Review of ‘Peacemaker’ by Marianne De Pierres

Peacemaker, the first of a series of SFF Western novels written by Australian author Marianne De Pierres, was a truly Continue reading →

Review of ‘United States of Japan’ by Peter Tieryas

United States of Japan is the third novel by Peter Tieryas, and is described as a spiritual sequel to The Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Marching Dead’ by Lee Battersby

The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby is pretty much the quintessence of a rollicking good time. Clever, witty, and occasionally Continue reading →

Review of ‘Harbinger’ by Philippa Ballantine

Harbinger is the fourth of New Zealand author Philippa Ballantine’s Books of the Order, and it carries on the tale Continue reading →

Review of ‘Seith and Sword’ by Chris Challice

Seith and Sword is the debut novel of Canadian author Chris Challice, and the first novel in the role-playing game Continue reading →

Review of ‘Crux’ and ‘Apex’ by Ramez Naam

Crux and Apex are the second and third novels in the Nexus series by technologist and futurist Ramez Naam, and Continue reading →

Review of ‘Daughter of The Blood’ by Anne Bishop

Daughter of the Blood is the first novel of now-prolific American author Anne Bishop, and the first book of the Continue reading →

Novel and Interesting Magic Systems Part 2

Welcome back, readers, to the second instalment of my look at interesting and novel magic systems. The first article can Continue reading →