“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.”
The weekend of the 15th of September I was at Fantasycon 2023 in Birmingham. This was linked to the British Fantasy Society of which I am a member. I traveled down Thursday evening and stayed there until Sunday so I could enjoy the whole weekend. The hotel was the Leonardo Royal (formerly Jurys Inn) and…
Ernest Cline is an American author best known for his book Ready Player One (made into a film) Cline is a big lover of video games and this is quite clear in his books. He followed up on his debut novel ready player one with Armada, another high-stakes story based around video games. His stories…
Travis Baldree is an American game designer/audio narrator and now author, his debut novel Legends & Lattes which was self-published in 2020 originally was then picked up to be traditionally published by Tor. This novel was first done as part of the National Novel Writing Month event. In November 2023 this prequel Bookshops and Bonedust…
So the other day my wife and I were out for the day and as we do we were charity shop checking, her for teddys or clothes and me for books. While doing this I visited a bookshop I like in Pickering. It’s called Yorkshire Quality Books. I like this one as it has a…
Travis Baldree is an American game designer/audio narrator and now author, he is well known for his debut novel Legends & Lattes which was self-published in 2020 originally, but was then picked up to be traditionally published with Tor. It is interesting to know that this novel was first done as part of the National…
This advanced reader’s copy was provided by Orion Publishing Group through Netgalley for an honest review. Thank you very much for the opportunity to read this book. Rebecca Zahabi is a mixed heritage writer based in the UK. She is best known for her debut novel The Collarbound, the first of three books in the Tales from the Edge…
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Rebecca Zahabi is a mixed heritage writer (British, French and Iranian) she lives in the Uk now and has written in a few genres. Rebecca hopes to write novels that can make a difference. Her current series Talens of the Edge blends magic and cultural heritage. Her short stories have been in the magazine of…
Thomas Holt is a British author who also writes under the pen name K, J Parker. He is known for his writing style to be humorous. His main genre is comedy/fantasy but he has also written historical novels and wrote a satirical autobiography of Margaret Thatcher with Steve Nallon. The Portable Door has recently been…
Susan Cooper is a British children’s author, who is best known for the Dark is Rising sequence of which this book is the second volume. “It’s a horrible day,” said Will, surprised by his own violence. “It’s creepy, somehow.” “It will be a bad night,” said Mr Dawson. “The Walker is abroad, and this night…
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