Book Reviews
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The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow—Book Review
Published by: Orbit. Genres: Historical Fantasy. Pages: 528. Format: Paperback. Copy: Purchased at my local sci-fi bookstore. Support local, folks! With Alix E. Harrow’s new novel, ... -
FANTASTIC TALES by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti, translated by Lawrence Venuti (BOOK REVIEW)
“We cannot fail to recognize that in the spiritual world as in its physical counterpart, everything that happens, happens and changes through certain laws of influence ... -
THE BOOK OF DAVE by Will Self – THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is the first in an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having taken a career break ... -
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart—Book Review
Published by: Orbit. Genre: High Fantasy. Series: The Drowning Empire (#1) Format: Audiobook. Run Time: 13 hrs and 44 mins. Purchased Copy via Audible. An authorial ... -
Call of the Bone Ships by RJ Barker – Book Review
I’m having a bumper year for sequels, it must be said. This was my second-most-anticipated one, partly because I only had to wait half as long ... -
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke – Book Review
So, City of Lies was one of my favourite reads of the last few years, and perhaps no sequel has been quite so anticipated in that ... -
From Cold Ashes Risen by Rob J. Hayes (The War Eternal #3) – Book Review
Self-Published. Genre: Dark fantasy. Pages: Loads, not too many. Format: ebook. Review Copy: Provided by the author. If I’ve learned something from Rob J. Hayes over ... -
WILD TIME by Rose Biggin & Keir Cooper (BOOK REVIEW)
“Titania picked up her glass and drained it. ‘Bottom,’ she said. ‘Queen of the Fairies, remember? Do you think someone can put magic lube up my ... -
THE DROWNED WORLD by J. G. Ballard (BOOK REVIEW)
Ballard’s debut novel The Drowned World was published in 1962 after he had already enjoyed some years of success with short stories. In a later interview ... -
First Impressions: Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War
I had the pleasure of reading the first hundred pages or so—seven chapters in all—of Brandon Sanderson’s latest chapter in the Stormlight Archives: Rhythm of War. ...
