ReviewComics
The Intrinsic # 2 (comicbook review)
The second issue of The Intrinsic’ comic starts where the first edition left off. Ishmael Stone (Philosopher Rex), his accomplice Blind Jack and…
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AndyWhitaker
I live in deepest darkest Essex where I enjoy photography, real ales, walking my dog, cooking and a really good book. I own an e-book reader which goes with me everywhere but still enjoy the traditional paper based varieties.
My oriental studies have earned me a black belt in Suduko and I'm considered a master in deadly Bonsai (there are very few survivors).
November 2012
ReviewBooks
Agent To The Stars by John Scalzi (book review)
I first came across John Scalzi when I read ‘Old Man’s War’. This book made a big impression on me and is one…
ReviewBooks
Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost (book review)
Imagine that the British Empire never faded but expanded into space taking it’s Victorian attitudes with it. Isambard Smith is a product of…
ReviewComics
The Intrinsic (comicbook review)
The first edition of ‘The Intrinsic’ covers chapter 1 ‘Torment’. Before getting further into the plot I should mention that the story was…
ReviewBooks
The Dark Knight Rises: The Official Movie Novelisation by Greg Cox (book review)
I must admit I have never read a Batman book before. Of course, I have read untold numbers of Batman comics and graphic…
ReviewMagazines
Albedo One # 42 (magazine review)
‘Albedo One’ is a bit of a mixed bag. It has an interview with a writer several short stories and reviews of other…
October 2012
ReviewScifi
The Lost Stars: Tarnished Knight by Jack Campbell (book review)
This is a novel from the Lost Fleet Universe as depicted in the original ‘Lost Fleet’ series of novels. For those new to…
ReviewScifi
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton (book review)
I have completed the ‘Great North Road’ and it’s an epic trek taking you to places you would never otherwise visit, meeting both…
August 2012
ReviewBooks
Bad Glass by Richard E. Gropp (book review).
‘Bad Glass’ is the debut novel from Richard E. Gropp. who won the Suvudu Writing Contest beating more than 700 aspiring authors. It…