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Last updated 28 January 2025
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Murdoch’s Web. Published: Amazon. December 2024
The asteroid belt is a tough place to make a living, even if you’re a three-metre spider with anthropophobia.
When Murdoch, a solitary miner from Titan, stumbles upon an ancient warship and its enigmatic AI, Em, his life takes an unexpected turn. Joined by Callie, a stranded human from Earth, the trio must navigate a dangerous cosmos filled with warlike Terrans and suspicious arachnids.
When Em reveals her former ship’s cargo, the scale of human foolishness becomes apparent and the fate of planets hangs in the balance. Will Murdoch, Em, and Callie triumph over the looming threat, or will the shadowy secret from an ancient war destroy all they hold dear? In this gripping tale of trust and treachery, unexpected friendships and interplanetary intrigue, brace yourself for a breathless sci-fi adventure that spans the solar system.
About Chalkie
I haven’t always been a writer, having worked as an electronic engineer, travelling around the world on research ships from the Arctic to Antarctica.
My mother’s maiden name was Clarke, and Antarctica is where I was given the nickname “Chalkie”, which I use as a pen name. There are a lot of other other David Whites out there.
Science fiction and fantasy has fascinated me since childhood. I read The Fellowship of the Ring from the local village library at the age of 12, or thereabouts, and never looked back. Years of collecting second-hand paperbacks means that there’s now a very long shelf in the spare room, starting with Aldiss, Asimov and Banks and ending with Vance and Zelazny, with a hundred or so old and new favourites in between. Currently reading Three Body Problem which is not what I was expecting, but nonetheless interesting.
I took early retirement in 2019 and thus found the time for writing. Short stories at first, then novels. Murdoch is the first to make it into print but I have more to follow, hopefully. Mostly science fiction, but not all. Murdoch’s sequel is taking shape, too.
Before taking to writing I painted, and the cover of Murdoch’s Web is based on a painting of mine. It’s available (free) as a digital poster to anyone who subscribes. I still paint, so there may be more if it proves popular.
Outside of all that I sail (that’s me on my boat Evadne,) help my wife in the garden and have had an allotment where I’ve grown fruit and veg for over ten years. I also make my own beer. Oh, and we have a dog. That’s Chloe snoozing on my lap on the boat, looking particularly furry.
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I hope to upload more of these, deleted scenes and other short stories and pictures. They are free for personal use. If you’re publishing them, please acknowledge my copyright. (©David White) To obtain these, please tick the subscriber’s box in the “contact me” section and leave me a message in the message box. I’ll email you directly or, for the larger files use Wesendit.com or similar.
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A 20Mb hi res scan of the original artwork “Approaching Titan”.
©David White 2024
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