Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor) Published 6th February 2009
Two young companions, Totho and Salma, arrive at Tark to spy on the menacing Wasp army, but are there mistakenly apprehended as enemy agents. By the time they are freed, the city is already under siege. Over in the imperial capital the young emperor, Alvdan, is [...]
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Promo: Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
Round-up: The Reads 2008
Well I made it through a year of blogging under the banner of NextRead and I’m quite proud of myself for that. I’ve just done a quick count and I’ve reviewed 29 books this year (with two reviews still to be written), which ain’t bad either.
And seeing as I’ve just found all the books I’ve [...]
Review: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (Tor)
Title: The Ghost Brigades
Author: John Scalzi
Publisher: Tor
Published: 01 February 2008
Review Copy
If you have the mind of a traitor but not the body and want to know what he, Charles Boutin, knows what do you do? If you’re the Colonial Defence Forces (CDF) you make a body for the job. And the good news is if [...]
May Release Selected Highlights
Ok, so may is almost over but the good news is that you should be able to buy any of the books listed. All expect one are British releases though a lot of them have had or are having an American release. It’s a mix of new releases and paperback releases. I’ve cut it down [...]
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 its problems. Though before I [...]
Books Received
The wonderful thing about running a book blog (when you haven’t just started a new job and you can’t seem to find a reading or blogging routine no matter how you try) is that you get to hear about and sometimes receive copies of lots of weird and wonderful titles. So here is a post [...]
Febuary Releases
Well we are into the second month of 2008 and it’s that time again. So here are some books that I like the look of that are appearing on the UK shelves this month either as brand new releases or paperback re-releases plus some books that I think that for some other reason are [...]
Missing from 2007 : The Book of Joby
I’ve been reading the round-ups of the best of 2007 and it reminds me how many books I’ve missed.
Starting with one that slipped past me even though I was looking for it’s UK release. The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari has had some fantastic reviews from Fantasy Book Critic, A Dribble of [...]
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Some April Releases that Caught my Eye on Amazon.co.uk
Going on Amazon is a really dangerous thing for me, as is stepping in places that sell books, as I usually end up buying something. On this occasion I resisted buying anything but here are some of the books that caught my eye. I’ve also added a couple of moments about why they looked interesting.
It’s [...]