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Sword Of The Gods (The Abyssal Plague novel) by Bruce R. Cordell (book review).
‘Sword Of The Gods’ opens with a warrior character awakening on a stone slab, seemingly the intended victim but apparently the only survivor…
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October 2013
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Wisdom Of The Shire by Noble Smith (book review).
Wouldn’t life be better if we could all live in the countryside? If we could all eat homemade food and drink beer every…
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The Skin Map: Bright Empires book 1 by Stephen R. Lawhead (book review).
Stephen R. Lawhead is an American novelist who has been writing in the historical fiction and fantasy genres since the early 1980s. ‘The…
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King’s Property (Queen Of The Orcs book 1) by Morgan Howell (book review).
Let me start by saying I have always liked orcs. I first met them in ‘Lord Of The Rings’ and have always thought…
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Darkwitch Rising (The Troy Game book 3) by Sara Douglass (book review).
‘Darkwitch Rising’ is the third title in Sara Douglass’ ‘The Troy Game’ series and is an historical fantasy series of love and revenge…
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The Loathly Lady by John Lawson (book review).
Nothing like the call of duty to ruin a good party. Or the cold slap of reality. The carousing of squire Brandywine is…
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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug… draw your swords for the new trailer.
It’s time for some little furry-footed dragon-whooping action with the three new posters and one big new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation…
September 2013
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Atlantis: Episode One: BBC One, Saturday 28th September 2013 (review) by KT Davies.
You’ve heard the phrase too much of a good thing? Well, that just about sums up ‘Atlantis’, the new programme for the family…
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On Spec: The Canadian Magazine Of The Fantastic vol 25 no. 1 #92 (magzine review).
‘On Spec’ has editorials, interviews and best of all, fiction. The two opening stories, ‘Bells Of Aberdovey’ by Kate Reidel and ‘Fur Is…
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The Painted Man (The Demon Cycle book 1) by Peter V. Brett (book review).
The demons come at night, rising out of the core to feed upon anyone foolish enough to stray from behind their wards after…
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Lessek’s Key (The Eldarn Sequence book 2) by Robert Scott and Jay Gordon (book review).
Steven Taylor has returned to the USA to retrieve Lessek’s key from his house but he isn’t the only one who has travelled…
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The Silver Sword (The Lightstone book 2) by David Zindell (book review).
‘The Silver Sword’ begins with a short recap of events from book one, ‘The Lightstone’, for those who have either forgotten or not…