2014
MX Publishing
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Category Archives: Fiction
Comparing the film with the book: The Help
A few weeks ago I read and reviewed the book ‘The Help’, by Kathryn Stockett, and this afternoon I’ve had the chance to watch the film.
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Review: ‘The Last Werewolf’ by Glen Duncan
6th February 2014
Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781782112662
£7.99
Paperback
Jacob Marlow has lived for 200 years, a werewolf bitten in Snowdonia while on a walking holiday. Now he’s the last of the species. He’s hunted by an organisation, WOCOP, known as the Hunt, dedicated to the eradication of all supernatural entities, including werewolves, vampires and demons. He’s also being hunted by the vampires, who are looking for a way to walk in daylight.
Jacob doesn’t care. He’s tired of living. When his only friend is murdered by the Hunt he can’t find the energy to fight.
Until something he thought was dead, had died in him long before, returns. Love. With new incentive Jacob decides he has to live.
At this point it all goes to hell.
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Review: ‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett
Penguin Books
2009
I borrowed this book from the library on Monday on a whim; I’ve heard about it, of course, and some of the claims, but never picked it up. I felt like a change from fantasy. Continue reading “Review: ‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett”
Review: ‘The Gondola Maker’ by Laura Morelli
31st March 2013
IBPA
Set I Venice in the late 16th century, this historical novel tells the story of Luca Vianello, accidental and reluctant heir to the best gondola maker in the city. His life is mapped out in detail; who he’ll marry, where he’ll live, what he’ll spend his days doing are all decided for him by his distant, aggressive father.
When Luca’s mother dies from the complications of childbirth everything changes. Luca is finally free to make his own destiny.
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I’ve found this marvelous website
That emails science fiction and fantasy stories daily. My last post shared an example of the fiction they publish. I’m quite looking forward to my daily email.
Daily Science Fiction :: Ghosts of Janus by Day Al-Mohamed
Daily Science Fiction :: Ghosts of Janus by Day Al-Mohamed.
Slightly creepy story.
Review: ‘Fargoer’ by Petteri Hannila
2013
Jyvaskyla
Translated by Peitsa Suoniemi, Miika Hannila and Petteri Hannila, from
the novel ‘Kaukamoinen’
Review: ‘A God-Blasted Land: The Bastard Cadre # 1’ by Lee Carlon
Clockwork Samurai
Originally published 2011, this edition published October 2013
The first of three e-books published so far (the forth is in progress) about a group of young people bound from birth by magic to a gods Chosen representative. Set on a ravaged planet where cities have fallen into ruin, technology and magic co-exist, and the decimated population is ruled by a small group of Chosen and policed by the Bondsmen.
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Everything Is Better With Dragons 