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A Stroke of the Pen. The Lost Stories – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Rel

This one’s for the fans, it’s also for anyone who would like to make a good attempt at being a fan, or those who used to be fans but forgot. Oh, just read it, it’s fun and it’s Pratchett! I … 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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‘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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Games Creatures Play, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Rel

The game – produce an anthology of fifteen stories. The rules – they must be short stories, they must include at least one supernatural creature such as a shapeshifter, fairy, vampire or ghost. They must include a strong element of … Continue reading →

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Daughter of the Blood, by Anne Bishop – a review.

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Rel

For some, it’s the moment you walk out of customs in a foreign airport. For others, it’s the studio signature music that heralds the start of a film. For me, it’s the slow turn of the page, the march of … Continue reading →

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