Good day to you space travellers, today I’m delighted to share an Interview with Ren Hutchings. Ren is the author of the excellent twisty space time-travel book ‘Under Fortunate Stars’ which is OUT NOW in paperback! Hi Ren and welcome to Spells & Spaceships! It’s a pleasure to have you here; Under Fortunate Stars isContinue reading “An Interview with Ren Hutchings”
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It’s Justin Lee Anderson!
Hi folks. Today I present an interview with SPFBO6 winner, author of Carpet Diem and The Lost War and all round top person Justin Lee Anderson. Check out our interview below! Hello Justin and a very warm welcome back to Spells & Spaceships! Thank you! It’s lovely to be back. Since our first interview inContinue reading “It’s Justin Lee Anderson!”
The Fury of Kings – Review
Author – R. S. Moule Pages – 548 Publishing Information – Second Sky, May 17th 2023 Blurb In the shadow of Eryispek—a mountain said to have no summit—a dark power is stirring. Storms rage in the frozen heights. Unexplained disappearances shake the kingdom below. And old enemies are sharpening their swords… Andrick the Barrelbreaker firstContinue reading “The Fury of Kings – Review”
ALIEN: 40 Years 40 Artists
Author – Various illustrators, forward by Chris Foss Pages – 112 Publishing Information – Titan Books, August 2020 Blurb 40 artists, filmmakers, illustrators and fans produce original art for a tribute to the sci-fi horror masterpiece Alien to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the film. An artistic tribute to the sci-fi horror masterpiece Alien. 40 artists,Continue reading “ALIEN: 40 Years 40 Artists”
Killers of the King – Review
Author – Charles Spencer Pages – 352 Genre – Popular History Publishing Information – Bloomsbury, 11th November 2021 Blurb On August 18, 1648, with no relief from the siege in sight, the royalist garrison holding Colchester Castle surrendered and Oliver Cromwell’s army firmly ended the rule of Charles I of England. To send a clearContinue reading “Killers of the King – Review”
A History of Treason
Author – The National Archives Pages – 432 (hardback) Publishing Information – John Blake, 10th November 2022 Blurb The bloody history of Britain through the stories of its most notorious traitors. A History of Treason details British history from 1352 to 1946, covering major historical moments in a fascinating and innovative way, using the historyContinue reading “A History of Treason”
Breaking out of Completionist Mode
I’ve got a problem with my reading habits. I’m in Completionist Mode. In today’s world, it increasingly feels like we’re in a rush and at that, a rush to complete things, to tick something off a list. We have targets and goals, whether professional or personal, milestones we need to reach. And when we reachContinue reading “Breaking out of Completionist Mode”
A Woman of the Sword – Review
Author – Anna Smith Spark Pages – 338 (hardback) 431 (ebook) Genre – Grimdark Low Fantasy Publishing Information – Luna Press Publishing, 4th April 2023. Blurb A Woman of the Sword is an epic fantasy seen through the eyes of an ordinary woman. Lidae is a daughter, a wife, a mother – and a greatContinue reading “A Woman of the Sword – Review”
CHONKS: 25 BIG Fantasy Books
Hi all, today’s post is going to introduce you to the chonkosaurus, the chonkopottomus, the chonkodon. The thicc book you could use to neutralise an intruder. To wedge a bank vault open. To prop up the leaning tower of Pisa like sliding a beermat under a wonky table. These books are all 600 pages plusContinue reading “CHONKS: 25 BIG Fantasy Books”
Of Blood and Fire – Review
Author – Ryan Cahill Pages – 541 Publishing Information – Self Published, March 2021 The Blurb Born in fire. Tempered in blood. Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords of the south squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serveContinue reading “Of Blood and Fire – Review”
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