Upcoming And Otherwise
My new novel RICKY'S HAND is out: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rickys-Hand-David-Quantick-ebook/dp/B09DV2CVCB
Some quotes:
"David Quantick is one of the best kept secrets in the world of writing. He's smart, funny and unique. You should let yourself in on the secret"
- Neil Gaiman
"NIGHT TRAIN is a wild postmodern ride by a comic master" - Sublime Horror
"At times horrifying, at other times laugh-out-loud funny, and always entertaining, NIGHT TRAIN is a ride unlike any other" - Foreword
"This imaginative horror novel is a page-turner" - Publisher's Weekly
Events And Interviews
My movie BOOK OF LOVE has won an Imagen Award: https://deadline.com/2022/08/imagen-awards-nominations-2020-list-tv-film-1235091747/
My radio series WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE AUSTEN? starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders won a WGGB Award for Best Radio Comedy: https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-awards-winners-2023/
I have stories in two new anthologies: BLACK IS THE NIGHT: STORIES INSPIRED BY CORNELL WOOLRICH ()https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Night-Stories-Inspired-Woolrich/dp/1789099994/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Y1TRJI0HNYZP&keywords=maxim+jakubowski+cornell&qid=1675410148&sprefix=maxim+jakubowski+corn%2Caps%2C516&sr=8-1) and the upcoming REPORTS FROM THE DEEP END: STORIES INSPIRED BY JG BALLARD. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reports-Deep-End-Maxim-Jakubowski/dp/1803363177/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=maxim+jakubowski+deep&qid=1675410097&sr=8-1
Books
Here's some comments from writers and reviews:
"The style, content and characters of this dark, witty and surprisingly moving novel make David Quantick a Kurt Vonnegut for a new generation." --Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes
"I hadn't planned to read all of Night Train in one sitting, but I found myself doing just that. David Quantick's novel sets up a vast mystery and barrels deliriously toward a conclusion you'll never see coming like, I don't know, some kind of railed vehicle that operates in the dark." --David Wong, author of John Dies at the End
"A dark, nightmarish journey into a brand new sort of Twilight Zone, David Quantick's Night Train is breathless, frantic, and creepy as hell. You'll never see the twists coming." --Christopher Golden
"Starting a trip on Night Train is like waking up in a scary game with no rules. I enjoyed trying to work out the parameters of this strange new world with Garland and exploring its ever-more-surreal carriages. When we finally start to discover where we are, we realise there's no going back. Night train is pacy, amusing and gory and an entertaining companion on a dark journey." --Louis Greenberg
"Quantick presents a dark mystery of slowly uncovered memories in the midst of claustrophobic horror with skill and verve, creating a story that should satisfy any curious reader, genre fan or otherwise. Recommended for those who enjoy a little mystery or horror in their sf dystopias."
--Booklist
"At times horrifying, at other times laugh-out-loud funny, and always entertaining, Night Train is a ride unlike any other." --Foreword Magazine
"This imaginative horror novel is a page-turner." --Publishers Weekly
"Either a stone-cold classic that will last for decades if not centuries, or, at the very worst, the best summer read you'll have this year." --Sublime Horror
"[A] surreal and very clever read." --Horror DNA
Here's some quotes about my other novel for Titan, ALL MY COLORS:
- "Really rich, funny, unsettling and just very alive. A brilliant premise executed with total confidence and authority."
John Niven, Kill My Friends
- "Among the funniest, creepiest, truest books about writing I’ve ever read … it’d be a best-seller in The Twilight Zone, and ought to be in whichever Zone we live in too."
Kim Newman, writer of Anno Dracula
- "Astonishingly good. Almost a blend of Murakami-ish otherworldliness, Stephen King small town horror and Douglas Adams-esque absurdity." David M Barnett, Calling Major Tom
Exclusive Free Content
There are several short stories here, free to download.
The latest is up now. There's a link at the top!
And here's a soundtrack playlist for ALL MY COLORS: singalong fun.
Shop
I have copies for sale of THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A ROBOT, the limited edition comic I wrote with the great Shaky Kane, signed by us both. Please email me for details on the CONTACT ME panel.
I also have signed hardback copies of my novel THE MULE for sale at attractive discount prices. Email for attractive details!
About Me
My Life
My Enablers
My Works
I am an author, movie writer, television writer and radio broadcaster. As well as Night Train and All My Colors, I wrote the surreal thriller The Mule (“the Da Vinci Code with better grammar” – The Independent) and the comic scifi novel Sparks (“excellent” – Neil Gaiman)I also wrote the critically-acclaimed TV drama Snodgrass, currently b
I am an author, movie writer, television writer and radio broadcaster. As well as Night Train and All My Colors, I wrote the surreal thriller The Mule (“the Da Vinci Code with better grammar” – The Independent) and the comic scifi novel Sparks (“excellent” – Neil Gaiman)I also wrote the critically-acclaimed TV drama Snodgrass, currently being developed into a feature film, and Dickens In Rome, a new play for Northern Stage. My movie Book Of Love, starring Sam Claflin and Veronica Echegui, is out now.
I've won several broadcast awards, including an Emmy as part of the writing team on Veep.
I was also lucky enough to be involved in this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-pnGFbwMQ
My Works
My Enablers
My Works
Here are some of the other books I've written.
Sparks is an e-novel, described as "excellent" by Neil Gaiman.
The Mule is a strange comic novel which Jonathan Coe called "an offbeat and surprising comedy thriller".
And there are my two writing handbooks, How To Write Everything and How
Here are some of the other books I've written.
Sparks is an e-novel, described as "excellent" by Neil Gaiman.
The Mule is a strange comic novel which Jonathan Coe called "an offbeat and surprising comedy thriller".
And there are my two writing handbooks, How To Write Everything and How To Be A Writer. They're very useful.
https://www.oberonbooks.com/how-to-write-everything.html
https://www.oberonbooks.com/how-to-be-a-writer.html
I've also worked with John Panton at MeatBingo on several short films. This one, starring Rebecca Front as Valentina Tereshkova, is a particular favourite: https://vimeo.com/123826027
My Enablers
My Enablers
My Enablers
I would be nothing without my agent Kate Haldane at PBJ Management.(http://www.pbjmanagement.co.uk/people/kate-haldane)
All new book and publishing enquiries can be sent to Nemonie Craven at nemonie@jonathanclowes.co.uk
Night Train and All My Colors are handled by Andrew Lownie at the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency. (http://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/)
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