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Tag Archives: Fantasy
April 2023 book blog
April was all about Adrian Tchaikovsky and Shadows of the Apt, I began the month with three novels and three anthologies still to read, and ended it with just two anthologies to go. ‘The Air War’ does exactly what it … Continue reading
March 2023 book blog
I only read two books this month, but they were whoppers. I started off with a break from ‘Shadows of the Apt’ in the shape of a re-read of the classic anthology ‘By Blood We Live’, edited by John Joseph … Continue reading
February 2023 book blog
‘The Witch in the Well’ by Camilla Bruce was my Jan / Feb crossover book. I’ve reviewed it separately with its own post. From there, I didn’t move very far away from the Shadow’s of the Apt series by Adrian … Continue reading
January 2023 book blog
That thing, where you binge a series of fantasy books, it feels so naughty doesn’t it? Like sitting with a box of chocolates and barely stopping until you hit the next layer. I did that last month with the first … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged Adrian Tchaikovsky, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Nightjar Press, Review
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December 2022 book blog
Another month when I read a lot less than usual. I blame Netflix and a free Prime month. I spent most of the Christmas holidays bingeing two seasons of Fear The Walking Dead, which has well and truly jumped the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Alix Harrow, Fantasy, Manic Street Preachers, Manics, Marc Burrows, Review
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November 2022 book blog
This was the month that I only read two books. Not even two books, because it was still October when I started to read Ellen Datlow’s collection of Shirley Jackson inspired dark tales, ‘When Things Get Dark.’ Appropriate, I thought, … Continue reading
Posted in Non fiction
Tagged anthology, Datlow, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mieville, Review
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September and October 2022 book blog
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana … October was a busy month, there was a family wedding (congratulations to my wonderful nephew Jake and his talented, funny, witty and utterly amazing bride Eva) and also lots … Continue reading
Posted in News, Review, Witterings
Tagged anthology, Fantasy, Fiction, Gwyneth Jones, Horror, Lisa Tuttle, Margrét Helgadóttir, Nightjar Press, Review, Stephen King
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August 2022 book blog
A big month for me, I self published my second novel, ‘Ransomed Hearts’ and did a read through of book 3, to see just how much work it needs to shape it into a proper book. I’ve also given book … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anthology, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Review, Werewolves
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July 2022 book blog
You remember how I stopped reading so much, to give me more time to write? That didn’t work out so well, so I read a lot more in July and also managed to finish my second book. ‘Ransomed Hearts’ will … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Review, Witterings
Tagged Allende, anthology, Becky Chambers, bookshops, Fantasy, Horror, joe hill, Review, Science Fiction
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June 2022 book blog
I ‘met’ Alix E Harrow in an anthology of short stories, and immediately knew that I needed to read more of her tales. Last month I finally got round to picking up her ‘The Once and Future Witches’. About half … Continue reading
Posted in Review
Tagged Alix E Harrow, Ambrose Parry, Edinburgh, Fantasy, Murder mystery, Review
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