THE PILGRIMS’ PROGRESS BOOK DETAILS Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 1) Dan Simmons Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Gollancz Format: Paperback, 496 Pages Date: 24th February 2011 (First Published 1989) ISBN-10: 0575099437 ISBN-13: 978-0575099432 THE REVIEW It is the 29th century, and humanity has conquered the stars, establishing the Hegemony of Man that comprises innumerable... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Bitten By Kelley Armstrong
IT TOOK A SECOND TO CHANGE ELENA’S LIFE… NOW SHE’S FIGHTING BACK BOOK DETAILS Bitten (Women Of The Otherworld, Book 1) Kelley Armstrong Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Format: Paperback, 464 Pages Date: 6th May 2010 (First Published 2001) ISBN-10: 1841499188 ISBN-13: 978-1841499185 THE REVIEW Elena Michaels is an anomaly. A female werewolf... Continue Reading →
Book Quote: “No One Would Have Believed…”
THE QUOTABLE QUOTE OF THE DAY The War Of The Worlds is arguably the best known alien invasion story of all-time, and certainly the most influential example of such works. It was written by the British writer H.G. Wells and published in 1898. It has been adapted for film, television and other mediums numerous... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Romanitas By Sophia McDougall
THIS IS THE ROMAN EMPIRE. NOW. BOOK DETAILS Romanitas (Romanitas Trilogy, Book 1) Sophia McDougall Genre: Alternate History, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Gollancz Format: Paperback, 608 Pages Date: 24th February 2011 ISBN-10: 0575096926 ISBN-13: 978-0575096929 THE REVIEW It is the 21st century. The Roman Empire has not declined and fallen. It endures. The... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Flash Gold By Lindsay Buroker
Flash Gold (Flash Gold Chronicles, Book 1) Lindsay Buroker Genre: Alternate History, Steampunk Publisher: Self-Published Format: eBook, 56 Pages Date: 27th March 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1458028129 The Flash Gold Chronicles ebook box set is available from: Amazon | Apple Books | Kobo | Smashwords A GIRL’S GOTTA DO WHAT A GIRL’S GOTTA DO A plucky young... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Dragon Speaker By Elana A. Mugdan
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 →
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 →