ReviewScifi
Cryptids (podcast review).
Well this is new for me, reviewing a podcast. There was a time when I was always listening to podcasts but, somehow, I…
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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).
October 2019
September 2019
ReviewBooks
Eternity: Wing And Pray by Leon M.A. Edwards (book review).
‘Eternity: Wing And Pray’ by Leon M.A. Edwards arrived in my inbox with very little fanfare which is probably just as well. In…
ReviewBooks
Cold Storage by David Koepp (book review).
There was quite a bit of a press release accompanying the link to the ebook version of this debut book by David Koepp.…
April 2019
ReviewScifi
Necropolis PD by Nathan Sumsion (book review).
The information that came with the review copy says of ‘Necropolis PD’: ‘It’s the debut novel of Nathan Sumsion, a game designer from…
March 2019
ReviewScifi
Into The Badlands: Season 1 – Original Series Soundtrack by Dave Shephard (cd review).
Varèse Sarabande released AMC’s ‘Into The Badlands: Season 1 – Original Series Soundtrack’ by David Shephard in 2018. For those not familiar with…
ReviewScifi
The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson (book review).
It’s with a little trepidation that I approach ‘The Rosewater Insurrection’ by Tade Thompson. The first book left a lasting impression on me…
February 2019
ReviewFilms
Rendel: Dark Vengeance (film review).
I was offered a choice of pre-release viewings of this Finnish comic-book action film. I chose to watch it in Finnish with English…
ReviewScifi
The Beam: Season 1 by Sean Platt; Johnny B. Truant (ebook review).
The thing you first notice about ‘The Beam: Season 1’ is the format. It is set out very much as a scheduled TV…
January 2019
ReviewHorror
Covadonga (2017) (horror movie review).
I both love and hate films like this. There is so much to like about ‘Covadonga’ that normally I would be raving about…
ReviewScifi
Gemini Gambit by D Scott Johnson (ebook review).
Occasionally and I do mean occasionally, I stumble across a gem of a novel that I missed when it was first published. ‘Gemini…
ReviewScifi
Lucky Legacy: Lucky Marines: book 2 by Joshua James (book review).
‘Lucky Legacy’ is the second in what I thought was an 8 book ‘Lucky’ Marines military SF series. It now looks to be…
ReviewMusic/Audio
Westworld: Season 2: music from the HBO series by Ramin Djawadi (CD review).
https://lnk.to/westworld2WE ‘Westworld Season 2’ – the series soundtrack with the music by multi Grammy® and Emmy® award-nominated composer Ramin Djawadi. It’s a bit…