Book Snapshot A poetic and often surreal exploration of grief and identity — part fever dream, part raw memoir What It’s About IN THE CENTER OF THE FOREST SITS A HOUSE OF LEAVES AND ASH. INSIDE THE HOUSE, HIS HEART AND LIES. Inside the house called Sempiternity there is a lake, at the center ofContinue reading “Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian – A poetic, grief-soaked journey through darkness and light”
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Downlands by Norm Konyu – A hauntingly beautiful graphic novel
Book Snapshot Downlands is a wonderful book, evoking a strong sense of atmosphere and feeling. What It’s About “Every village has its stories – those of the living – and those of the dead.” After the sudden death of his twin sister, 14 year old James Reynolds becomes obsessed with her tale of a blackContinue reading “Downlands by Norm Konyu – A hauntingly beautiful graphic novel”
Henry V by Dan Jones – A Biography Worthy of a King
Book Snapshot Dan Jones outdoes himself again with another fantastic medieval history book What It’s About Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt was aContinue reading “Henry V by Dan Jones – A Biography Worthy of a King”
Hall of Bones – Review
Author – Tim Hardie Pages – 421 Genre – Norse inspired fantasy Publishing Information – Self Published, 25th November 2020 Blurb In the remote land of Laskar the seven ruling clans have vied with each other for power for over a century. The son of the Reavesburg Clan Chief, Rothgar, has been groomed all hisContinue reading “Hall of Bones – Review”
Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle – Review
Author – Renan Bernardo Pages – 130 Genre – Dark sci-fi/space opera Publishing Information – Dark Matter Ink, 29th April, 2025 Blurb In 2144 AD, the generation ship Kap’s Needle left Earth to settle a new world. It all went wrong. Now, two years into a desperate return trip, the ship’s biospheres are collapsing andContinue reading “Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle – Review”
5 Reasons You Should Read Island of the Dying Goddess
A guest post from Ronit J Book Details Title: Island of the Dying GoddessAuthor: Ronit JRelease Date: May 1, 2025Formats: Ebook, Paperback & Hardcover Imagine you are out in the open sea, and are struck with a disastrous storm. You wake up stranded on an island, where the air looks diseased, the trees and peopleContinue reading “5 Reasons You Should Read Island of the Dying Goddess”
An Inkling of Flame – Review
Author – Z. B. Steele Pages – 89 Genre – Grimdark Fantasy Publishing Information – 13th January 2025, Self Published Blurb Tell me how it happened… Layne was a soldier, conscripted to fight under the Fox in a vengeance fueled march. He, and his friends, were due for a fated confrontation, one that has endedContinue reading “An Inkling of Flame – Review”
Words the Vikings Gave Us – Review
Author – Grace Tierney Pages – 224 Genre – Non Fiction; Etymology, History Publishing Information – Wordfoolery Press, 6th August 2021 Blurb “Words The Vikings Gave Us” is a light-hearted look at the horde of words the English dictionary stole from the Vikings. From akimbo to yule Old Norse merged with Anglo-Saxon to form theContinue reading “Words the Vikings Gave Us – Review”
Once Was Willem – Review
Author – M. R. Carey Pages – 329 Genre – Dark Medieval Fantasy/Folklore Publishing Information – Orbit Books, 6th March 2025 Blurb Eleven hundred and some years after the death of Christ, in the kingdom that had but recently begun to call itself England, I, Once Was Willem, rose from the dead to defeat aContinue reading “Once Was Willem – Review”
Empire of the Vampire – Review
Author – Jay Kristoff Pages – 736 Genre – Dark Vampire Fantasy (adult) Publishing Information – Harper Voyager, 7th September 2021 Blurb It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. Ever since, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Gabriel de León, halfContinue reading “Empire of the Vampire – Review”
Spells and Spaceships 