ULTIMA by Stephen Baxter
After the pleasant surprise of Proxima (review here), in Ultima we’re launched straight into the cliff-hanger ending of the previous novel. (And so, in…
Year: 2014
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book I)
Kaden, Adare, and Valyn are the three children of the Emperor of Annur, who sits atop the Unhewn Throne. Kaden, the eldest, is training…
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
Broken Homes (Book #4 of the Peter Grant series) by Ben Aaronovith Kindle Edition Published July 2013 Review by N. E. White It’s been…
Retribution by Mark Charan Newton
Back in 2013 I reviewed Drakenfeld, a locked-room crime novel with a Fantasy setting. I liked it a lot, and so was very happy…
Article: Empires: Extraction and Empires: Infiltration
On the recent release of Empires: Infiltration and Empires: Extraction, both authors involved (Stephen and Gavin) wrote about their reaction to each other’s work,…
Article: Empires: Infiltration and Empires: Extraction
On the recent release of Empires: Infiltration and Empires: Extraction, both authors involved (Stephen and Gavin) wrote about their reaction to each other’s work,…
Under The Suns by Ches Smith
Under The Suns by Ches Smith Kindle Edition Published August 2014 Review by N. E. White. As a reviewer, I’m an equal opportunity reader.…
Alien: the Archive – The Ultimate Guide to the Classic Movies
Well, this one surprised me. First of all, it made me realise that it is 35 years since I sneaked into a cinema, underage,…
Skin Game by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #15)
Skin Game (Dresden Files #15) by Jim Butcher Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day. As Winter…
Why Adults Need to Read Young Adult and Children’s Books by Jeyn Roberts
I always find it odd when people tell me they won’t read young adult novels. When I will ask them why, I get a…
War Dogs by Greg Bear
They were a highly advanced, interstellar species who brought amazingly useful and sophisticated technology to the human race. There was, of course, a catch.…
C. Montgomery Burns’ Handbook of World Domination by Matt Groening
The world of The Simpsons is such a delightfully complicated one and such a part of the world’s cultural landscape of the last twenty…
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
So: what do you do when your successful author is in-between books in their best-selling series, with no sign of the next and the…
Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard by Kim Newman
Johnny Alucard, Book 4 of the Anno Dracula series, is not something that I ever expected to see, but I’m very glad I did.…
Horns by Joe Hill
Of the stories, novels, and comics Joe Hill has written in his relatively short career, perhaps the least likely to make it to the…
ML Brennan Interview
ML Brennan was kind enough to take time out of her schedule to take part in this e-mail interview with Rob Bedford. Special thanks…
Lock In by John Scalzi
Lock In is John Scalzi’s latest novel, and a change of pace from the man behind the Old Man’s War books. Rather than the…
The Bloodbound by Erin Lindsey
Alix Black is a swordswoman, a soldier of the country of Alden in King Erik White’s army at a time of great chaos and…
Sci-Fi Chronicles, Edited by Guy Haley
Sci-Fi Chronicles: A Visual History of the Galaxy’s Greatest Science Fiction Edited by Guy Haley Foreword by Stephen Baxter Published by Aurum Press, October…
The Wolves of London by Mark Morris
The Wolves of London by Mark Morris Obsidian Heart Book One Published by Titan Books, October 2014 ISBN: 978 178 1168660 350 pages Review…
