Spy Story (novel) Spy Story (novel) Spy Story is a 1974 spy novel by Len Deighton, which features minor characters from his earlier novels "The IPCRESS File", "Funeral in Berlin", "Horse Under Water", and "Billion Dollar Brain". In common with several of his other early novels, the chapter headings have a "feature". In "Spy Story" these take the form of excerpts from the fictional Studies Centre's rules. As in the earlier "Unnamed hero" novels, we never learn the protagonist's real name, only that he is living under the name Pat Armstrong. Armstrong works for the Studies Centre in London, where various tactical wargame
Terry Pratchett First Novel Award was won jointly by David Logan, for "Half Sick of Shadows" and Michael Logan for "Apocalypse Cow". "Postponing Armageddon" also went on to be published by Barking Rain Press. In 2013 the nominees were: The award was won by Alexander Maskill's "The Hive Construct". "A Kill in the Morning" also went on to be published by Transworld. Terry Pratchett First Novel Award The Terry Pratchett First Novel Award is a biennial award for the best unpublished science fiction novel in the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after British author Terry Pratchett. The book is chosen by a panel of