ReviewScifi
Time To Burn by Ellery Lloyd (book review).
Inigo Frank is the genius behind ‘Tempus Tours’. He provides a service for the very rich to go back in time and experience…
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September 2026
ReviewScifi
The Traveler by Joseph Eckert (book review).
The idea of time travel has been around for a very long time. Many readers will be familiar with H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time…
ReviewScifi
God’s Vengeance by Theresa Derwin (book review).
One of the dilemmas any author faces is how long a work should be. Some mentors will tell them to write the story…
August 2026
ReviewFantasy
Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (book review).
There is a growing tendency to label books as ‘cosy’. Basically, this means that although characters may be placed in danger, they are…
ReviewFantasy
Seasons Of Glass And Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar (book review).
People read collections of short stories for various reasons. Often it is because they have read novels by the author and don’t want…
ReviewFantasy
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (book review).
Words change. Sometimes it is their recognised meaning, as with ‘gay’, and sometimes their spelling. The word ‘gramyre’ evolved into ‘grammar’, although the…
July 2026
ReviewHorror
Paranormal Payback edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes (book review).
One of the most popular sub-genres of fantasy deals with the paranormal, its pages littered with witches, ghosts, vampires and the occasional zombie.…
ReviewScifi
Loss Protocol by Paul McAuley (book review).
At the end of each monthly meeting of the rangers overseeing the reserves around the Blackwater Estuary, there is a ceremony called the…
June 2026
ReviewBooks
The Recollections: Fragments From A Life In Writing by Christopher Priest (book review).
Christopher Priest died at 80 in 2024. This is a collection of his non-fiction pieces, assembled and introduced by his third wife, novelist…
ReviewScifi
Isles Of The Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson (book review).
Some of the more prolific SF authors have, almost as an afterthought, tried to fit their novels and short stories into a timeline…
ReviewScifi
Through Gates Of Garnet And Gold (Wayword Children book 11 by Seanan McGuire (book review).
Once a series has reached eleven volumes, even if they are slim novella-length books, it is likely to have accumulated a faithful readership.…
May 2026
ReviewScifi
Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson (book review).
Titles of books are always tricky. An author wants something memorable, so readers who enjoy the book can easily recommend it to friends.…