Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Charles Gull Adventures in the Orb cosmos ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://charlesgull.mobi/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://charlesgull.mobi/blog/) - [1. Swamp Boy](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/16/1-swamp-boy-3/) - So it is with my home town, - [Invention](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/16/invention/) - You know what would be better? - [Where are the scissors and tape?](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/17/design-theory-0/) - The beginners guide to becoming a champion designer. - [Do the locomotion](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/18/do-the-locomotion/) - It works by the wheels - [The Mathuitar](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/19/the-mathuitar/) - An uncompromisingly mathematical musical instrument - [Thoughts: Arrogance](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/07/16/arrogance/) - Am I as arrogant as others suggest? - [Poem: Gilded Shaft](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/07/18/gilded-shaft/) - Gilded shaft of sun cast spear pierce deep ‘twixt gnarling oak the woodland’s ever brooding heart I composed this poem whilst walking through the woods near my home, taking my dog for a walk on a peaceful Sunday morning. The still low sunlight was sloping in between the trees and making blades of light in - [Poem: Reunion](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/07/18/poem-reunion/) - In memory of Samuel, a precious gift we had no time to cherish. Until our final reunion in eternal peace. - [Poem: Life](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/07/16/life/) - Life as a six word poem - [Wire Wrap](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/07/16/wire-wrap/) - 3 out of 5 stars for Wire Wrap by John Westling. An industrial drama that manufactures its own self-contradicting downfall. - [Anne Du Lac](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/01/12/anne-du-lac/) - 4 out of 5 stars for this delightful arthurian romp. - [The Demon of Windhelm](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/07/15/the-demon-of-windhelm/) - 3 out of 5 stars for The Demon of Windhelm by Daniel Madden. A sword and sorcery tale that, despite all that happens, is more plod than quest. - [Gardens of the Moon](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/02/13/gardens-of-the-moon/) - 4 out of 5 stars for a fantasy epic that is perhaps a little too enthusiastic in delivering on its promises. - [Find another Dream](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/02/12/find-another-dream/) - 3 out of 5 stars for a long ramble that’s short on laughs. - [Midnight Son](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/12/24/midnight-son/) - 5 out of 5 stars for this head on clash of cultures between the immovable monolith of tradition and the irresistible forces of modernisation. - [Lessons Learned](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/12/20/lessons-learned/) - 2 out of 5 stars for lacklustre prose and lacklustre characterisation that tell the lacklustre story of a lacklustre hero battling lacklustre antagonists. - [Shadows](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/12/08/shadows/) - 3 out of 5 Stars for this Tolkienesque MacGuffin quest with just a twist of originality. - [Whispers of Time](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/10/29/whispers-of-time/) - 3 out of 5 Stars for this middle grade portal adventure that blends patchwork families with shape shifting dragons. - [The Wolf We Feed](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/10/17/the-wolf-we-feed/) - 2 out of 5 Stars for a frustratingly disappointing tale riddled with error, convenience and inconsistency. - [Cogs Maketh the Man](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/08/08/cogs-maketh-the-man/) - 4 out of 5 stars as ‘Pride and Prejudice’ politely invites ‘I Robot’ to dinner in the towns, villages and countryside of a Steampunk Regency England. - [The Stolen Child](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/06/07/the-stolen-child/) - 4 out of 5 stars for this action packed 'Harry Potter' meets 'The Great Escape' Low Fantasy adventure. - [Ten Sigma](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/02/24/ten-sigma/) - 4 out of 5 stars for this action packed sci-fi military adventure. - [Herai](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/11/29/herai/) - 3 out of 5 stars for this perplexingly compulsive multi-genre debut. - [Old Man Odyssey](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/10/20/old-man-odyssey/) - 2 out of 5 stars for this psychotic whirligig of an adventure. - [Currently](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/08/28/currently/) - 5 out of 5 stars for this utterly charming take on mermaids and jazz. - [The Lies of Locke Lamora](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/08/27/the-lies-of-locke-lamora/) - 5 out of 5 stars for this riveting high fantasy heist. - [The Caged Kingdom](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/08/20/the-caged-kingdom/) - 3 out of 5 stars for this dizzying exploration of the human condition. - [A Tale of Karg](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/08/16/a-tale-of-karg/) - 3 out of 5 stars for this jarring mix of flowery prose and testosterone fueled action. - [Benjamin Ashwood](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/07/23/benjamin-ashwood/) - 3 out of 5 stars for this rambling and inelegant epic fantasy quest. - [Legion of Mono](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/07/23/legion-of-mono/) - 3 out of 5 stars for this busy little fantasy short. - [Fatemarked](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/07/15/fatemarked/) - 4 out of 5 stars for this great introduction to a chivalrous fantasy epic. - [Storm Glass](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/07/14/storm-glass/) - 4 out of 5 stars for this spellbinding introduction to the Harbinger series - [Elysia](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/07/10/elysia/) - 2 out of 5 stars for this disappointing tangle of a shaggy-dog story - [Priest of Bones](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/07/04/priest-of-bones/) - 3 from 5 Stars for this grimmdark fantasy re-write of Peaky Blinders - [The Way of Kings](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/06/22/the-way-of-kings/) - A short and to the point 1 from 5 stars review. - [Circe](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/07/10/circe/) - 5 out of 5 stars for this beautiful re-telling of Greek mythology - [Dot’s one-iversal adventures in relativity. [Part 0]](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/06/02/dot_000/) - Take a small step away from the Bronze Punk genre and delve into some physics. - [Dot’s one-iversal adventures in relativity. [Part 1]](https://charlesgull.mobi/2021/07/11/dot_001/) - Dot's relativity adventures in the one-iverse continue [part 1] - [Results of 5555 followers draw!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/06/06/5555-competition-results/) - Announcing the winner of the prize draw to win a personalised paperback copy of Chaoticum : Prelude. - [Hello & Welcome!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/04/10/333/) - I am thrilled to greet you on my website and blog.... - [Storytelling Fish](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/14/storytelling-fish/) - Enchanting little creatures of Prose and Rhyme. - [Free paperback giveaway!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/06/13/free-paperback-giveaway/) - Subscriber benefits... - [Temporalis, fragment 1](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/12/27/temporalis-fragment-1/) - An excerpt taken mid story from Temporalis - [Chaoticum : Prelude](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/04/03/borderlands-ep00-00/) - Grimdark meets Bronzepunk in this action packed start to a unique hard fantasy epic in an immersive, character centred world. - [Chaoticum : Prelude](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/06/03/borderlands-ep00-01/) - Grimdark meets Bronzepunk in this action packed start to a unique hard fantasy epic in an immersive, character centred world. - [Chaoticum : Act 1](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/06/08/bordelands-act-1/) - The second book of this unique hard fantasy series keeps up the crushing winning punches in a world of unrelenting struggle and threat. - [Chaoticum : Act 2](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/02/11/borderlands-act-2/) - The third book sinks ever deeper into this unique BronzePunk fantasy world where even the young and innocent must fend for themselves. - [Instant Legolas twin stroke](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/06/13/instant-legolas-twin-stroke/) - An improved charge assist system for the Medieval Instant Legolas project. - [Data Driven Decisions](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/07/22/data-driven-decisions/) - No more Snake Oil! - [1. Swamp Boy](https://charlesgull.mobi/2019/05/16/1-swamp-boy-2/) - My Origin Story, part 2 - [Free Paperback #giveaway competition!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/13/5555-competition-announcement/) - Win a personalised paperback copy of the BronzePunk novella Borderlands:Prelude. - [This is me](https://charlesgull.mobi/2017/05/16/this-is-me/) - My life, in other words - [1. Swamp Boy](https://charlesgull.mobi/2018/05/16/1-swamp-boy-1/) - My Origin Story, part 1 - [Yet another test!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/14/yet-another-test/) - This is a steep learning curve! - [And another attempt!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/14/and-another-attempt/) - Another post to learn the ropes... - [My very first blog post ever!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/03/ytzru-wr/) - And so it begins! - [Dip your toe](https://charlesgull.mobi/2020/05/13/dip-you-toe/) - A unique aquatic ecology... - [Plunge into the webarium!](https://charlesgull.mobi/2017/05/11/plunge-into-the-webarium/) - I like to think of this website as a webarium,... ## Pages - [Creative Projects](https://charlesgull.mobi/) - Creative Projects Blog’n’stuff about my Creative Projects in: Science-Fiction and Fantasy writing, White Papers on Theoretical Physics, Health Tips, Product and Book Reviews, Travel Accommodation and much more. 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