Bloodmage by Stephen Aryan
Bloodmage (Age of Darkness #2) is Stephen Aryan’s second novel, following on from events in Battlemage (review), though not necessarily a direct sequel in…
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BABYLON’S ASHES by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse #6)
In Babylon’s Ashes, the sixth novel in James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse saga, we are treated to a reunited crew of the Rocinante who…
The Girl With Two Souls by Stephen Palmer
Kora Blackmore is the illegitimate daughter of Britain’s leading industrialist and creator of automaton, brought up in Bedlam mental hospital. Her father hopes she…
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Note: This is the second book in the original Foundation Trilogy. Foundation, the first book in the series, is reviewed by Mark HERE.…
THE BLOODFORGED by Erin Lindsey
In The Bloodforged, Erin Lindsey picks up the story of Alix Black which began in The Bloodbound and in typical second-book fashion, widens the…
Complete Book of Gerry Anderson’s UFO by Chris Bentley
No doubt published to coincide with the release of the series UFO on Blu-ray here in the UK (Paul’s review of the Blu-ray…
Now We Are Ten edited by Ian Whates
Now We Are Ten is the anniversary anthology from NewCon Press, celebrating ten years of publishing fiction. Edited by press owner Ian Whates, this…
SFFWorld Archive: Blindsight by Peter Watts
One from the archives, ten years ago this month. Well, I was warned. “Peter Watts is ‘Hard SF’ “, I was told. ‘You…
Horizon by Tabitha Lord
Horizon is Tabitha Lord’s debut novel, a self-published sci-fi adventure. While I don’t often pick up self-published novels, this one came as a recommendation…
Dragon Hunters by Marc Turner
Dragon Hunters, the second instalment of Marc Turner’s Chronicle of the Exile series published by Titan Books delivers everything an epic fantasy addict expects,…
Falling Angel by William Hjortsburg
For modern readers there will immediately be concerns raised when on Friday the 13th a lawyer comes into the office of private detective Harry…
The Shadow Of What Was Lost by James Islington
One of the great things about being a book reviewer is that we do sometimes get a glimpse into things early that we hope…
THE VENUSIAN GAMBIT by Michael J. Martinez
Worlds collide in The Venusian Gambit, the thrilling finale to Michael J. Martinez’s Daedalus trilogy. One thing that has always been very clear with…
The Sailweaver’s Son by Jeff Minerd
The Sailweaver’s Son combines epic fantasy with a dash of steampunk and creates a world unlike any other – Etherium. A world where mountains…
THE QUEEN OF THE BLOOD by Sarah Beth Durst
Sarah Beth Durst has written several well-received, successful young adult novels. With Queen of the Blood, Book One of The Queens of Renthia, she…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
And now, our last Hallowe’en post from Randy for this year. A solid-gold classic: The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless,…
Countdown to Halloween 2016: THE HAUNTED HOTEL by Wilkie Collins
Randy’s latest review on our Countdown to Halloween is an old classic: Still looking straight at the light, she said abruptly: ‘I have…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove
Well, this was a pleasant surprise. A late entry into our Countdown to Hallowe’en this year (it’s actually published a fortnight later), this…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: FENGRIFFEN by David Case
Randy’s latest review on our Countdown to Halloween is a recently reissued classic: My first impression of Fengriffen House was skeletal. I saw it…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR by Anne Rivers Siddons
Randy’s latest review on our Countdown to Halloween is a classic: [This house] commanded you, somehow, yet soothed you. It grew out of the…
