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Not an Ad: The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke (Orbit)


This isn’t an ad for The Last Storm by Glenda Larke – well it is but I’m not getting paid for it.
I saw it last night on the relaunched SFX site  and thought it would be fun to share.
I don’t have to skill to reset it looping again so [...]

Green Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)

Title: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms: Book One of the Inheritance Trilogy
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Pages: 448
Genre: Fantasy
Standalone/Series: Series but easily read as a stand-alone.
Release: Out Now in Paperbackk
Publisher: Orbit
Synopsis
Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky – a palace [...]

Green Review: Seeds of Earth by Michael Cobley (Orbit)

Title: Seeds of Earth
Author: Michael Cobley
Pages: 656
Genre: Science Fiction
Standalone/Series: Series – Humanity’s Fire
Release: Out 21st Jan 2010 in Paperback
Publisher: Orbit
Synopsis
The first intelligent race to encounter humanity is called the Swarm. They are merciless, relentless and unstoppable. With little chance of halting the savage invasion we send three ships from Earth in the hope [...]

Green Review: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (Orbit)

Title: Turn Coat
Author: Jim Butcher
Pages: 437(hb) 544 (pb)
Genre: Noir, Urban Fantasy, Crime
Standalone/Series: Series – The Dresden Files Book 11
Release: Out Now in Hardback – 4 March in Paperback
Publisher: Orbit
Synopsis
When a man who has in the past been trying to kill you turns up at your door asking for help what do you do? If you’re [...]

Green Review: Small Favour by Jim Butcher (Orbit)

Title: Small Favour Author: Jim Butcher Pages: 437(hb) Genre: Noir, Urban Fantasy, Crime Standalone/Series: Series – The Dresden Files Book 10 Release: Out Now in Paperback Publisher: Orbit
Synopsis
The [...]

Green Review: White Night by Jim Butcher (Orbit)

Book Info
Title: White Night Author: Jim Butcher Pages: 454 Genre: Noir, Urban Fantasy, Crime Standalone/Series: Series – The Dresden Files Book 9 Release: Out Now in paperback Publisher: Orbit
Synopsis
Harry Dresden is called in to investigate what first [...]

Catching up: Signings, books, books and books

I was in London on Thursday as Forbidden Planet had another of their mega signings bringing together five Gollancz authors: David Devereux, Paul McAuley, Justina Robson, Adam Roberts, Chris Wooding all there signing their new books.

Strangely I only spoke to Adam Roberts and Chris Wooding. I was too shy to speak to Paul McAuley [...]

Trailer: The Brothers Grossbart on Sin from The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington (Orbit)

 

 
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington has come up on this blog before when I  fell in love  with the cover. Is it a skull or something else?

This is very very high on the TBR! Its been getting great reviews and I love the video!

Competition: Win The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey (Orbit)

The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey
Published by Orbit and Out Now in Paperback
They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor he’ll tell you there’s quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. And he should know. There’s only so many [...]

Review: The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey (Orbit)

The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey
Published by Orbit and Out Now in Paperback
Felix Castor has made it to book five seemingly in one piece though not after more than a few scrapes along the way. You’ll have to read The Devil You Know, Vicious Circle, Dead Men’s Boots and Thicker Than Water for [...]