Links

Here are some links to some Crawlers-related things...

USUAL DISCLAIMER: As with much of the rest of the internet, these sites may possibly contain the occasional rude word/picture/concept that might shock those liable to be shocked. Though I've chosen these links carefully, that's not my fault. Besides, it's nothing you can't handle.

-First up, here's my homepage: www.samenthoven.com. It's the central hub of my sinister ever-evolving internet empire, BWAHAHAHAHA! erm, sorry. There you'll find direct links to all the places on the web where I maintain a lurking presence. If you've got a profile or page on any of those sites yourself feel free to add me, send me messages (I try to check all the pages once a day) or simply take a look to see what I'm up to.

-Trapped By Monsters is a joint blog where I team up with a posse of (now) sixteen excellent authors and illustrators of thrilling books and stories for young people. News, reviews, stories, writing advice, competitions, illustrations, delirious ravings about dark caves and horrible monsters – if you want it (or even if you don't!) TBM has got the lot.

-Have you enjoyed Crawlers? Have you (ahem!) read my other books Tim, Defender of the Earth and The Black Tattoo? [You have? That makes me very happy! :D] Well, would you like some ideas about what to read next? If so, my LibraryThing Profile could be a good place to look. There I've put together a list of FIVE HUNDRED FINE BOOKS – things that I've read and love that you might like, too. The list is constantly being tweaked and updated and it's a mish-mash of all sorts: novels, comics, biography, history, art, science, whatever. It's a personal selection of favourite things, with no artificial separations by subject matter or (woo!) so-called 'age appropriateness': the only criterion is, "Do I think it's fantastic?" The widget at the side of this page will pick something out for you at random, but on the profile page there are a bunch of different ways into the list – reviews, author cloud, etc [isn't LibraryThing awesome?] – as well, of course, as a link to the list itself. It's also another place where you can leave messages for me if you like. Be my guest!

-My ContactAnAuthor Page. Interested in me coming to talk at your school, bookshop or local library? I LOVE doing events and visits. If you're a teacher, librarian or bookseller check out my page at ContactAnAuthor here. And of course, if you're reading this and you're not a teacher, librarian or bookseller but you'd still like to see and hear me come and do my stuff, then please send your nearest teacher, librarian or bookseller to that page, too!

-This site wouldn't be complete without due respect to where Crawlers is set: The Barbican. As well as being a mad piece of architecture (inspiringly mad, to me!) it's a thriving London cultural institution and brilliant place to visit. Even when it isn't being overrun by parasitic spider-creatures there's always something amazing going on there. Hit the link and take a look.

-The underground scenes in Crawlers were directly inspired by this image:

(Click on the image to open up a larger version.)

Visit www.undercity.org, the website of urban explorer and photographer Steve Duncan, to see more astonishing pics of the secret places of London and elsewhere.

-Pink Tentacle is one of my favourite blogs (and with a name like that, how could I not include it here?) If you're interested in strange art, Japan, robots or any combination of the three, you'll find it's well worth a click.

Finally, here are the sites of some of my current favourite writers of scary things:
-Alexander Gordon Smith
-Joseph D'Lacey
and (brace yourself!)
-Warren Ellis