New Feature: Judging a Book… by it’s cover. Say’s it all really. This may or maybe not come with tongue-in-cheek. A review copy of Surface Detail landed in the house today and if you think that it looks exciting on screen the real thing is better! The detail on the space scene looks stunning and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Orbit’
Quick Questions with Charles Stross (The Fuller Memorandum)
If you didn’t already know I’m a big fan of Charlie Stross’s Laundry Stories ( see The Atrocity Archives, The Jennifer Morgue and The Fuller Memorandum) so I was really chuffed to get to ask the very very busy man a few quick questions. And here they are: Gav: Thanks for taking time out of your [...]
Green Review: The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross (Orbit Books)
The Fuller Memorandum Charles Stross Orbit Books Out Now We’re used to series having a regularity and rhythm to them. But The Laundry series is a little more erratic to say the least. Not that it’s anyones fault as such. We’ve had two almost full novels, 4 novella/shorts, this full novel and two more still [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 trouble with fairy tales for Harry Dresden is that they are mostly true. In this case in the shape of the Billy Goats Gruff and [...]
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 appears to be a suicide but it isn’t that simple there is a taint of [...]
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 [...]
