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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
THE QUOTABLE QUOTE OF THE DAY No, the following quote is not about Donald Trump, but I can see how such a mistaken assumption could be made. The words are actually from a dark fantasy novel that has proved to be rather polarising over the years. Daughter Of The Blood, the debut novel of... Continue Reading →
MEET THE ORIGINAL MAD SCIENTIST The Invisible Man H. G. Wells Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Penguin Classics Format: Paperback, 208 Pages Date: 31st March 2005 (First Published 1897) ISBN-10: 014143998X ISBN-13: 9780141439983 There is a compelling case to be made that H.G. Wells is the most influential science fiction author of all... Continue Reading →
