R.B.RUSSELL has only recently started writing fiction seriously, having previously written lyrics, composed music, and drawn in pen and ink for his own amusement. He runs Tartarus Press with Rosalie Parker from their home in the Yorkshire Dales.

IN HIDING: For the first time since his arrival in Arkos the Right Honourable David Barrett, M.P. was up early, washed and dressed and standing on the quay.