This offering from Gollancz’ Fantasy Masterwork series has the first two volumes of Gene Wolf’s (four-volume) The Book of the New Sun with The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator. It’s a book that belongs in the Masterwork series, winning a host of rewards and respect over the years. For me; […]
Book news and discoveries
Welcome to Geek Native's Books section, your portal to the multiverse of the written and illustrated word. From epic fantasy novels to the frontiers of science fiction, we keep you updated with timely book news and insightful reviews to help you discover your next great read.
Our definition of 'books' proudly includes the vibrant world of comic books. This is your essential hub for the latest comic news, in-depth graphic novel reviews, and our curated selection of reshared comic strips that catch our eye. Whether you prefer sprawling literary sagas or the dynamic panels of sequential art, this is a comprehensive celebration of storytelling for the modern geek. Dive in and find your next adventure.
Annoyed at Shakespeare: A review of Magic of Myths – Faerie
Magic of Myths: Faerie was launched at the Birmingham Comics Festival this year and is by the same team behind Magic of Myths. The Faerie story is a fantasy based, roughly, on some of the characters from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – and not all of them are happy with the play. Robin, […]
Audio EXP: Power-hungry necromancers and BrainWebs
Geek Native’s sound focused Audio EXP makes a return this month. This month we’ve got the first book from Marc Turner’s The Chronicles of the Exile When the Heavens Fall, Douglas E. Richards’ sci-fi BrainWeb and James Cambias’ military sci-fi Corsair. As an added bonus and perhaps for a limited time only a link to […]
The end of the trilogy: A review of Kick-Ass 3
Perhaps you’ve seen the movies and are wondering what happens to Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl next? Kick-Ass 3, which is co-authored by John Romita, has been out for a while now, first as comics, then as a hardback collection and more recently in softback. The graphic novel feels different from the film. The heroes […]
Competition: Barricade
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 […]
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 […]
