Category Archives: Books

Wool Trilogy 1 by Hugh Howey

Posted on 16/05/2013 by ward
Wool by Hugh Howey

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Wool by Hugh Howey is brilliant. I suggest you buy it now. See the link below for the US kindle version (most of my readers are in the US), and thank me later. I really can’t write too much without … Continue reading →

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The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke

Posted on 22/03/2013 by ward
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke

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The City and the Stars is a rewrite of Arthur C. Clarke’s first ever book – Against the Fall of Night. And it’s bloody good. The story revolves a city called Diaspar that has been around for a billion years. … Continue reading →

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Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

Posted on 07/02/2013 by ward
Robopocalypse

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You’ll never guess what happens in Robopocalypse! Robots rise up and start killing everyone in a robot apocalypse type scenario. Actually, the title may have been a clue. Robopocalypse (surely Robocalypse reads better?) is set slightly in the future when … Continue reading →

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World War Z

Posted on 09/11/2012 by ward
World War Z by Max Brooks

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I feel like the zombie fad is coming to an end. Here is probably its last big budget Hollywood gasp. World War Z is based on a superb book by Max Brooks. The book is set years after a zombie … Continue reading →

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The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

Posted on 04/11/2012 by ward

I am a huge fan of both Sir Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. So imagine my excitement when I first heard about this book. Here is the premise. A mad scientist / quirky genius posts the blueprints for a really … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Conan

Posted on 27/10/2012 by ward
King Conan

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It seems increasingly likely that Conan will be hitting our screens once more in The Legend of Conan. With Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the head-lopping eponymous hero’s blood caked pants! How bloody exciting is that for a life long fan … Continue reading →

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Kraken by China Mieville

Posted on 21/09/2012 by ward
Kraken by China Mieville

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  I’m a big fan of Mieville. I thought in particular Perdido Street Station and The City and The City were great reads filled with imagination and enough action to keep me at least a little bit toward the edge … Continue reading →

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The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester

Posted on 29/08/2012 by ward
The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester

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When Gulliver ‘Gully’ Foyle is first introduced he is adrift in a crippled spaceship and although he has been there for 6 months, ‘he is not quite dead’. He’s described as having lots of potential but is generally too lethargic … Continue reading →

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Harry Harrison

Posted on 17/08/2012 by ward
Harry Harrison

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It’s a sad day. Harry Harrison, a legend of Science Fiction, has passed away. R.I.P Mr H. I’ve always been meaning to write about a couple of Science Fiction writers that I loved when growing up and who should be … Continue reading →

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Prepare for Dystopia!

Posted on 25/07/2012 by ward
Zombies-Run-Logo

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I think I’m ill. Possibly it is brain related. That is why I haven’t had a chance to write much recently. I’ve also been doing 84+ hour work weeks and am at a mental stage of my degree, but that … Continue reading →

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