Book Review: Starship Grifters by Robert Kroese
A Star Wars spoof that takes its pointers from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Month Python.
Read More Book Review: Starship Grifters by Robert KroeseAuthor: noorajahangir
Author of the Changeling King and Adventures of Some Kid. Writer of fantasy and sf fiction.
Book Release: The Adventures of Some Kid
ZACH CAAN isn’t a boy wizard, a super spy or a vampire’s assistant. He doesn’t have any super powers, martial arts training or cool gadgets. In fact there is nothing remarkable about him at all. He’s just some kid. But when he boards Flight X4573, he embarks on the most unlikely adventure a person […]
Read More Book Release: The Adventures of Some KidThe Trinity Syndrome and the Objectification of Women
I just read this article on ‘The Trinity Syndrome” (link to the original article is below) and was reflecting on the fact that there is no ‘strong female’ in the Adventures of Some Kid. There are three ladies in the story, Pauline Tate (Ted Glory’s Executive Assistant), Mrs Stevens and her daughter, Erica, and each […]
Read More The Trinity Syndrome and the Objectification of WomenBook Review of Way Walker: Tangled Paths by J Leigh
Jathen is the crown prince of the Tazu Kingdom, a draconic people who have the ability to shift from a scaly, humanoid form to full dragon form. The only problem is that Jathen is a pink-skinned, scaleless, moot. The motif of the story sets up a interesting conflict for the protagonist and is essentially a travel […]
Read More Book Review of Way Walker: Tangled Paths by J LeighAdventures of Some Kid, Available to Pre-order
Book Release: The Adventures of Some Kid The latest book from the author of The Changeling King, Noor A Jahangir, is coming out on 27th June 2014, in digital and print. ZACH CAAN isn’t a boy wizard, a super spy or a vampire’s assistant. He doesn’t have any super powers, martial arts training or cool […]
Read More Adventures of Some Kid, Available to Pre-orderCover Reveal: The Adventures of Some Kid
So here it is after long last, the cover art for The Adventures of Some Kid. To introduce it properly, I’ve invited the artist, Elbert Lim, to say a few words about it. Over to you, Elbert. “First of all, this shot wouldn’t be conceived if it were not for the beauty of Noor’s storytelling […]
Read More Cover Reveal: The Adventures of Some KidExclusive Preview: The Adventures of Some Kid
Midnight Flight Things started to go pear-shaped for Zach Caan when a Madrid airport security officer mistook him for an infamous baby-faced terrorist. The teachers who had accompanied his class on the trip to Spain waited until the last minute before boarding the flight home. Getting the rest of the kids home was apparently a […]
Read More Exclusive Preview: The Adventures of Some KidInterview: Elbert Lim, Artist
Long time followers will be aware that as well as writing book reviews, I also write fiction (surprise!). My latest contribution to the world comes in the form of a Young Adult adventure story (with elements of mystery and mysticism), titled The Adventures of Some Kid. The protagonist, Zach Caan is a regular kid who […]
Read More Interview: Elbert Lim, ArtistBook Review: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Black Dow and the Northmen have becoming a thorn in the Union’s side. The Union is getting pushy and starting to encroach on land held by Black Dow. There’s only one way to settle this . . . FIGHT!!! Craw and his dozen have been sent to secure a […]
Read More Book Review: The Heroes by Joe AbercrombieBook Review: Disrupt by Imran Siddiq
My rating: 4/5 for the series. The final volume in the Divided Worlds trilogy, that began with Disconnect and Disassemble. The research base that once was home to Zachary and thousands of others is now a frozen-over bunker on Europa, people only by the androids that were abandoned as the base lost all power. Zachary is […]
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