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Book Review – The Glorious Angels by Justina Robson

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Michelle Herbert reviews The Glorious Angels by Justina Robson… The Glorious Angels is a compellingly complex novel that shifts between many different character perspectives; it feels like a flower slowly opening its petals before you get a clearer understanding of the way this world works. From the first chapter you are thrown immediately into the […]

Star Wars introducing first LGBT character to official canon with Lords of the Sith

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Disney and Lucasfilm are set to introduce the first official LGBT to the Star Wars canon, with writer Paul S. Kemp’s Lords of the Sith novel set to include the character of Moff Mors, who Big Shiny Robot describes as “an Imperial who has made some very serious mistakes [but is still] an incredibly capable […]

Harper Lee to publish To Kill a Mockingbird sequel Go Set a Watchman

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Well, here’s a shocker. Some 55 years after the publication of her Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Harper Lee is set to release her second novel, a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird entitled Go Set a Watchman. “In the mid-1950s, I completed a novel called Go Set a Watchman,’” said Lee in a statement released today. […]

Book Review – Firefight by Brandon Sanderson

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Michelle Herbert reviews Firefight by Brandon Sanderson… The second novel in The Reckoners series,Firefight starts not long after the events of Steelheart, with David and the rest of The Reckoners handling new threats to Newcago and making new alliances to help keep the peace during this transitional time. If you haven’t read Steelheart, you may […]

No plans to publish The Winds of Winter in 2015, but Tales of Dunk and Egg collected edition set for October

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If you were hoping that 2015 would finally be the year you get your hands on the sixth book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga, I’m afraid it seems you’re out of luck. It will of course come as no surprise to hear that HarperCollins has no plans to publish […]

Book Review – Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

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Michelle Herbert reviews Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson… What if there were no heroes, only villains looking out for themselves? This is the question that Brandon Sanderson poses in his new series The Reckoners. We are so used to books, comics and TV shows that preach “with great power comes great responsibility” and time and time […]

Check out the cover for Star Wars: Dark Disciple

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The official Star Wars site has given us a look at the cover for New York Times Bestselling author Christie Golden’s upcoming canonical novel Star Wars: Dark Disciple, which features the Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos alongside the villainous Asajj Ventress… Starring ex-Sith bounty hunter, Asajj Ventress, and the unorthodox Jedi Quinlan Vos, this new Star […]

J.K. Rowling to celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas with 12 new Harry Potter short stories

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J.K. Rowling is set to deliver a special present to Harry Potter fans this month by counting down the Twelve Days of Christmas with 12 new short stories from the world of Hogwarts. Starting on December 12th and running through until December 23rd, the Pottermore website will be posting daily short stories which promise “wonderful […]

Book Review – Nyctophobia by Christopher Fowler

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Michelle Herbert reviews Nyctophobia by Christopher Fowler… Nyctophobia is a book structured around darkness and light and its focus is on Hyperion House which is bathed in sunlight from dawn to dusk. Callie Shaw is looking to find the perfect house to share with her new husband Mateo Torres in the region of Spain he […]