ReviewFantasy
The Future King: The Waking World by Tom Huddleston (book review).
‘The Waking World’ by Tom Huddlestone is a fantasy Young Adult novel that tells the story of Aran, a young boy whose father,…
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November 2014
ReviewFantasy
The Drawing Of The Dark by Tim Powers (book review).
Alcohol. As Homer Simpson put it, ‘The cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.’ For Irish mercenary Brian Duffy, tasked with…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: ‘In The Forest Of The Night’ by John Rivers (TV review).
‘In the Forest Of The Night’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce is the latest episode of ‘Doctor Who’ to air. If you haven’t seen…
October 2014
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: – Flatline by John Rivers (TV review).
Later than planned, this is the spoiler-filled review of Doctor Who’s ninth episode in the current series ‘Flatline’. If you haven’t seen the…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Mummy On The Orient Express – The Spoiler Review by John Rivers (TV review).
‘Mummy On The Orient Express’, the eighth episode of the eighth series of ‘Doctor Who’ saw the Doctor and Clara take a trip…
ReviewScifi
Jerry Cornelius: His Lives And His Times by Michael Moorcock (book review).
While reading ‘Jerry Cornelius: His Lives And Times’ by Michael Moorcock, I pictured him as played by Lewis Collins. Something about his bearing,…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Kill The Moon – The Spoiler Review by John Rivers (TV review).
Please be warned that the review below contains spoilers. if you haven’t yet seen Peter Harness’ episode of ‘Doctor Who’ series eight ‘Kill…
ReviewStar Wars
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion – an animated review by John Rivers (Star Wars TV review).
Pay attention, rebel scum, this review contains spoilers. If you don’t want to know what happens in the pilot episode of Lucasfilm and…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: The Caretaker – The Spoiler Review by John Rivers (TV review).
If you haven’t yet seen Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat’s sixth episode of the new ‘Doctor Who’ series ‘The Caretaker’ you may want…
September 2014
ReviewBooks
Black Hat Jack by Joe R. Lansdale (book review).
‘Black Hat Jack’ is a novella by Joe R Lansdale and tells a tale about cowboy Nat Love, also known as ‘Deadwood Dick,’…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Time Heist – The Spoiler Review by John Rivers (TV review).
‘Time Heist’ is the fifth episode of ‘Doctor Who’s eighth series (season 34 for purists) and saw the Doctor and Clara robbing the…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Listen – The Spoiler Review by John Rivers (TV review).
‘There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything we believe in. They…