I remember watching Wayward Pines a few years ago. In fact, I remember it very well as I enjoyed the hell out of it. It took Blake Crouch out of “just another author tin he library” status to my dreaded TBR. This in no way means a book will ever be read, so it required getting a discarded copy from […]
I love mythology. I love all mythology but growing up in Ireland, most of what I had access to as a kid was Greek/Roman and Norse, so forgive me for being a little partial. I also love Stephen Fry, having grown up with all things Python and enjoying his wit and social commentary even after that merry band, eh, disbanded. […]
Before we begin, I would like to confess that I am an unabashed Conn Iggulden fan, having read many of his books and enjoyed each of them immensely. One of my favourite series was his Emperor books in which he breathed life into the well known historical facts about one Julius Caesar Esquire. This can be a tricky thing to […]
I’ve gotten into Alan Baxter’s work over the last couple of years, and have enjoyed the hell out of it, comparing him at one stage as a successor to some guy named Clive Barker. He writes in the same vein – (relatively) everyday folk caught in bizarre situations. I read the first book in the series – Manifest Recall (review […]
STILL ON AUGUST REVIEWS!! This is the first in this series that I have read, and I must say it was a fun experience. Thanks to the publishers for both adding to my must-read list, and providing me with some quality entertainment. Be warned though, not all stories in anthologies are created equal, and personal tastes can play a big […]
The author kindly gave me a copy of Cast in Sand and Whalemoon (which I reviewed here) on audio. I’ll talk a little about both here. I like to try out new (for me) authors, including self-published ones. Many I’ve already heard of through social media, but Dustin Porta I just found through Audiobook.boom. It turned out to be a […]
Who doesn’t love a bit of Lovecraft? Okay, maybe not everybody, but I sure do. “A bit of Lovecraft” perfectly encapsulates this tale. While it’s doesn’t register as Mythos in my tiny brain, the influences are well on display, with many similarities to stories set around Innsmouth. It’s also quite good and will appeal to fans of Lovecraft and weird […]
I have come to the conclusion over the last year or so that the so-called sub-genre of Weird Fiction has been hiding in the shadows for too long and many square books have been hammered into the round genres of horror, fantasy and so forth. While enough hammering will get said book into said hole, it never quite fits. To […]
Normally, we reviewers tend to start with how we receive free copies of books and it doesn’t affect our opinions or some such nonsense. In this case, I would like to let people know I am completely and utterly biased as I have worked with the author for years and she is one of my favourite people. Moving swiftly on… […]
While poking through Netgalley one day, I noticed this book. It was published by 47 North, which is Amazon’s spec-fiction publishing arm, and I’ve had good experiences with their publications in the past (Jeff Wheeler, Craig Schaefer, Mitchell Hogan and so forth), so I thought I’d give it a blast. There was one caveat – while I had heard plenty […]
