Echoes From The Dead by Johan Theorin Published by Black Swan and out now Echoes From The Dead is one of those books, which grabs you from the opening pages. And then as you get deeper and deeper you think you know what happens only for it to click too late. At least that’s what [...]
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Debut Review: The Thirteen Treasures by Michelle Harrison (SIMON AND SCHUSTER)
The Thirteen Treasures by Michelle Harrison Published by Simon and Schuster and Out Now It is never a good sign when the novel you are reading feels like it’s dragging and it’s only 326 pages of quite large type. But that’s what happened with The Thirteen Treasures. I’ll admit now that I am not the [...]
Debut Interview: Josh Bazell – Beat the Reaper (William Heineman)
Hi Josh, thank you for answering a few questions. It’s great to see a debut author getting the spotlight. I hope find the questions interesting: 1) Drugs and violence appear in the opening pages – how does this set the tone to Beat the Reaper? Pretty well, I think. 2) How much did you draw [...]
Debut Review: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (William Heinemann)
The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry Published by William Heinemann and Out Now There are some books that are just an episode in someone’s life and you get a sense that the characters have had a life before the story starts and will after it ends. And then there are some stories where the [...]
Debut Review: A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin (Orbit)
A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin Published by Orbit on the 2 April 2009. Review Copy In A Madness of Angels Sorcerer Matthew Swift returns to London after being missing for two years and he wants revenge. Over 496 pages Kate takes us on a tour of the hidden people and places of London. [...]
Review: The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell (Gollancz)
The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell Published in paperback on 9 April 2009 by Gollancz Waking up with no idea who you are is a standard literary device. And that’s the problem that Gabriel Anteus has in The Ninth Circle. Faced with having no idea who he is and the worry of forgetting everything he’s [...]
Repost Review: The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett (Del Rey)
Title: The Warded Man*Author: Peter V. BrettPublisher: Del ReyPublished: 10 March 2009Review Copy *The UK release of The Warded Man was called The Painted Man and was released 1 September 2008 by HaperVoyager and my original review was posted here. In the world of The Warded Man no one goes out in the dark. The [...]
Debut Review: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (Gollancz)
Title: Heart Shaped-Box Author: Joe Hill Publisher: Gollancz Published: 01 May 2008 Own Copy Synopsis If you’re a rockstar who already has a collection of the macabre what is the harm of buying a dead man’s suit, with ghost attached, off the internet? For Jude Coyne it’s going to drag him to hell. Literally. You’d [...]
Debut Review: Scar Night by Alan Campbell
Title: Scar Night Author: Alan Campbell Publisher: Tor Published: May 2007 Price: £7.99 Bought It Before I say anything else Alan Campbell’s debut novel Scar Night is an amazing creation. Not only does he create rounded characters, he creates a believable world for them to live. I enjoyed reading it immensely but it’s not without [...]
The Year (so far) in Review
It’s not over yet, but I can’t see any final revelations happening, unless you count Nintendo suddenly releasing a billion or so Wiis. So what I have got to say about the year? I haven’t got a clue but let us see what I can come up with. Way back in January I wrote a [...]
