my fascination

Okay, I've hinted at it in the past, and I've certainly mentioned it to a few people off the record, but now the cheques have cleared and the licenses have changed hands, I feel it's time to make an official announcement.

My next novel, Saturn Returns, the one with the great cover, will feature the uniquely dystopian and very SFnal lyrics of legendary electro-goth, Gary Numan.

I'm not talking about a quote here and there, wedged into the white space at the topic of each chapter (author Robert Charles Maturin is filling that particular role). Nor am I talking about cheesy post-modern flashbacks reflecting on the good old days of synthpop, or as background ambience for the stock-standard cantina scene.

I'm talking about a major character who speaks solely in Gary Numan lyrics.

Every word, without exception--from common, everyday interjections to long, introspective rants.

( Why? )