Michelle Herbert reviews Strange Weather by Joe Hill… Strange Weather is a collection of short stories, which not surprisingly have a connection to meteorological conditions, whether that is a growing forest fire or rain that no longer falls as expected. These stories have weather in the background, yet these are very human stories full of […]
Book Review – Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
Ricky Church reviews Iron Gold by Pierce Brown… Pierce Brown’s Red Rising trilogy ended a couple years ago, but the author has returned to his high concept sci-fi tale in an intriguing first chapter of a new trilogy. Where the Red Rising trilogy followed a slave revolution across the solar system, Iron Gold picks up a decade after the events of […]
Book Review – Friendly Fire by Gavin G Smith
Michelle Herbert reviews Friendly Fire by Gavin G Smith… Friendly Fire is the second novel in Gavin G Smith’s The Bastard Legion series, this started with the novel The Bastard Legion or when I reviewed it The Hangman’s Daughter. My review of that book can be found here, spoilers for that book will be mentioned […]
Book Review – The Switch by Justina Robson
Michelle Herbert reviews The Switch by Justina Robson… The Switch throws you straight into its story, where we find Nico, the main character, standing before a judge about to be sentenced to death for a crime he cannot remember committing. On the way to Nico’s execution, we follow Nico’s life story from his time at […]
Book Review – Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Ricky Church reviews Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu… After the summer release of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, the next book in the new DC Icons line focuses on The Dark Knight himself, Batman, or rather, Bruce Wayne in his formative, teenage years. Its an interesting book that takes its time in the build up, examining Bruce at […]
Book Review – Artemis by Andy Weir
Ricky Church reviews Artemis by Andy Weir… Andy Weir gained a lot of attention with his debut novel The Martian, a science fiction tale that not only became a bestseller but a big blockbuster film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Now, Weir follows up his Martian success with Artemis. Weir’s latest is a fun and […]
Star Wars: Thrawn – Alliances cover artwork revealed
Earlier this year, Lucasfilm and Del Rey Books published Star Wars: Thrawn, Timothy Zahn’s return to the galaxy far, far away, which told the origin story of the fan-favourite Grand Admiral Thrawn. Next summer, Zahn is returning once again for a sequel, Star Wars: Thrawn – Alliances and Del Rey has now revealed the cover to the […]
Book Review – A Legacy of Spies by John le Carre
Ricky Church reviews A Legacy of Spies by John le Carre… John le Carre has had a long career as one of the best spy thriller writers with stories like The Night Manager and The Constant Gardener, but he’s most famous for the creation of George Smiley from stories such as Call for the Dead and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier […]
Book Review – The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
Michelle Herbert reviews The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel… The Roanoke Girls is a deeply insidious story told from the perspective of Lane Roanoke, a girl who had grown up with an emotionally abusive mother. When Lane’s mother kills herself Lane is sent to live with her grandparents at Roanoke (the house is named after the […]
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea sequel Nemo Rising set for release in December
Novelist and filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner (the Shotgun western series, Renny Harlin’s Prison) is set to release his new novel, the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea sequel Nemo Rising, this December courtesy of Tor Books. Sea monsters are sinking ships up and down the Atlantic Coast. Enraged that his navy is helpless against this onslaught and facing a […]