Andromeda’s Fall is my first experience of a William C. Dietz Legion of the Damned novel. In fact, I took my prompt from the word “prequel” to go investigate the original series. There’s a tiny sliver of a summary on Wikipedia; When there’s no hope for the terminally ill or a condemned criminal they have […]
Competition: Win one of three new Grimm novels – The Chopping Block
A pile of bones hidden in a Portland forest leads to murder mystery for detectives Nick Burkhardt and Hank Griffin. These bones have been stripped of flesh, severed and their not animal. More skeletal discoveries make it clear; these bones were cooked before being buried. Nick, Hank and a local werewolf find themselves hunting a […]
Humanity as the aggressive aliens: A review of Valour’s Choice
I was cautious. I had recently read and thoroughly enjoyed Tanya Huff’s werewolf and mage drama The Silvered and now found myself with Tanya Huff’s military sci-fi Valour’s Choice. I like sci-fi but fantasy seems to have an easier job of pleasing me. I was cautious because I was struggling to believe Valour’s Choice would […]
Monsters You’ll Return To: A review of Aunt Marie’s Book of Lore
Aunt Marie was the one who brought Nick Burkhardt into the world of the Wesen and the role of the Grimm. It’s through her caravan filled with artefacts, old tapes (such as old 8mm tape footage from the Second World War) and especially old books that Nick is able to read up on the new […]
War and marriage with werewolves: A review of The Silvered
An empire armed with fledgeling technology; rifles, basic artillery, air balloons and even early cameras invades a nearby country ruled by mages and werewolves. The set up for Tanya Huff‘s The Silvered seems to offer a little for everyone and be designed to lure in gamers. I must admit that the mashup of a setting […]
Competition: Win a copy of Grimm – Aunt Marie’s Book of Lore
Are you a fan of Grimm? Fancy an in-show item? A book full of artwork that’ll impress. A book full of myths and legend that’ll help you work out which supernatural animal creature might be caught up in which mystery in your town? Aunt Marie’s book of Lore is one for collectors. It oozes RPG […]
Against the wizards: A review of Marada the She-Wolf
I hadn’t read any of Marada the She-Wolf when it ran in Epic Illustrated. I suspect I was way too young but having said that I had heard of the character and knew it was a Chris Claremont (The Uncanny X-Men, Captain Britain) project. Although there are some clichés in here – or, perhaps, scenes […]
Competition: Win The Art of Assassins’s Creed IV
Do you think Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV, is a stunning game? Would you like to find out? The Art of Assassins’s Creed IV has a recommended retail price of about £30, is hardback and has 192 pages of colour illustrations throughout. There are sketches, concept art and behind the scenes commentary. The illustrations show […]
The weird west: A review of The Six-Gun Tarot
The Six-Gun Tarot in a book all Trail of Cthulhu fans should read. Pretty much all of the rest of us should pick it up too. This story of magic and guns in the wild west easily makes in onto my 2013 Recommend Reading list. Let’s start with a town in the middle of the […]
A review of Shadows Over Innsmouth
I think anthologies have become my favourite book to read while I’m travelling. It’s not just because you get a variety of styles to enjoy but because the shorter stories held within are often better structured for reading in fragments. Shadows Over Innsmouth is one hellishly good collection. Authors include Kim Newman, Ramsey Campbell and […]
