Author Archives: Rel

The Pyre by David Hair – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Rel

The Return of Ravana by David Hair Book 1 – the Pyre Disclaimer – this book was sent as a review copy by the publishers. Followers of fantasy writer David Hair may already be aware of his ‘Return of Ravana’ … Continue reading →

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Fandom

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Rel

I wrote this a dozen or so years ago, after an epic trip to London to see the Manics. I was awake for nearly 24 hours, which explains the spaceship and the elephant, but nothing else.  It turns out that … Continue reading →

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The Grasshopper’s Child by Gwyneth Jones. A short review.

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Rel

This book arrived in the post mid morning, and I’d finished it by bedtime. Every minute away from it was a minute I wanted to be back in Heidi Ryan’s difficult, terrifying world. Gwyneth Jones has given us another heroic … Continue reading →

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The Eight Pane Sash

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Rel

When we wake up naturally, when our bodies are rested and safe, the ghosts of our dreams linger for a while. In those ghosts lie the memories of places and people, of action and adventures that are far from our … Continue reading →

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Queen of the Darkness – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Rel

  Five months ago, I picked up the first book of the Black Jewels trilogy. It had been a while since I’d been invited into a new fantasy world, and I had simultaneous feelings of excitement and trepidation. A trilogy … Continue reading →

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The Child Eater by Rachel Pollack A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Rel

In The Child Eater, we have a novel that follows two separate strands of a story, two different sets of characters, in two worlds separated by time and magic. The stories are linked by The Tarot of Eternity (much, much … Continue reading →

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Lancashire Authors at Chorley

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Rel

Chorley and District Writers’ Circle, of which I am a member, will be joining Lancashire Authors at their Chorley event on Saturday 21st June at 1:30 pm at St George’s Church Hall, Halliwell Street, Chorley. I have quite a long … Continue reading →

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Heir to the Shadows – A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Rel

Much as I enjoyed ‘Daughter of the Blood’, the first book in the Black Jewels trilogy, I have to admit that at times it was hard to read. The world in which our heroine (Jaenelle) lived, was a dark dystopia, … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Story, Chorley?

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Rel

On Saturday 26th April, I will be reading a short extract from one of my short stories as part of Chorley & District Writers’ Circle contribution to the ‘What’s Your Story, Chorley?’ event. I’ll be reading in the Chorley Library … Continue reading →

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‘A Song for Issy Bradley’ by Carys Bray. A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Rel

Let me make it clear, I like genre books – horror, sf, fantasy. If it doesn’t have a spaceship or a paranormal creature I am unlikely to read it. And yet a couple of years ago, Carys Bray drew me … Continue reading →

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