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Between Two Thorns (Split Worlds book 1) by Emma Newman (book review).
‘Between Two Thorns’ is the first in the new ‘Split Worlds’ series of books, this also includes a set of short stories (see…
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February 2013
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The Outcast Blade (The Assassini book 2) by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (book review).
‘The Outcast Blade’ is the second ‘act’ of ‘The Assassini’, an alt-historic fantasy focusing on the political and romantic intrigues of fifteenth-century Venice;…
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The Educated Ape And Other Wonders Of The Worlds by Robert Rankin (book review)
A Lord wants to unite several worlds through a Grand Exposition, a scientist hopes to create a working time ship, a femme fatale…
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Burying Brian by Steven Pirie (book review).
Humour is a very transitory thing and each of us have a different idea of what we find funny. Our tastes change as…
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Dodger by Terry Pratchett (book review).
Taken from the cover: ‘Dodger is a tosher – a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. He used to know…
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Fathom by Cheri Priest (book review).
Nia goes to stay with her cousin Bernice, hoping for a summer of fun but what she finds changes her life forever. After…
January 2013
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The Minority Council by Kate Griffin (book review).
How well do you know the city you live in? Most of us have a good idea what our neighbourhood looks like and…
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Spooks: Slither’s Tale (The Wardstone Chronicles book 11) by Joseph Delaney (book review).
Let us begin with a little bit of numerology, ‘Slither’s Tale’ is the eleventh volume of ‘The Wardstone Chronicles’. It can also be…
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The Confessions of Dorian Gray (cd review).
1. This World Our Hell written by David Llewellyn Dorian goes to meet an old friend and encounters evil. We are introduced to…
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (book review).
Le Cirque des Rêves (Circus Of Dreams) is a circus like no other, appearing overnight with no announcements and leaving again one day…
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Hands Of Isis by Jo Graham (book review).
Charmian and Iras are half-sisters and handmaidens to Cleopatra, one of the most powerful women in the ancient world. Through Charmian’s eyes, we…
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Lost Truth (The Truth series book 4) by Dawn Cook (book review).
‘Lost Truth’ is in fact the fourth and currently final book of the fantasy ‘Truth’ series by Dawn Cook. ‘First Truth’, ‘Hidden Truth’…