ReviewScifi
Cloned Lives by Pamela Sargent (book review).
Back in 1976, cloning was becoming a popular subject, although not entirely new in science fiction. As I’ve pointed out before, AE Van…
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November 2025
ReviewFantasy
Installment Immortality (An InCryptid novel book 14) by Seanan McGuire (book review).
For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a cryptid is a creature that appears in mythology or folklore but has not been…
ReviewScifi
Future To Live By (Polestars 12) by Ana Sun (book review).
Writers have always grasped the belief that the power of the pen surpasses that of the sword. This is especially true for science…
ReviewBooks
London Rules (Slough House book 5) by Mick Herron (book review).
In the build-up in ‘London Rules’ by Mick Herron, you could also miss the significance of Roddy Ho being nearly run over by…
ReviewFantasy
The Works Of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (book review).
The streets of Tilliard are carved into an ancient tree. The rich and elite plot and scheme amid clouds of perfume in the…
ReviewScifi
The Synthetic Man by Theodore Sturgeon (book review).
‘The Synthetic Man’ was originally released as ‘The Dreaming Jewels’ in 1950. This edition was released in 1961. Halfway through the book, the…
ReviewHorror
The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas (book review).
The idea of vampires, or the blood-drinking undead, has been around for a very long time, appearing in the folklore of all continents.…
ReviewFantasy
The Blackfire Blade (The Last Legacy book 2) by James Logan (book review).
‘The Blackfire Blade’ is a sequel to ‘The Silverblood Promise’, James Logan’s debut novel, which introduced Lukan Gardova, Flea and Ashra, aka Lady…
ReviewFantasy
Sub-Majer’s Challenge (The Saga Of Recluce book 26) by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (book review).
How can an honest army officer stop rival nations raiding and invading his country when he’s hampered by penny-pinching and supply shortages from…
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Influencing Crowds: People Power by Douglas Coop (book review).
As a clinical empath and agoraphobic, I tend to be wary of crowds, as my abilities tend to be overwhelmed by too many…
October 2025
ReviewFantasy
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (book review).
One of the pieces of advice often given to aspiring authors is to write about what they know. While this is difficult when…
ReviewFantasy
Warriors Of The Boundless by Mike Chinn (book review).
Here we have great swords and sorcery adventures. Author Mike Chinn defines the ‘Warriors Of The Boundless’ as ‘endless realms stacked and clustered……