A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was great! Better than HOD?
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has sadly finished. Well, season one has. Season two will be out in 2027 and apparently they have already started filming it. All of … Read More
Category: Books
I reread The Player of Games by Iain M Banks and it was better than the first time
I first read The Player of Games by Iain M Banks in late 1990 and loved it. I then read Consider Phlebas which is fun but not quite as good, … Read More
Sanderson’s Awesome Cosmere is officially coming to Apple TV+
Brandon Sanderson’s epic and sprawling Cosmere universe is coming to Apple TV+, and I am ludicrously excited about it. The Cosmere on Apple TV+ is a great fit. Sanderson has … Read More
The Long Walk: Stephen King’s Provocative Dystopian Nightmare Is An Excellent Read
The Long Walk by Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, is the first King I have read in ages, and it was a genuinely gripping read. I read it in … Read More
Happy Festivus – Here Is A Free Book Called Cooperworld
From the thousands of us here in Scifi Ward towers – Season’s Greetings and here’s a free book. It’s called Cooperworld and is a novella I wrote a while back. … Read More
The Red Rising Trilogy By Pierce Brown – Spoiler Free Review
The Red Rising trilogy is one of those sagas that starts small and local, then keeps expanding into something that’s truly epic. Pierce Brown’s debut novel and its two sequels, Golden Son and Morning … Read More
Exploring The Strange Secrets Of 14 By Peter Clines
I finished the book 14 by Peter Clines recently and really wanted to talk to someone about it. I couldn’t find anyone in person, so I thought I would review … Read More
Are Anthologies the New Pulp Magazines?
A pleasing trend I’ve noticed recently, has been the rise in the number of anthologies coming out. This increase is logical, given the more general increase in the popularity of … Read More
Livesuit By James S.A. Corey Is Thoughtful, Exciting Sci-Fi
Livesuit by James S.A. Corey is book 1.5 of The Captive’s War trilogy. It is part of the same universe as the awesome The Mercy of Gods, but is a … Read More
The Great Zoo Of China By Matthew Reilly – Here Be Dragons!
I read The Contest by Matthew Reilly a few years ago and it was daft, but really good fun. The Great Zoo of China is similar. I don’t know if … Read More