Fantasy With a Hint of Asian Spices
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 KidMidnight 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 KidMy 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 AbercrombieMy 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 […]
Read More Book Review: Disrupt by Imran SiddiqMy score: 3.5 out of 5 Imagine a world full of super-humans. But instead of great power bringing great responsibility, it only brings corruption . . . and evil. Only a dedicated band of humans, calling themselves the Reckoners, work to find a way of defeating them; the Epics. David is the only person alive […]
Read More Book Review: Brandon Sanderson’s SteelheartMy rating: 4 of 5 stars An urban-fantasy about a boy, called Connor, who is trying to cope with his mother’s ever worsening cancer condition. Connor is plagued by nightmares, haunted by a monster that wants to take away what is most precious to him. Then one night, Connor wakes to find that a monster […]
Read More Book Review: A Monster Calls, by Patrick NessMy rating: 3.5 of 5 stars There is a village where the people live long lives, everyone has a role to play in their community and everyone knows everyone else’s business. A sacred tree grows in the center of the village, which provides the people with everything they need to keep things running, especially the […]
Read More Book Review: THE FIRST, by Lisa M. GreenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars Sir Richard Treadwell, a royalist knight, has returned to England following a five year exile to lead a coup against Oliver Cromwell. But after stumbling on a plot to assassinate Cromwell by an agent of Satan, he sets out instead to save Cromwell, and in doing so prevent the […]
Read More Book Review: Gideon’s Angel by Clifford BealMy rating: 2/5 An ancient pact agreed between the ancestor’s of the Lesterall’s and the dark creatures from cautionary tales told to children, has kept the Lesterall lands and people safe for centuries. Whilst the Lestrall’s and there friends gather to celebrate the anniversary of the Pact, goblins and creatures from nightmares gather outside their […]
Read More Book Review: Graeme Brown’s The PactMy rating: 3 of 5 stars Ten years ago, Connor Connolly lost both of his parents in an event remembered by the world as the Battle, a final showdown between the world’s most powerful superhero, the Governor, and it’s greatest villain, Jones. Now, whilst trying to save a little girl in the woods, Connor suddenly […]
Read More Book Review: META by Tom Reynolds