No, I’m not talking about slaughtering a camp full of Scouts. From an established band whose work I generally like but don’t like their most recent album, to a band I’ve never heard of, and quite like.
Category Archives: Reviews
Review: ‘Cavalier Youth’ by You Me At Six
29th January 2014
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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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Review: ‘Back to Creative Writing School’ by Bridget Whelan
2013
Bridget Whelan is an author and creative writing lecturer. In this book she sets out to provide ’30 practical and witty exercises’ to help readers start writing. She covers a lot of ground – poetry, prose, humour, horror, cliches and description.
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Review: ‘Double Happiness’ by Tony Brasunas
At 22 Tony Brasunas had never left the US, but fascinated by China he embarked on a post-University year teaching English in a Chinese high school. The school year over he the travelled to Beijing to see the hand over of Hong Kong before venturing west to through China to Tibet and then south east back go Hong Kong and finally home to America.
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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’
BBC History Magazine review of 12 Years a Slave
I’m hoping to see this film at some point so it’s good to hear it’s an accurate portrayal of the times. It makes a pleasant change.
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 