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Month: October 2023

These Burning Stars (Kindom Trilogy #1), Bethany Jacobs

Posted on 15 October 2023 By Graham No Comments on These Burning Stars (Kindom Trilogy #1), Bethany Jacobs
These Burning Stars (Kindom Trilogy #1), Bethany Jacobs

Bethany Jacobs is an American SFF writer who used to be a college instructor of writing, but she made the leap to education technology. These Burning Stars is her debut novel. These Burning Stars is a political science fiction thriller. The worlds of the Treble are ruled by the religious order of the Kindom &…

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Shadow of the Scorpion, Neal Asher

Posted on 13 October 202315 October 2023 By Graham No Comments on Shadow of the Scorpion, Neal Asher
Shadow of the Scorpion, Neal Asher

Neal Asher is a British Science Fiction writer who has produced a whole raft of books. His main body of work is his stories in the very detailed and technologically advanced Polity Universe, standalone as well as series within this shared universe. Neal is known for his militaristic space opera which is action-packed and explores…

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My visit to Fantasycon 2023

Posted on 7 October 20238 October 2023 By Graham 2 Comments on My visit to Fantasycon 2023
My visit to Fantasycon 2023

The weekend of the 15th of September I was at Fantasycon 2023 in Birmingham. This was linked to the British Fantasy Society of which I am a member. I traveled down Thursday evening and stayed there until Sunday so I could enjoy the whole weekend. The hotel was the Leonardo Royal (formerly Jurys Inn) and…

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