Blurb: ‘Civilization slipped into its second dark age on an unsurprising track of blood but with a speed that could not have been foreseen by even the most pessimistic futurist. By Halloween, every major city from New York to Moscow stank to the empty heavens and the world as it had been was a memory.’…… Continue reading Cell by Stephen King – A Book Review
Blurb: For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border – an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness. The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent eleven expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the…… Continue reading Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer – A Book Review
Blurb: For more than a hundred years, humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over and now the races once again fight each other – and themselves: dwarves are killing their kinsmen, and elves are murdering humans and elves, at least those elves who…… Continue reading Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski – A Book Review
Blurb: Norway, AD 785. A wild place, a place of blood, a place where the gods must be favoured . . . Sigurd Haraldarson and his oathsworn band are winning fame and reputation. But to confront his hated enemy – the oath-breaker and betrayer King Gorm – they must win riches too. When a daring…… Continue reading Wings of the Storm (The Rise of Sigurd Trilogy #3) by Giles Kristian – A Book Review
Blurb: HARRY IS OUT OF HIS DEPTH. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can. HE’S NOT SUPPOSED TO GET TOO INVOLVED. When the team unearths…… Continue reading The Bat by Jo Nesbo – A Book Review
Blurb: Norway, AD 785 – a vow of vengeance must be kept . . . Sigurd Haraldarson has proved himself a great warrior . . . and a dangerous enemy. He has gone a long way towards avenging the murder of his family. And yet the oath-breaker King Gorm, who betrayed Sigurd’s father, still lives.…… Continue reading Winter’s Fire (The Rise of Sigurd Book Two) by Giles Kristian – A Book Review
I have a fair little mix of fantasy, sci-fi and historical fiction in the coming weeks gracing my eyes and ears courtesy of my kindle and my audiobook app. Here’s a little list of what’s coming my way … and yours seeing as how I’ll post everything I encounter. Up first; the books: The…… Continue reading My Upcoming Reads & Listens Over the Coming Weeks
Blurb: It’s the Golden Age of Piracy – a time when greed, ambition and corruption overcome all loyalties – and a brash young captain, Edward Kenway, is making his name known for being one of the greatest pirates of his day. In the brilliant new novel, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, discover the story of how Edward,…… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag by Oliver Bowden: A Book Review
Blurb: At the prestigious and elite Marhawa High School in Singapore, a female student suffers a horrifying transformation. Called in to investigate, Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky find themselves caught up in a deadly and growing tragedy. As things get rapidly out of hand, Chris Redfield and his team from the Bioterrorism Security…… Continue reading Resident Evil: Marhawa Desire Vol 1 by Naoki Serizawa – A Graphic Novel Review
Blurb: Norway 785 AD. It began with the betrayal of a lord by a king . . . King Gorm puts Jarl Harald’s family to the sword, but makes one fatal mistake – he fails to kill Harald’s youngest son, Sigurd. His kin slain, his village seized and its people taken as slaves, Sigurd wonders…… Continue reading God of Vengeance by Giles Kristian – A Book Review
Swords & Spectres 