“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster.” These are the words that open Julian Miles’ […]
Books
I’m sure many of you will have watched Doctor Who episodes such as The End of Time, or Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, and will have […]
This book of short stories is something special. In the simplest sense it is a book of fairytales, but every story contained within is original, […]
When it comes to steampunk many wonder, ‘what is steampunk?’ One of the best ways I’ve seen it describe came from Jeff Vandreamer and S. […]
Another promising release from San Diego Comic Con, the first look at American Gods has mood, atmosphere and mystery aplenty. For fans of the book, […]
Prometheus was Ridley Scott’s 2012 prequel to Alien. It promised answers yet only created more questions. And while I am not going to make any […]
On the face of it, it sounds quite unlikely, so I will present my musings, but you be the judge. Beware the beast, Man, for […]
Recently on Goodreads, there was a wide-ranging discussion on the work of R.A. Heinlein. As he is one of my favourite authors, I took a […]
It’s not often that a vampire tale such as this transcends the background detritus of navel-gazing romance so prevalent in the genre, but A Place in The […]
Margaret Atwood’s move from novels to graphic novels was always going to be a surprise as far as creativity was concerned. In the literary world, […]
The Borsen Incursion is not the kind of book you’d encounter every day. Forget straightforward narrative: this is a network of short stories that paints […]
Deemed by her author Mercedes Lackey as a series that “did not sell”*, the Diana Tregarde series comprises of three books and a novella, and […]