Good news! Barricade is out as a paperback. Geek Native gave the gritty sci-fi a positive review last July and I added it to my Best of the Year 2014 roundup at Forbidden Planet. You can buy Barricade at Amazon. Now you can win Jon Wallace’s adventure and follow Kenstibec’s trip from Edinburgh to London […]
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God, Satan and Neil Gaiman: Justin Lee Anderson talks Carpet Diem
Justin Lee Anderson was born in Edinburgh, spent much of his childhood in the US thanks to his father’s career in professional football (soccer), before coming back home, via France, to settle into happy family chaos. He’s been writing for 15 years and misses Firefly. Justin’s book, Carpet Diem is just out and so Geek […]
In Their Own Worlds: Authors venture inside their books
This is a clever photography Kickstarter which is designed to take a group of authors and bring them into the worlds they created. The project has already funded twice money spare and you can read more about it at the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] The authors are from a number of different genres; including […]
Competition: Kick-Ass 3
Are you curious to find out how the Kick-Ass stories finish? Kick-Ass 3 is the last in the trilogy and begins with Hit-Girl in jail. Super heroes are outlawed and a dangerous new criminal boss is in town. Who’s going to die this time? Winning a copy of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s graphic […]
Who’s afraid of the dark? A review of Dark Star
Dark Star by Oliver Langmead is an original sci-fi. The whole book is written in a verse like format. I thought this would be annoying, especially as I used my Kindle app on my Nexus 7 to read my copy, but I was wrong. As it happens, the verse-like formatting of Dark Star is easy […]
Impossible POW: A review of Valour’s Trial
Valour’s Trial (or, I suppose, Valor Trial to go by the spelling used in some parts of the world) is another in Tanya Huff’s Confederation series. I really like how easy Huff makes reading. Her books can be layered, clever and are rarely predictable but she manages to make each one a breeze to read […]
Beauty in combat: A review of the Art of Total War
The Art of Total War by Martin Robinson is a great supplement for any fan of the Total War computer game series. This is not a book with tactical tips or tricks. This is simply a book that dives deep into the stunning artwork and visuals the game is associated with. You’re in safe hands […]
Sword and planet: A review of Kane of Old Mars
I’ve seen John Carter of Mars but not read any of the Edgar Rice Burroughs stories. I had the famous title in mind as I started to read the most recent re-release by Gollancz of Michael Moorcock’s “Kane of Old Mars”. Wikipedia tells me that the trilogy was first published back in 1965. The original […]
Grace and the Arsehole: Deleted scene from A Quantum Mythology
We are delighted to welcome Gavin G. Smith for a special guest post. Gavin’s new book A Quantum Mythology is out now in bookshops and we are thrilled to share with you a deleted scene from it. Gavin G. Smith’s new epic space opera is a wide-ranging exploration of the past, present and future of […]
The creator of Dark Star: An interview with Oliver Langmead
Dark Star is a blend of crime and sci-fi. The story is set in a dark world, in the aftermath of an incredible and dangerous crime. Unsung Stories, the British publisher, launched the book on the day of the solar eclipse in Europe and is masterminding a blog tour with the author Oliver Langmead. Geek […]
