Mark Fryday – Contemporary author of pub fiction and beer enthusiast

The Innocence Machines part 1 The Wall and the Veil

The Innocence Machines

Part 1: The Wall and the Veil The first novel in the new trilogy is out from 17 July 2025. Available on Amazon. Use these links for Paperback and Kindle. Sophia, on the brink of adulthood, is meant to be a fine upstanding product of the County, the last refuge for life in the remnants […]

Collapse of the Wave

Dan is down the pub. Again. All he wants is an easy life. London never quite worked out, so he has headed back home again to keep his Dad company now that his Mum has gone. Don’t worry, this all just might be bearable since his favourite pub, The Red Lion, is not only still […]

Another English Civil War

Another English Civil War

So where can we find Dan this time? No surprises, he is down the pub again. But who can blame him? It’s been a particularly rough time of late, and The Red Lion sure can be a place of sanctuary when you need to get away from yourself. Well, it would be as long as […]

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17 April 2026

New novel alert!

The Innocence Machines Part 2: The Shadows and the Sun is out on 17 April 2026

This is the second novel of the trilogy.

Available on Amazon. Use these links for Paperback and Kindle.

2 July 2025

New novel alert!

The Innocence Machines Part 1: The Wall and the Veil is out on 17 July 2025

This is the first novel in a forthcoming trilogy.

Available on Amazon. Use these links for Paperback and Kindle.

5 October 2024

The short film and poetry projects collide in my latest poem, Loves little loses. This is inspired by the wonderful names that the location app what3words can give to your favourite places.

Music also by me

Filmed and Directed by J.M. Morphew

Edited by Sooz Curtis

Many thanks to all involved.

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15 March 2024

After a bit of a rest, I have added a new poem to YouTube, The ear that lies. I also put together the music behind this one too. I hope you enjoy it.

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23 February 2024

I somehow got involved in making a short film. Find out all about it here.

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18 Sept 2023

I am proud to announce that ‘Collapse of the Wave’ is now available in Audiobook format, here on Audible. And yes, it’s me actually narrating it too!

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3 April 2023

I really enjoyed being interviewed as part of the Book Realities podcast series ‘Meet the Authors’. Please take a look at this one (of course!) but also the other interviews in the series.

To watch or listen to the interview on YouTube or on Spotify, go to:

https://spotify.link/jOZJ1eKAAyb

or

https://youtu.be/ZKaklojG8w4

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