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Review: LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS by Joe Abercrombie

And so we come to it, the final book of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy. So I’m trying to start … More

before they are hanged, fantasy, grimdark, joe abercrombie, last argument of kings, the blade itself, the first law, the first law trilogy

Review: THE AFFAIR OF THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER by Alexis Hall

Ever wanted to read an exceptionally funny queer as fuck Sherlock Holmes reimagining in a chaotic Lovecraftian multiverse where Holmes … More

alexis hall, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, the affair of the mysterious letter

Review: WHEN THE TIGER CAME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN by Nghi Vo

WHEN THE TIGER CAME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN is Nghi Vo’s second book, after her beautiful, wonderfully-crafted novella The Empress of … More

fantasy, lgbtq rep, nghi vo, the empress of salt and fortune

Comic Club: AKIRA Volume 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo

This post marks a couple of firsts for me; my first Comic Club and my first manga. And given it’s … More

akira, comic club, katsuhiro otomo, manga

Review: REPO VIRTUAL by Corey J. White

I’ve been impressed by the new cyberpunk I’ve been reading lately. I didn’t know if modern authors would have moved … More

corey j white, cyberpunk, lgbtq rep, repo virtual, science fiction, scifimonth

Review: BUSTED SYNAPSES by Erica L. Satifka

The last review I wrote was for William Gibson’s Neuromancer, one of the earliest trailblazers of cyberpunk literature. Well, BUSTED … More

busted synapses, cyberpunk, erica l satifka, science fiction, scifimonth

Review: NEUROMANCER by William Gibson

NEUROMANCER. Probably not the first cyberpunk novel (if it’s even possible to identify such a thing) but arguably the one … More

cyberpunk, neuromancer, scifimonth, william gibson

Review: THE PATIENCE OF A DEAD MAN by Michael Clark

I do love a good haunted house tale, and what better time to disturb the ghouls, ghosts and spirits than … More

horror

Review: THE FIRST OF SHADOWS (The Riven Realm #1) by Deck Matthews

I’ve got to say, this is the first time I’ve encountered an epic fantasy novella. And when this book opened … More

deck matthews, fantasy, the first of shadows, the riven realm

Review: CARRIE, SALEM’S LOT & THE SHINING by Stephen King

Ok so a while ago I mentioned I was embarking on a project to read Stephen King’s entire back catalogue … More

book review, horror, stephen king

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