Review: Red Sister

Red SisterBook of the Ancestor 1By Mark Lawrence At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate […]

Review: Mistress of Skienhold

Mistress of SkienholdThe Weaver CycleBy Chris Rosser Owain had waited a year to sing for the Duke of Kas Mendoc. But his master, the renowned Trystan of Langorn, has a change of heart denying him the fame and honour he craves. They journey to Skeinhold Castle in the wild Cae Valley. Bitter and riddled with […]

Review: Salvation

SalvationThe Salvation Sequence 1By Peter F. Hamilton Know your enemy – or be defeatedAD 2204An alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion – so Security Director Feriton Kayne selects a team to investigate. The ship’s sinister cargo not only raises bewildering questions, but could also foreshadow humanity’s extinction. […]

Review: An Echo of Things to Come

An Echo of Things to ComeThe Licanius Trilogy Book TwoBy James Islington As shadows rise, a darkness awakesAn amnesty has been declared for all Augurs – finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces massing against Andarra. However, as Davian and his new allies hurry north towards the ever-weakening Boundary, fresh […]

Interview with Aidan R Walsh

In my last post I raved about The Game Bird by Aidan R Walsh (Buy it here!). I have also been lucky enough to sit down with him (on the interwebs) and question him interview him, gaining a greater insight into his world and writing life. ___ 1. To begin with why don’t you tell […]

Review: The Game Bird

The Game BirdBy Aidan R Walsh An evil is growing. The Realm is under attack. A leviathan has risen from the depths and is destroying the fleets that feed Stormhaven. Stuck ashore and drowning in debt, Captain James Faulkner resolves to hunt the sea monster and claim the enormous bounty on the beast. Sophia Blake’s […]

Review: The Shadow of What Was Lost

The Shadow of What Was LostLicanius Trilogy Book OneBy James Islington OLD POWERS AWAKEN It has been twenty years since the god-like Augurs were overthrown and killed. Now, those who once served them – the Gifted – are spared only because they have accepted the rebellion’s Four Tenets, vastly limiting their own powers. As a […]