NewsScifi
The Worst Man On Mars by Mark Roman and Corben Duke
‘The Worst Man On Mars’ is a SF spoof which takes liberties with just about everything. It is in turn hilariously funny 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 2016
July 2016
NewsScifi
The Human Blend (Volume 1 of the Tipping Point Trilogy) by Alan Dean Foster
It has been a long time since I have read any of Alan Dean Foster’s work. This is strange as he was a…
NewsScifi
The Nightmare Stacks (a Laundry Files novel) by Charles Stross
‘The Laundry Files’ are a superb series documenting the never-ending fight between what was the Q-Division of the SOE (Special Operations Executive) and…
April 2016
NewsHorror
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Deathless by Keith R. A. DeCandido
‘The Deathless’ is an original novel based on the ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ TV series or, to put it another way, it is…
NewsScifi
Shackleton’s Folly (The Lost Wonders book 1) by Todd Yunker.
The implication is that the hero of this story, Alec Shackleton, is a descendant of the famous explorer Sir Earnest Shackleton in a…
NewsMusic/Audio
10 Cloverfield Lane (Original Soundtrack Album).
After reviewing the ‘Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D’ soundtrack composed by Bear McCreary, I jumped at the chance to review the soundtrack from the…
March 2016
NewsFantasy
Covenant’s End: A Widdershins Adventure by Ari Marmell.
Well, it’s taken three books to get here but the fourth book, ‘Covenant’s End’, could well be the final book for Widdershins as…
NewsHorror
The Rhesus Chart (A Laundry Files novel) by Charles Stross.
Bob’s 10% project is data mining. He’s looking to identify outbreaks of anything peculiar using the National Health Service data lakes. It just…
June 2015
NewsBooks
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty by Raymond Benson
The blurb on the front cover announces that ‘Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty’ is ‘The official novel of the thrilling Konami…
May 2015
NewsScifi
Instinct (A Chess Team Adventure book 2) by Jeremy Robinson.
‘Instinct’ is the second Chess Team adventure novel and, as before, the ‘Chess Team’ is an elite, best-of-the-best, US Special Forces team…
NewsFantasy
The Legion of Shadows (a DestinyQuest book) by Michael J. Ward
For those new to the ‘DestinyQuest’ books, I should point out that they are what you might call an interactive ‘Dungeons And Dragon’…
NewsScifi
Waiting For The Machines To Fall Asleep edited by Peter Öberg (book reviews).
‘Waiting For The Machines To Fall Asleep’ is a collection of new Science Fiction stories from Sweden. It is edited by Peter Öberg,…