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| Just over twenty years ago, Stephen published a trilogy of books (The NASA Trilogy) set in an alternate near-future where human space exploration had not stalled in the 1970’s but continued. In Voyage (1996), he imagined that we managed to travel to ...more | |
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It’s a bit of a shock to realise that it’s nearly fifteen years since I first read Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself, Book One of the First Law series. At the time (2005-06) I thought that it was something new, something exciting and revolutionary. B ...more |
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When a book arrives with a blurb recommending it from Jeff Vandermeer, you sort’ve know what to expect – expect weird. This creepy tale is definitely one that does that. It is the story of Julie and James, a young couple who decide to make a fresh sta ...more |
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So: a return to reading Star Wars novels begins with a novel that's... OK. The plot isn't extreme, not designed to rock the franchise's boat particularly, but there's some interesting characters and a lot of people, places and aliens that will no dou ...more |
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Ed’s previous trilogy of novels (collectively known as The Guild Trilogy) have built up a reputation for stylistic grimness, a Grimdark sensibility but one based more on urban noir than typical Fantasy tropes. The Song of the Sycamore dips into a simi ...more |
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| It may be an understatement to say that writer Neil Gaiman is ‘hot’ at the moment. With the recent television adaptations of American Gods and Good Omens, it might be understandable that his global recognition is currently very high, probably the hig ...more | |
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