Sonicbond publishing. It’s brilliant to be able to write about the songsters that I love and who have been a huge part of my life.

Music is human. Music is life. We share the beat!

These are the ones I have produced so far:

Roy Harper

Roy Harper: Every Album, Every Song (On Track): Amazon.co.uk: Opher Goodwin: 9781789521306: Books

Captain Beefheart

Captain Beefheart On Track: Every Album, Every Song : Opher Goodwin: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan 1962 to 1970 On Track (Decades) : Opher Goodwin: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs On Track: Every Album, Every Song: Amazon.co.uk: Opher Goodwin: 9781789523263: Books

Neil Young

Neil Young 1963 to 1970: Every Album, Every Song (On Track…): Amazon.co.uk: Opher Goodwin: 9781789522983: Books

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen On Track: Every Album, Every Song: Amazon.co.uk: Goodwin, Opher: 9781789523591: Books

Beatles – White Album

The Beatles: White Album – Rock Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Opher Goodwin: 9781789523331: Books

Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home: Rock Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Opher Goodwin: 9781789523140: Books

Ian Dury will follow later this year!

Ian Dury On Track: Every Album, Every Song: Amazon.co.uk: Goodwin, Opher: 9781789523744: Books

PS – I do have other books available on Rock Music and other stuff!!

Amazon.co.uk : opher goodwin

If you don’t like Amazon you can purchase directly from the publisher at Burning Shed:

Search – opher goodwin

BTW – Thanks for all the stunning reviews!! Much appreciated!

Thanks for the Great Reviews on Amazon!

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It’s always wonderful to read reviews! Thank you so much for taking the trouble. Makes such a difference (and makes me feel good.

My seven books on the Sonicbond rock album series has attracted some great reviews. I attach a few that give me cheer!

Amazon.co.uk : opher goodwin

Roy Harper: Every Album, Every Song (On Track): Amazon.co.uk: Opher Goodwin: 9781789521306: Books


Anthony Browne

5.0 out of 5 stars an Essential read for all Roy Harper fans !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2021

Verified Purchase

Having ordered through Amazon and still in the process of enjoying Opher Goodwin’s paperback book detailing Roy Harper’s most illustrious recording career, i have to declare that this is one heck of a read! the author has personally known Roy, as a friend, since the mid 1960s,even attending Harper’s very early gigs at London’s celebrated Les Cousins club, in deepest Soho, where many later famous Singer/Songwriters played nightly, such as Al Stewart, John Martyn, Sandy Denny. Bert Jansch, Davey Graham Paul Simon Martin Carthy ,and ,of course, Roy Harper himself! Harper later went on to a fairly famed career as a Poet/Alternative ‘Singer-Songwriter’, being musically admired by the likes of such famed Luminaries as Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour, Kate Bush, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson(who later admitted Roy’s Music was a big influence on his career ,in the 1960s!..Having myself personally attended, over 4 decades ,..scores of live Roy Harper concerts. Roy Harper will always remain, for me, personally, quite probably Britain’s very finest Songwriter ,of unusually deep and profound Poetic depth ,and with an acoustic guitar style far far greater than most other Musicians aspired to…(inspired, of course by his contemporaries at the time, namely Bert Jansch, and the legendary Davey Graham!).This book, just now released is a great insight behind the actual meaning of Roy’s Lyrics, and goes song by song, through all of Roy’s amazing Albums ,right up to the present times, that is from 1966’s ‘Sophisticated Beggar’ to his last recorded Album, namely ‘Man & Myth’ and further covers live Recordings and still unreleased songs…what makes Roy Harper stand out way above his musical contemporaries is the undeniable depth of Lyrical Mastery to his Songs, many which now have become ‘Classics’.’ I hate the White Man’/’Another Day’/’When an Old Cricketer’/’Me and my Woman’/’Highway Blues’;/’One of those Days in England’/”Hallucinating Light’/’South Africa’/’12Hours of Sunset’/etc etc ,the list is of course Endless! For me surely surely England’s finest ever Singer/Songwriter, who also possessed a wonderful Vocal delivery, a voice so much more distinctive than most!….,Opher’s excellent book is a lovingly written reflection of Roy Harper’s amazing Musical output, and a successful attempt at revealing more of just what his songs were about! i find it an essential read, and it sits perfectly as a later companion to Roy’s own Musical Biography book, namely his ‘Passions of Great Fortune’, from 2003.!!no-one but Opher could have released a book on Roy Harper ‘s songs quite like this one, i say. Full marks


“goldenholden3”

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible for Harper fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2021

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Nicola W.

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Read !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2024

Verified Purchase

Reading the book and playing each song after reading Opher’s insight for each has created a whole new listening experience. Having the back story on these songs just adds layers to the unique lyrics and sound of Roy

  • Neal Richardson5.0 out of 5 stars 
  • So Happy Opher Wrote This!!!
  • Reviewed in the United States on 15 May 2023 Verified Purchase
  • I am a Roy AND Nick Harper fanatic, and wouldn’t you know it… The industrious and illustriously wonderful Opher Goodwin has written a book about both of their musical journeys!!! I love reading both, especially the one highlighting Roy’s songwriting. Opher is still in touch with Roy as far as I know and was actually present at several recording studios during the making of more than one of those brilliant albums! I can’t say enough good things about his thoughts on each album’s songs and Roy’s life. Truly a must have for any Harper fan because there’s definitely no other book like it! An in depth biography or even autobiography would be most welcome as well! Cheers!
  • Jonathan Tatomer5.0 out of 5 stars This whole book series is indispensable to the collector
  • Reviewed in the United States on 5 December 2021 Verified Purchase
  • I have everything Roy Harper ever released. Showing wisdom as a youth and still growing. He is one of a small handful who can still write and sing at 80. We are all waiting for the next one

Audio Books – Sci-fi novels

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I’ve just brought out a number of my books in an audio format. At the moment it appears that they can only be purchased in this format from the USA.

I’ll put up some links:

Conexion

Amazon.com: Conexion (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Books

Green

Amazon.com: Green (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Audible Books & Originals

Schizoid

Amazon.com: Schizoid (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Audible Books & Originals

Quantum Fever

Amazon.com: Quantum Fever (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Audible Books & Originals

Neanderthal

Amazon.com: Neanderthal (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Audible Books & Originals

The Pornography Wars

Amazon.com: The Pornography Wars (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Audible Books & Originals

New Eden

Amazon.com: New Eden (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Audible Books & Originals

The Gordian Fetish

Amazon.com: The Gordian Fetish (Audible Audio Edition): Ron Forsythe, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Books

I find this all very fascinating. What do you think?

Opher Goodwin’s (AKA Ron Forsythe) My Best Sci-Fi novels (at very reasonable prices)

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All my books are priced at lowest possible prices affording a slim profit. Here is a list of some of my top Sci-Fi books (all available in paperback or kindle and some in Hardback):

New Eden     Politicians mess it up. Can there be a new beginning?How do you solve the problem of a world that has been ruined with overpopulation? What part do a small group of genetically mutated children have in the future of mankind? How might an eccentric genetics engineer be involved? New Eden tells the story of dystopian disaster and unlikely renewal.New Eden: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798637512867: Books
God’s Bolt   The Earth is destroyed but one person livesHelen Southcote is looking for a purpose to life through her Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence work on the United Nations Space Station when she watches the Earth destroyed by an asteroid. What can she do next?God’s Bolt: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781092713597: Books
Reawakening         Where is she headed? And what awaits her?This is the sequel to God’s Bolt. Helen Southcote, the sole survivor of a stricken Earth, is alone on the Space Station. This is the tale of her journey through space and time towards Tau Sagittarii, 122 light years away. This is also the story of the aliens who live in the system around Tau Sagittarii and their reaction to the destruction of Earth. After dealing with the rigours of isolation, mental illness and hopelessness there is the hope of awakening. Then there are the questions about the purpose of life, altruism and the nature of consciousness all in the course of an epic adventure.Reawakening: The Sequel to God’s Bolt: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781094954585: Books
Neanderthal       The Neanderthals still live. They are highly advanced and they aren’t happy!
What happened to the Neanderthals 40,000 years ago? They had larger brains and were more intelligent. Why did they disappear? When the President of Brazil begins a project to build a highway through the middle of the Amazon he knew that he was going to provoke a response – little did he envisage what earth-shattering results it would end up becoming. This story delves into the very psyche of humanity and how people might respond when confronted with an alien invasion from a superior race. A Science Fiction story like no other.		Neanderthal: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798393554262: Books
The Pornography Wars         A futuristic pornographic film setThe Pornography Wars takes political satire and social comment (with a liberal dash of humour) into a new dimension.
Sex is the essence of everything.
Is human history contrived by aliens?
Are we in a film set for an alien pornographic soap opera?
Is all human culture nothing more than an alien psych-master’s program?
What happens when the aliens argue over the future of pornography on their tridee sets?
What is going to happen to the future of human beings?		The Pornography Wars: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798814934413: Books
Unintended Consequences       The sequelThe politics and satire continues as our humans are set free from control and find themselves in a very different world.
While the aliens continue to argue about the future of pornography and the sentience of human beings, life for the unshackled humans is becoming very grim.
In the tridee film-making studio everything is fraught.
The populist Director General, with her advisers, is being devious.
The Minister for Arts is stoned out of her mind.
A campaign to give humans rights is being fought.
Will the humans find themselves controlled and back in the sex movie, or will they be free?		Unintended Consequences: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798356009471: Books
Star       Star is a future sixtiesIt’s the sixties – the three thousand one hundred and sixties. The Federation is in conflict with the Confederation. The Troman war rages. There is a civil rights issue with the Androvians. Youth all across the galaxy are in revolt. Rock Music, on an intergalactic scale, is the medium of the rebellion.Zargos Ecstasy and the Terminal Brain Grope are providing the impetus for the rebellion.Zargos, a larger than life character based on Bob Dylan, Hendrix, Jagger, Jim Morrison and Bowie, struts the stage, putting his poems to music and rousing the spacefreaks to seek social justice. If you lived through the sixties you’ll recognise it all.Star: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798647632906: Books
Green     Green is a different universeA Sci-fi novel set in the distant future. Elspin is born without a nervous system; a brain with no connection to the world. She is locked within her dreams. She should have withered into nothing but against all the odds she prospered. Politicians and Business-people are at each other’s throats. The world is in crisis. The Greens are split into factions. Passions are explosive. They find a way of contacting Elspin. What happens when universes clash? Will the world survive?Green: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798648134003: Books
Conexion     Conexion is the new drug!In the future it is still all about power. General Secretary Rheen holds the reins but does he hold the power? What about the shadowy Consortium who supply the money to get him elected? The separatists who are prepared to use violence? The Unification Movement who would bring the opposition together? Or the people who democratically vote? What of the stranded Starship? And what of the new drug Conexion that opens genetic memories to unlock an unexpected past? The new Gaia religion? Or the three massive spherical objects heading for earth? How will it all come to a conclusion?Conexion: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781729561782: Books
Quantum Fever     Capitalism gone madThe System is made up of thousands of planets housing trillions of people in tiny doms arranged in tiers. The people are fed drugs to keep them happy and are plugged into immersive tridee. The Consortium are a group of wealthy capitalists who live above the metropolis in floating mansions. The name of the game is expansion and profit. The Quships cross quantum space in search of planets to either colonise or plunder for resources in order to maintain the system. Quantum Fever is a disease that affects people who jump the weird reaches of quantum space. Was Tahsin Roeg suffering from Quantum Fever or were the Consortium seeking to control her? What of the alien planet she discovers? Were the Primitives going to achieve their dream?Quantum Fever: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781711327372: Books
Schizoid     The consortium are still at it.The sequel to Quantum Fever. Three hundred years have passed. The aliens are ruining the planet Terra and are on the brink of war. Children of the Primitives on planet Hope are rebelling. President Woud of The System is angered. The Consortium is stirring up trouble………Schizoid: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798630523839: Books
The Gordian Fetish     Humour deployed to show the flaws in society. Will humans be saved?How important is consciousness? How rare is it in the universe? It is incredibly rare but not many people here on Earth seem to care about that. But the Gordian’s do – they value it – they seek it out and look to protect it. They have an institute funded by their government that is geared to the conservation of endangered alien sentient beings. Unfortunately a new Gordian leader has come along who believes in austerity. He is threatening to close the institute. Humans are sentient and have a modicum of intelligence. They can hardly be termed endangered though. There are 4000 billion of them. But they are incredibly interesting. They have sex. They also have politics and religion. They pretend to be clever and civilised but they are nowhere near as clever and civilised as they think they are. Most Gordian’s are intrigued by humans. They find sex astounding and humans cute. Being cute and having sex might just be their saving graces.The Gordian Fetish: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9781981947973: Books
Farm 703 – The Human Project     Are we being farmed?Farm 703 where humans are controlled by bacteria. Farm 703 where we are a project created by the Farm Manager. Farm 703 where there is a move to terminate the human project. Farm 703 where Head Office will decide on the fate of humanity. They are allowing me to write this story. They do not think you will believe it.Farm 703 – The Human Project: Amazon.co.uk: Forsythe, Ron: 9798634914367: Books

Thank you for looking. Why not try one or two? And please leave a review!

Cheers

Opher

PS – I have four new Sci-Fi novels sitting on my computer. I am busy looking for a suitable publisher or agent. Anybody??

A few Book Recommendations

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I’m in the process of reading some really excellent books that I would thoroughly recommend:

American Pastoral – Philip Roth

I read this a number of years ago and enjoyed it so much I decided to give it another read. I’m enjoying the second read as much as the first. The rich texture of the writing is so brilliant!

American Pastoral by Roth, Philip (1998) Paperback: Amazon.co.uk: Books

American Dirt – Jeanine Cummings

Anyone who would like to read a gripping story of a families escape from a Mexican drug cartel and fleeing as immigrants into the USA – you can’t do better than this. It puts the flesh on the hapless people Trump and his callous ICE policy are dealing with. No, they aren’t all murderers, rapists and drug dealers; they are real people with real back stories. This is a tale you can’t put down. Every cold-hearted racist Republican should be made to read it.

American Dirt . 2021@Paperback – (18 Feb): Amazon.co.uk: Books

Sex & Drugs & Rock N Roll: The Life Of Ian Dury – Richard Balls

In the course of researching for my own Ian Dury book I have been reading everything Ian Dury. I’m halfway through this one. Incredibly well research and written; it’s a joy to read! I’m loving it.

Sex & Drugs & Rock N Roll: The Life Of Ian Dury: 7 (Omnibus Remastered): Amazon.co.uk: Balls, Richard: 9781915841391: Books

Children at the gate – Lynne Reid-Banks

A bit of a blast from the past. Back in the sixties I was smitten with Lynne’s fabulous portrayal of the plight of a single mum in The L-Shaped Room. This has been sitting on my shelf and one day I picked it up for a read. Little did I know what I would find. Every bit as good as The L-Shaped Room and still holds up find though written in 1968, this book throws a long shadow over the reality of Gaza and the terrible situation in the Middle East as well as telling the harrowing story of a Canadian woman and alcohol. Fabulous book.

Children at the Gate: Amazon.co.uk: Banks, Lynne Reid: 9780701112714: Books

Home Fire – Kamila Shamsie

Another great piece of story-telling that puts flesh on the plight of Muslim families in England and the Middle East situation.

Home Fire: WINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 (Bloomsbury Publishing): Amazon.co.uk: Shamsie, Kamila: 9781408886793: Books

That’s it – five great books that I am reading or have read recently. Love them all. Thoroughly recommend them to you!

Books out in audio versions!!

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I’m not sure if this was a mistake or not but I was asked to release a number of my books as audio books.

It’s some kind of AI wonder.

You have a choice of voices. Not sure that I chose the right one! Not sure it works! Can AI really capture the inflexion and correct pronunciation??

I have only listened to short sections. It was very interesting to hear my words being spoken by somebody else!

I thought I’d put them out as an experiment and see what people think. I might well take all the audio versions down next week. We’ll see.

It will be a useful tool for me to use in any case!!

I’ll be very interested to hear your views!

All the best

Opher