Author Archives: Mike Reeves-McMillan

About Mike Reeves-McMillan

Mike Reeves-McMillan lives in Auckland, New Zealand, the setting of his Auckland Allies contemporary urban fantasy series; and also in his head, where the weather is more reliable, and there are a lot more wizards. He also writes the Gryphon Clerks series (steampunk/magepunk), the Hand of the Trickster series (sword-and-sorcery heist capers), and short stories which have appeared in venues such as Compelling Science Fiction and Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores.

The Y People, Chapter 5: Spies is Never Good

Posted on 28 May 2009 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

“What do you mean?” asked Jane. I was going to have to get used to the fact that she looked straight at me and noticed that I was there. It was spooky. “I’ve been thinking about this. We’re not superheroes.” … Continue reading →

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The Y People, Chapter 4: To Whom It May Concern

Posted on 22 May 2009 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

After dinner, the cupboard contained a sink, some washing-up liquid, a scrubber and a cloth. Apparently we didn’t need a dishwasher. The water and power were both off in the abandoned building, of course (though not wherever the cupboard led … Continue reading →

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The Y People, Chapter 3: Upsides and Downsides

Posted on 20 May 2009 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

The place was definitely a former industrial building of some kind, and just as definitely long abandoned. We had emerged upstairs, in the office part that extended a little over half of the length (we eventually worked out). Beneath it … Continue reading →

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The Y People, Chapter 2: Faint Signals

Posted on 18 May 2009 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

For a moment, I stood there with my mouth hanging open, then I leapt for Kevin at the same time as Marie. We bumped heads and bounced off each other. She looked straight at me – I suppose hitting your … Continue reading →

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The Y People, Chapter 1: Entrances and Exits

Posted on 15 May 2009 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

I was deep in a book, as usual, and didn’t really pay attention when the door to our room opened and closed. But I looked up when Kevin, from the top bunk, said, “Looks like you’re new here, but they … Continue reading →

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The Y People: about to be serialized here

Posted on 12 May 2009 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

I haven’t written any fiction for a while, not since finishing Gu, almost six months ago. This is largely because I do fiction writing in my spare time and I haven’t had much of it lately, what with one thing … Continue reading →

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The Y People

Posted on 23 January 2009 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

I now have a tentative working title for my YA novel: The Y People. Y for Young, and also Generation Y, and also because they’re wondering “Why?”. There’s also a reference, naturally, to the X-Men. With a small nod to … Continue reading →

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Gu is finished (sort of), and future projects

Posted on 20 November 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

I’ve just posted the last episode of Gu, so if you were waiting until it was finished to start reading, the first episode is here. I have several candidates for a next project. I thought about running a poll here, … Continue reading →

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