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Written On The Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay (book review).
< Tavern poet Thierry Villar owes money to some bad people. Money that a tavern poet spouting witty, ego popping poems cannot get…
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June 2025
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North Is The Night by Emily Rath (book review)
There has always been a tendency for storytellers to take traditional myths and folk tales and embroider, update or provide a new perspective…
May 2025
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Winter 2024, Volume 146 #771 (magazine review).
‘The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction’ is still experiencing production problems. As a result of ongoing issues, the magazine has shifted to…
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The Hamlet by Joanna Corrance (book review).
‘The Hamlet’ is another book in ‘NP Novella set 2’, distinguished from ‘NP Novella set 1’ by their smaller size, so Newcon Press…
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The Creator by Aliya Whiteley (book review).
NewCon Press has a new line of novellas in a little book A5 format. Note the dimensions above which translate to 7 x…
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The Devils (book 1) by Joe Abercrombie (book review).
Joe Abercrombie is back with a new potential, probable series of books about unlikely heroes. The Pope is a ten year-old girl who…
March 2025
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Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys book 3) by Seanan McGuire (book review).
There are several authors, mainly in the SF field, who have tried to put their stories and novels into a timeline in an…
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The Green Man’s Heir by Juliet E. McKenna (book review).
Thriftily, I picked up many of Juliet E. McKenna’s Green Man books while they were on special offer over the last few years and…
February 2025
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Road To Ruin (Magebike Courier Volume 1) by Hana Lee (book review).
For many readers, the term fantasy evokes the Tolkien-esque vision of swords and magic and probably alien races such as elves, dwarves, and…
January 2025
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The Runes Of Engagement by Dave Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell (book review).
There can be very few readers who are unaware of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, “Lord of the Rings,” or of the rage of…
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That Which Stands Outside by Mark Morris (book review).
There is a tradition of horror novels isolating a community or group of people and having nasty things happen to them, often involving…
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Relight My Fire (Stranger Times book 4) by C.K. McDonnell (book review).
Humour is a strange creature. Not everyone finds the same things funny. This is particularly true in fiction. Some readers may find a…