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Last Of The First: 26 (Saga Of Recluce book 26) by L.E. Modesitt (book review).
Don’t start here, but don’t read the other twenty-five books first. While Last Of The First is Book 26 of the Saga Of…
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September 2026
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Logan Of Loxley: The Death Of Robin Hood (film review).
Michael Sarnoski drags Robin Hood through the mud, the blood and a great deal of Irish drizzle, with Hugh Jackman as an ageing…
August 2026
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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…
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The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (book review).
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater is a historical novel with elements of magical realism that fit it, just about, into the fantasy genre.…
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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…
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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
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The Iron Code: Stories In Honour Of David Gemmell edited by Ian Whates (book review).
This anthology is published to mark twenty years since the death of fantasy author David Gemmell, whose most famous character was Druss the…
June 2026
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Borderlanz: Tales From the Edges by Douglas Smith (book review).
Borderlanz is the third collection of short stories from author Douglas Smith. I have had the pleasure of reading, and reviewing, the previous…
May 2026
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Mortal Kombat II arrives to punch cinema in the plot glands (Mark Kermode movie review).
Mortal Kombat II has now cartwheeled into cinemas, dragging with it several realms, a worrying number of sharp objects, and the sort of…
April 2026
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The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (book review).
Libraries are important in the lives of many a reader, so it is not surprising that there has been a considerable amount of…
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The Falling Sky: The Talmont Trilogy book 3 by David Hair (book review).
Can six sexy swordspeople and sorcerers save the Talmont Empire from the apocalypse planned by its founder? That’s the big question in The…
March 2026
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Daughter Of Crows (The Academy Of Kindness book 1) by Mark Lawrence (book review).
The three Furies punish the gods for their crimes. In the ancient past, humanity sinned so well that the Fates came to earth…