Alex Wade: 6 books

Through interviews with developers, gamers, and journalists examining the phenomena of bedroom coding, arcade gaming, and format wars, mapped onto enquiry into the seminal genres of the time including driving, shooting, and maze chase, Playback: A Genealogy of 1980s British Videogames examines how...

This eclectic mix of surfing stories has something for everyone, from classic tales of monster waves and epic battles to stories of when life among the breakers goes wrong. There are accounts of death and disaster, as well as bravery and triumph. The bizarre and the extreme rub shoulders with perfect...

In spite of being well into middle-age, Pac-Man's popularity shows no sign of decline and the character has appeared in over sixty games on virtually every games platform ever released. According to the David Brown celebrity index, in 2008, nearly three decades after initial release, 94% of Americans...

Being a cop isn't easy. Just ask motorcycle patrolman Adam King, who has just been suspended following a shooting incident. Worse yet, he is unable to assist in the investigation into the stabbing of his childhood pal. Luckily, his brethren in the department have got his back. Is it fate, or divine...

No Good Way To Die is the dramatic story of Pryson Dare, a seasoned United Nations diplomat who seeks answers to his son’s mysterious death, the result of a supposed scuba diving accident in The Bahamas. With the aid of his son’s girlfriend, a private investigator, and a handful of kindly Bahamian...

This science fiction anthology features eleven original short stories from nine established and emerging authors. Each story is accompanied by a black-and-white illustration created by one of four artists. (See the complete list of authors and artists below.) The stories span the breadth of the science-fiction...