Dragon Speaker (The Shadow War Saga, Book 1) Elana A. Mugdan Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Shivnath Productions Format: Paperback, 374 Pages Date: 15th October 2018 (First Published 2016) ISBN-10: 1532387938 ISBN-13: 978-1532387937 AN ANCIENT BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL IS ABOUT TO RESUME Cut off from the outside world by a vast, sacred mountain... Continue Reading →
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Book Review: Full Moon Rising By Keri Arthur
Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian, Book 1) Keri Arthur Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Piatkus Format: Paperback, 357 Pages Date: 1st February 2011 (First Published 2006) ISBN-10: 0749955872 ISBN-13: 978-0749955878 HALF VAMPIRE. HALF WEREWOLF. ALL TROUBLE. In an alternate reality Australia, supernatural beings walk openly among humanity, policed by a government agency that keeps... Continue Reading →
Book Quote: “The Ministry Of Peace Concerns Itself With War…”
THE QUOTABLE QUOTE OF THE DAY Since the turn of the century, George Orwell’s dystopian classic, Nineteen Eighty-Four, seems to have become increasingly precscient with every passing year. Though the novel was supposedly written as a warning, it seems that many governments today have taken it for an instruction manual. It’s hard not to... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Book Quotes
For the past couple of years I’ve been meaning to jump aboard the Top Ten Tuesday train, but it never seemed to happen. Usually, it was the case that I simply forgot to do it, but there have been occasions when I did remember, only for the topic on the given day not to... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Blood Price By Tanya Huff
Blood Price (Vicki Nelson Series, Book 1) Tanya Huff Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Format: Paperback, 416 Pages Date: 7th October 2004 (First Published 1991) ISBN-10: 1841493562 ISBN-13: 978-1841493565 NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE A series of brutal murders in Toronto gives rise to sensationalist reports about a vampire terrorising the city; all the... Continue Reading →
Book Review: King Maker By Maurice Broaddus
King Maker (The Knights Of Breton Court, Book 1) Maurice Broaddus Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Angry Robot Format: Paperback, 416 Pages Date: 4th March 2010 ISBN-10: 0007343310 ISBN-13: 978-0007343317 A LEGEND RE-IMAGINED AS THE WIRE MEETS EXCALIBUR Recent years have brought about a growing trend which has seen the publication of numerous re-tellings/re-imaginings of... Continue Reading →
Book Quote: The Left Hand Of God, “Solitude Is A Wonderful Thing…”
THE QUOTABLE QUOTE OF THE DAY The Left Hand Of God is the first book of a fantasy trilogy by Paul Hoffman. You may recall that I posted a review of the book earlier this month, wherein I lamented how a story that started off so well quickly turned into a farce. As I... Continue Reading →
Don’t Miss This Review Opportunity From StoryOrigin
Are you a bookblogger or booktuber? Do you use Goodreads to review the books that you read? Have you ever used Netgalley or Eidelweiss+ to request review copies of books? If so, I’d like to draw your attention to a review opportunity you might be interested in. For the next couple of months StoryOrigin is... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Painted Man By Peter V. Brett
WHEN THE SUN SETS THE NIGHT BELONGS TO DEMONS The Painted Man (The Demon Cycle, Book 1) Peter V. Brett Genre: Dark Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Format: Paperback, 560 Pages Date: 31st January 2013 (First Published 2008) ISBN-10: 0007492545 ISBN-13: 9780007492541 For three centuries humanity has lived in fear of the setting... Continue Reading →
Book Trivia: The Winners Of The Philip K. Dick Award
As you may (or may not) already be aware, The Philip K. Dick Award, established in honour of the acclaimed American science fiction author, was inaugurated in 1983; the year after his death. The ceremony is held annually at Norwescon, with the award being bestowed upon the best science fiction paperback novel published in... Continue Reading →