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June 8, 2015
Jason Nahrung’s Aussie Vampire Duology
One of my favourite authors, Australian horror stalwart Jason Nahrung, has just released his Aussie vampire duology through Clan Destine Press. The covers look fantastic (and each is linked to its respective book’s sale point at Clan Destine).…
May 22, 2015
Clariel by Garth Nix – a review
And now for a review of the last finalist for Best Novel in the 2015 Ditmar Awards,Clariel by Garth Nix.
Nix is an accomplished and successful Australian author.Clariel represents a return to his Old Kingdom series of …
May 17, 2015
Bound by Alan Baxter – a review
In service to my quest to read all the finalists for Best Novel in the 2015 Ditmar Awards, I next turned my attention toBound, a dark urban fantasy by Australian horror and dark fantasy author Alan Baxter.
The …
May 6, 2015
Monthly roundup – April 2015
So, what have I been reading this month? I read Glenda Larke’s second book in the The Forsaken Landsseries,The Dagger’s Path. I’ll write up a review for the Australian Women’s Writer’s Reading Challenge eventually, so not much…
May 5, 2015
Thief’s Magic by Trudi Canavan – review
This review forms part of my contribution to theAustralian Women Writers 2015 Reading Challenge. All my 2015 AWWC reviews can be found
Recently I’ve been tossing around the idea of what a more technologically advanced society …
April 5, 2015
Ditmar award results
The Ditmar awards were handed out last night at Swancon, the Western Australian convention that doubles as the National Convention this year. Unfortunately I couldn’t get over to Perth (Easter is a time where small children will not forgive you…
April 4, 2015
The Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke – review
This review forms part of my contribution to theAustralian Women Writers 2015 Reading Challenge. All my 2015 AWWC reviews can be found
The Lascar’s Daggerby Glenda Larke first came to my attention by beingnominated …
April 2, 2015
Burst of crowd funding
I’ve supported a few crowd funded initiatives lately. Why not list them all out on the blog as a signal boost? I thought to myself this morning, then ignored the small voice at the back of myself that said because …
Monthly roundup – March 2015
Welcome to my round up of March 2015. I’m going to focus on being more consistent with these monthly updates, and include a wider range of culture consumed if I’ve got something to say. I’ll also be including brief updates…
March 29, 2015
Dimension6 – Issue 4 available now
Medium term readers would remember that this site acts as an affiliate for Dimension6, a free magazine showcasing mostly Australian speculative fiction. Editor Keith Stevenson has brought together an impressive lineup of stories over the first four issues of…
