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 →

Novel and Interesting Magic Systems Part 1

One of the most enduring tropes in fantasy as a genre is the presence of magic in the setting. Magic Continue reading →

Top 5 Books Published in 2015

Well it’s that time of the year. The time of lists. And no review site would be complete with a Continue reading →

Top Five Books Not Published in 2015

Well it’s that time of the year. The time of lists. And no review site would be complete with a Continue reading →

The Forgotten Realms

The Forgotten Realms is a fantasy setting which was created by Ed Greenwood in the 1960s, which came to commercial Continue reading →

Ranking, Rating and Reviewing

It is pretty much a given, in the internet age, that if there is a website where you can buy Continue reading →

Five Ways to Never End Your Story

Don’t you just hate it when a book or film has so much promise? Interesting characters, a rich setting, well-paced Continue reading →

‘A Memory of Light’ A Triumph of the Will?

So I came into the final chapters of A Memory Of Light with certain opinions, expectations, and ideas about how Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Grace of Kings’ by Ken Liu

The Grace of Kings is the debut full-length novel of multiple award winning writer and translator Ken Liu, and is Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Diamond Conspiracy’ by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris

The Diamond Conspiracy is the fourth instalment of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris Continue reading →

Review of ‘Dream Paris’ by Tony Ballantyne

Dream Paris is the sequel to British author Tony Ballantyne’s rather creepy and bizarre Dream London, a novel I very Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Left-Hand Way’ by Tom Doyle

The Left-Hand Way is the second novel in American author Tom Doyle’s American Craft series and is pretty much a Continue reading →

Review of ‘Resistance: Dave vs the Monsters’ by John Birmingham

Resistance: Dave vs. the Monsters is the second instalment of a trilogy of novels by John Birmingham about the increasingly Continue reading →

Review of ‘Emergence: Dave vs the Monsters’ by John Birmingham

Emergence: Dave vs. the Monsters (hereafter called ‘Emergence’) is the first in a series of action-packed urban fantasy novels by Continue reading →

Review of ‘Time Salvager’ by Wesley Chu

Time Salvager is the latest novel from Wesley Chu, the classic triple threat of Author, Actor, and Stuntman (Note: not Continue reading →

Review of ‘Spellstorm’ by Ed Greenwood

Spellstorm is the latest novel in the Forgotten Realms fantasy setting by its creator, local (to me) author Ed Greenwood, Continue reading →

Review of ‘A Crown for Cold Silver’ by Alex Marshall

A Crown for Cold Silver is the debut novel by mysterious pseudonym-having author Alex Marshall. An epic fantasy novel whose Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Void’ by Timothy S Johnston

The Void, the third and presumably final novel in The Tanner Sequence, by novelist Timothy S. Johnston demonstrates better than Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Shattered Court’ by M.J. Scott

The Shattered Court is the first in a new series by Australian author M.J. Scott, and presents a very proto-Britain Continue reading →