Tag: Book Reviews
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The Scar by China Miéville
Some years ago I had the pleasure of reading China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station, a bizarre steampunkish secondary-world fantasy featuring the most terrifying beasties I have ... -
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I hate spiders. Really, truly hate them. I am severely arachnophobic. When I see one it sends a jolt through my body that momentarily paralyses me. ... -
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
I’m a bit conflicted by Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint. Having pondered it for a few days after finishing it, I’m putting it in the “liked it but ... -
Lost Lore: A Fantasy Anthology
My fondness for anthologies dates back to my early reading days when first “The Ten Tales of Shellover” and then a translation of the Dutch classic ... -
Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence
2017 ended for me as it began: with an ARC of the latest Mark Lawrence masterpiece – neatly bookending an epic year. Last January I met ... -
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
David Mitchell is a wonderful storyteller, a man considered one of the greats among living authors. I had previously read Cloud Atlas and regard it as ... -
A Time of Dread by John Gwynne
When I received the offer of an ARC of this book, I pretty much jumped at the chance (and counted myself very fortunate to have somehow ... -
Two Films & a Book: Blade Runner (1982; 2017) & Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Having recently seen Blade Runner 2049, I finally got around to reading Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? on which the original Ridley Scott Blade ... -
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
The first thing I noticed about The Thousand Names – after the distinctive cover – was the map. Now, it’s a fairly simple map, but I ... -
The Blood-Tainted Winter by T. L. Greylock
“Dark are the hearts of men, and easily tempted.” Raef Skallagrim is not a happy bunny. All he wants to do is go on a sea ...
