Cale is an acolyte of the Hanged Redeemers, a church of warrior monks tasked with restoring their faith to the world. They are however at war with the Antagonists, whose aim is to corrupt the earth with their foul ways. But there is more to Cale than meets the eye, and when he escapes their monastery, the Redeemers must track […]
Farden is one of the written, a mage with his book of magic etched into his skin. Despite being spurned by almost everybody, Farden spends his days protecting those who fear him. However, when a dangerous spell book is stolen, Farden gets sent to face an old enemy of his people looking for help. Can he obtain the help his […]
Netgalley chucked a copy of this my way, and I am, as ever, grateful for their ARCs. I’ve never read any Blake Crouch, but I did watch Wayward Pines on TV, and liked the cvut of its gib. Figuring I was going to get more of the same, I happily dove into the novel. I was right. What starts out […]
What a title. I mean, who would not want to read a book with a title like that? The story sounds good. Teagan has psychokinesis, meaning she can indeed move shit with her mind. Working as an “operative” for the US government, Teagan and her equally sketchy team take on jobs that require a particular skill set – Teagan’s skill […]
So I’ve had this on my TBR for quite some time, but picked up the audiobook from my local library. The story is basically the Napoleonic Wars with the fun addition of dragons (which make everything better). A ship’s captain, Will Laurence, captures a French ship,and on board is a dragon egg. When the egg hatches and the dragon bonds […]
The author was very kind to throw a copy of his audiobook for Three of Swords for me. There were no expectations of a review, nor were my opinions altered by this. I also have the e-book, but opted for the audio version to jump my TBR. That’s the disclaimer bit out of the way. Now onto the review! The […]
I nabbed this one on Netgalley ages ago, and completely forgot what it was about, so I was essentially reading it blind. Which may have actually played in its favour. The story revolves around bodies being dug up in Manhattan, and people suspect doctors, who are looking for cadavers to advance their medical knowledge, are behind it. One man, an […]
Like many of you (I guess), I decided to read this book after the author had died. The book was written forty-odd years ago, and it definitely looks an epic fantasy from the 70s or 80s. Take that as you will, but there is some stuff to like for you modern GRRM types. Here’s a random rundown of my thoughts […]
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John Wyndham writes terrific sci-fi, usually based in the future, but the characters and ideals are set very much in the Britain he grew up in. This set contains two such tales. The Chrysalids is set in a post-apocalyptic (well, post-Rapture) English town where anyone who deviates from the norm is considered to be different and therefore evil – like […]
