They aren’t all new books, but they’re certainly ones I’m looking forward to diving into with reckless abandon. Considering I have been somewhat less interested by the fantasy genre the past year or two, the fact that my immediate wish list is all fantasy feels good 🙂 I’m hoping these will kickfire my reading from…… Continue reading Books I’m Looking Forward to Sinking my Teeth Into
Almost a third of your whole life is spent asleep. Night School uncovers the scientific truth about the sleeping brain – and gives powerful tips on how those hours of apparently ‘dead’ time in the dark can transform your waking life. Based on exciting new peer-reviewed research, mass-participation experiments, and the world’s largest archive of dream reports, Night…… Continue reading Night School by Richard Wiseman – An Audio Book Review
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one…… Continue reading Red Rising by Pierce Brown – An Audio Book Review
Sixty-six million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting-edge technology, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs created a hugely successful empire that lasted for around 150 million years. In this hugely ambitious and engrossing story of…… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte – An Audio Book Review
In the darkness beyond the galaxy, there are monsters. Some swim closer to the light, drawn by the beacon that is the Astronomican, while others stalk the Void, predators in the dark. The Carcharodons have hunted for millennia, but now they are drawn into a new blackness…the Dark City of the drukhari itself. Commorragh. For…… Continue reading Silent Hunters by Edoardo Albert – An Audio Book Review
Audio is THE main form in which I get my reading done and, even that could be increased massively if it weren’t for a long list of podcasts I’m absolutely hooked on. Below are some goodies I’m keen on at the minute. I often wonder how high my annual books finished count might be if I…… Continue reading Podcasts I’m Loving
An ancient labyrinth of eerie subterranean ruins and creeping shadow, the dead city of Mordavia has long concealed a secret of unimaginable power. Now, as vast armies gather and war drums thunder, the perilous treasures of this cursed city are about to be unleashed. Lord-Celestant Kalyani Thunderblade leads her Celestial Vindicators into battle, determined to…… Continue reading Stormvault by Andy Clark – A Book Review
An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in ancient Rome In ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common – murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city; Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the theater; Claudius was poisoned at…… Continue reading A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon – An Audio Book Review
Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady… daring detective? England, 1920. Eleanor Swift has spent the last few years travelling the world: taking tea in China, tasting alligators in Peru, escaping bandits in Persia and she has just arrived in England after a chaotic forty-five-day…… Continue reading A Very English Murder by Verity Bright – A Book Review
Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat? Ian Mortimer shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived.…… Continue reading The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimmer – An Audio Book Review
Swords & Spectres 