Review: Halcyon by Catherine Fitzsimmons

Halcyon is the name of a virus that is infecting cybernetic implants that have for several generations been used not only to enhance how a person looks, but also to improve their quality of life by eliminating genetic diseases and disorders. That is the premise of the novel, and its setting is a generic multi-level […]

Originally posted on Fabulous Realms:
Since the release of the first Harry Potter novel in 1997, J K Rowling’s books about the boy wizard and his adventures have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. But it is also fair to say that the series has also attracted more than its fair share of criticism. There…

The Future of Books

The Futurebooks conference is currently taking place and the census on digital content has only recently been published. As predicted by many professionals (and amateurs like me), the rise of the ebook continues, with now 9/10 people having accessed a digital book or journal. Whilst dedicated e-reading devices are the platform of choice, the proliferation […]

Author Interview by Jade Kerrion

Check out the latest author interview with yours truly by award winning writer of Perfection Unleashed, Jade Kerrion: http://www.jadekerrion.com/2012/12/05/author-interview-noor-a-jahangir-the-changeling-king/

Review: White Tiger by Kylie Chan

**** The first thing you notice about White Tiger is the size of the tome. It’s 528 pages long and much of it seems like padding, although I’m sure the author would argue that it was needed to develop the characters more fully. White Tiger is an urban fantasy that uses the rich mythology of […]

A World Without Amazon?

What would a world without Amazon be like? Following on from a hearing on allegations of tax evasion by Amazon, Google and Starbucks, led by a committee of MPs in Britain, there have been calls for people in the UK to boycott all of the above. I’ve heard fierce debates on radio between critics, who […]

What Amazon’s review cull means to me

What Amazon’s review cull means to me.

Book Review: Hollowland by Amanda Hocking

Hollowland is the first in what is probably going to be a trilogy that takes on the now tired zombie apocalypse sub-genre. If the author’s name sounds familiar, its because Amanda Hocking (amandahocking.blogspot.co.uk)is a member of a very small group of authors who has become a millionaire through self-publishing her writing, which is no mean […]

Halloween Special: Dead Streets by Tim Waggoner

Dead Streets by Tim Waggoner My rating: 4 of 5 stars Do you find any of the following scary? 1. Vampires 2. Werewolves 3. Ghosts 4. Zombies 5. Monsters 6. Demons If the answer to any of the above is yes, then wait till you get a load of the mean streets of Nekroplis. If […]

Review: The Mammoth Book of Nebula SF

The Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards SF by Kevin J. Anderson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Put together an eclectic collection of Nebula award-winning short stories and novelettes, as well as a full length novella selected by Kevin J Anderson and you know you’re in for a treat. Each story is distinct in its […]