Tony Thorne: 21 books

An updated collection of 20 (some award winning) spooky tales to chill and entertain., including: Shape Shift – Some things are not what they seem...or are they?. Slangered – It’s safer to treat animals with respect and not exploit them. Dead Ringer – Why would he want to come back to her? One...

The further adventures of previously blind Horace Mayberry now fitted with nanotronic AI eyes having superhuman properties that can range over most of the electro-magnetic spectrum. To pay for them he has been apprenticed to an active government secret agent, Major Aubrey Jackson. In this action-packed...

Tony Thorne MBE’s new ‘fact against fiction’ book is probably his most important ever. It’s about THE SINGULARITY, and the resulting Artificial Intelligence Explosion. So what is a singularity? It’s easiest described as a one way event, something which once it occurs cannot be reversed....

With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this fully updated fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary...

When Tony Thorne first turned up for his medical in 1956 he had little idea of the adventures he would face and the people he would encounter over the next two years in service. Brasso, Blanco & Bull is the hilarious account of life in National Service, where 23339788 Thorne faced the horrors...

The concept of artificial intelligence taking over humanity, or THE Singularity, is not a new idea. Classic science fiction novels, comics, TV, and movies played on the fears of invasions of robots, cyborgs, and other invaders bent to destroy human beings and take over the world. Those who survived...

This is the story of Elisabeth Bathory, a 17th-century Transylvanian countess. She was tried as a vampire and became an inspiration for depraved murderers up to the present day.;Based on research conducted at archives in Eastern Europe, this account includes both the recorded truth and the legend...

Horns?  We don’t need no stinkin’ horns! Long before Marvel and the fat lady singing, there were Northmen who went Viking.  They carried axes and swords, worshipped gods such as Odin, Freyja, Thor, and Tyr, and they didn’t have horns on their helmets. Check out some of the most imaginative...

A chilling account of what happens when a small group of overweight people decide to accept an offer they cannot refuse. A free surgical operation in a foreign clinic guaranteed to cure their eating problem once and for all. Does it work? Will it really be free? You need to read and will enjoy this...

A collection of speculative stories about all kinds of robots, including… ACCESSIBILITY – Not only pets will go prowling around at night. LIFETIME – In a primitive form, kids can own one of these toys now. BUGSIE – What might a criminal gang do with a versatile robot? CLERICAL ERROR – An...

In the POINTS OF VIEW series, the hero is a young blind Londoner, named Horace Mayberry, who is a cautious lad, who occasionally enjoys vivid dreams of being a secret agent. Then he becomes fitted with superhuman, nanotronic, eyes for free, but there is a catch.. They are inherently intelligent and...

Do aspire to become a successful writer and sell a lot of books? The competition is becoming fiercer, and nowadays editors and agents must suspect there are more writers around than readers... so what can you hopeful, eager, first time authors do about it? This modest little book will inspire you...

Mystery and mayhem ensue when his luckless hero decides to start an aerial photography business, after successfully dealing with a particularly annoying intruder in his garden, using his new model helicopter. His new hobby of photographing aerial pictures of local properties, for their owners, develops...

Ain't it the Truth, is a collection of quirky items to amuse and entertain, but not only you, the reader. The author has performed many of them over the years to enthusiastic audiences of all kinds. Home parties, Business Conventions, Office parties... you name it. There are items for all ages,...