Château Blissac, on its hill above St Roque, is in a setting where every prospect pleases. But it doesn’t please its current occupier, J. Wellington Gedge. Mr Gedge wants none of it – and particularly none of the domineering Mrs Gedge’s imperious wish that he should become American Ambassador to Paris. Instead he pines for…… Continue reading Hot Water by P. G. Wodehouse – 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: One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun, and the Galaxy is a very…… Continue reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: When life gave Fenrir Goldson a second chance, he asked for a gift receipt. Mr. Goldson is filthy rich. He’s also callous and cruel and hasn’t got a festive bone in his ancient body. Naturally, he’s due for a holiday haunting. When his business partner, Bolbi Baggs, announces that they’re to be visited by…… Continue reading A Song of Three Spirits By J. Zachary Pike – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: A doubly disgraced dwarven hero. A band of accident-prone adventurers. Giving redemption a second shot may have been a grave mistake…. Still bruised and heartbroken from their last calamitous quest, Gorm Ingerson and his band of washed-up heroes try to make amends for the orcs they accidentally betrayed. But justice is put on hold…… Continue reading Son of a Liche by J. Zachary Pike – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Professional heroes kill and loot deadly monsters every day, but Gorm Ingerson’s latest quest will be anything but business as usual. The adventuring industry drives the economy of Arth, a world much like our own but with more magic and fewer vowels. Monsters’ hoards are claimed, bought by corporate interests, and sold off to…… Continue reading Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: This is the first Blandings novel, in which P.G. Wodehouse introduces us to the delightfully dotty Lord Emsworth, his bone-headed younger son, the Hon. Freddie Threepwood, his log-suffering secretary, the Efficient Baxter, and Beach the Blandings butler. As Wodehouse wrote, ‘without at least one imposter on the premises, Blandings Castle is never itself’. In Something…… Continue reading Something Fresh by P.G. Wodehouse – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Many view “hitting rock bottom” as foundation on which to rebuild one’s life, a place from which one can only ascend. Gamers know to search for a secret door leading down to the sewer. Author: Robert Bevan Publisher: Robert Bevan Pages: 302 Release Date: 12/04/2017 Series: Caverns and Creatures #5 Genre: Fantasy/Comedy My Chosen…… Continue reading Critical Failures V: V is for Five by Robert Bevan- A Book Review
Swords & Spectres 