Blurb: Owen Deathstalker, last of the infamous warrior Clan, always considered himself more of a writer than a fighter, preferring his history books to making any actual history with a sword. But books won’t protect him from Her Imperial Majesty Lionstone XIV, who just Outlawed and condemned Owen to death, without any explanation, reason, or…… Continue reading Deathstalker by Simon R. Green – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. It’s the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London, bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II, Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac…… Continue reading The Time Traveller’s Guide to Restoration Britain by Ian Mortimer – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: ‘The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak….’ He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including investigating some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana inquiry, and 9/11. He has…… Continue reading Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepheard – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Eat your way around the world in this tasty book which looks at food, recipes and cultural traditions from 26 different countries. Where did corn come from? And wheat? And potatoes? What have people in Turkey been eating for centuries? Find out, in this delicious new book from the award-winning duo behind the bestselling Maps. Learn…… Continue reading Take A Bite: Eat Your Way Around the World by Aleksandra & Daniel Mizielinski
Blurb: Summer. Massachusetts. An old Silver Wraith with a frightening history. A story about one serial killer and his lingering, unfinished business. Anyone could be next. We’re going to Christmasland…. NOS4A2 is an old-fashioned horror novel in the best sense. Claustrophobic, gripping and terrifying, this is a story that will have you on the edge of…… Continue reading NOS4A2 by Joe Hill – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? Which people from history would best pull off a casino heist? Who was the richest person of all time? When was the first Monday? What were history’s weirdest medical procedures that actually worked? How much horse manure was splattered on the streets of Tudor London?…… Continue reading Ask A Historian by Greg Jenner – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort. His name was Eddie Chapman, but he would shortly become MI5’s Agent Zigzag. Dashing and suave, courageous and unpredictable, Chapman was by turns a traitor, a hero, a villain and a man of…… Continue reading Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: The Discworld is in danger, heading towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, its magic fading. It needs a hero, and fast. What it doesn’t need is Rincewind, an inept and cowardly wizard who is still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Or Twoflower, the…… Continue reading The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: There are dark forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them . . . A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but mostly the weird), it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable. At least that’s…… Continue reading The Stranger Times by C. K. McDonnell
Blurb: When a missing child, Lucas Jones, reappears on his Uncle’s doorstep in his hometown of Medford after an absence of 12 years, the brief moment of joy is clouded by mystery. Where has he been? Where is his father who disappeared at the same time? And how is it possible that Lucas is still…… Continue reading The Junction by Norm Konyu – A Graphic Novel Review
Swords & Spectres 