It’s been an eternity since I last did any kind of wrap-up. Due to my having lost all enthusiasm for reading, doing a post to toot my own horn about managing to get through a book every three weeks didn’t seem like an endeavour worth making. As it is, I’ve managed to get my reading…… Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up (Jan 2023)
Blurb: Only when it’s darkest can you see the stars. East of the Black Rock, out on the ice, lies a hole down which broken children are thrown On the vastness of the ice there is no room for individuals. No one survives alone. To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when…… Continue reading The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence – A Book Review
Blurb: Night falls. It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power. And somewhere in the night…a small girl smiled as her mother burned…asylum inmates slaughtered their attendants…in slimy tunnels once-human creatures gathered. Madness raged as the lights began to fade and humanity was attacked by an ancient, unstoppable evil. Author: James…… Continue reading The Dark by James Herbert – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds, and the rush to colonise has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity’s home planets. Illus, the first human colony on this vast new frontier, is being born in blood and fire. Independent settlers stand against the overwhelming power…… Continue reading Cibola Burn by James S. A. Corey – An Audiobook Review
Blurb: For someone who didn’t intend to wreck the solar system’s fragile balance of power, Jim Holden did a pretty good job of it. While Earth and Mars have stopped shooting each other, the core alliance is shattered. The outer planets and the Belt are uncertain in their new – possibly temporary – autonomy. Then,…… Continue reading Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey – An Audiobook Review
Title: The White Vault Created by: Fool & Scholar Website: The White Vault Seasons: 2 (as of this writing). 3rd season due out in October 2019 My Rating of ‘The White Vault’: 5 out of 5 Review: For anyone who is a fan of John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ and wants a good, punchy little horror…… Continue reading The White Vault – A Podcast Review
Blurb: The storm has broken. Sigmar has returned to the Mortal Realms, and his eternal armies march across the lands, smiting the unworthy. This collection of short stories tells tales from the greatest battles of the realms. For too long, the Mortal Realms have suffered under Chaos’ twisted crusade. Tainted lands writhe in agony and…… Continue reading Gods and Mortals by Various Authors – A Book Review
Title: Ars Paradoxica Created by: The Whisperforge Voice Cast: Kristen DiMercurio, Katie Speed, Lia Peros, Reyn Beeler, L. Jeefrey Moore, Preston Max Allen, Robin Gabrielli and many more. Seasons: 3 (Complete) Website: Ars Paradoxica My Rating of ‘Ars Paradoxica: 5 out of 5 Review: Ars Paradoxica … WOW! The concept is a young physicist,…… Continue reading Ars Paradoxica {Complete seasons 1-3) – A Podcast Review
Blurb: Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice. But even as the unwieldy might of…… Continue reading Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch – An Audio Book Review
Title: Marsfall Writer/Director: Erik Saras Voice Cast: Sam Boase-Miller, Shannon Lovely, Dan Lovely, Aba Woodruff, Anya Zicer, Aramis Martinez, James Fouhey, Stephanie Hsu, Merissa Morin, Sergey Nagorny, Jordan Cobb, Yelena Shmulenson & Cooper as Luna Seasons (as of this review): 2 (17 episodes) Website: Marsfall Website My Rating of Marsfall: 4.5 out of 5 Review:…… Continue reading Marsfall – Podcast Review (Seasons 1 & 2)
Swords & Spectres 