“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.”
2025 is not far off being done :O We are already into October this year, and it started with people making sweeping declarations on what they are going to achieve (I put myself into the group), then losing any momentum by the end of January for most people. I am into October now, and although…
Richie Billing is the debut author of Pariah’s Lament and runs the Fantasy Writers Toolshed, a podcast on all your favorite platforms. He also puts these on his youtube channel. On March 22nd 2025 he will be publishing his new novella Together We Rise. This novella is a political fantasy inspired by the struggles we…
As the nights grow longer and the air turns dark, wet, and cold, it’s unmistakably that time of year again. Winter is on the horizon, and Christmas isn’t far behind. For me, this season always calls for one tradition: an annual re-read of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. I first discovered this book…
Stephen Aryan is a Fantasy author from the UK. His debut Battlmage was published in 2015, and since then, he has traditionally published several series: Age of Darkness and Age of Dread. The latest series is the Quest for Heroes duology. The latest published novel is Blood Dimmed Tide, the sequel to Judas Blossom. The…
Ryan Cahill is a Fantasy author most known for the Bound and the Broken series. Synopsis from Ryans website: Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords of the South squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serve the empire of…
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I love books, this goes without saying. But I also love to meet the authors that I love to read. This is something that is normally out of reach for me as I either don’t have the funds or it’s just too far to go to events that are more often than not, in London!…
Every two months I receive my box of stories and sometimes it can be a mixed bag. This month it was the extra book one where you get 5 books instead of 4. Today’s box is a good one, although I may not have bought each of the books in a shop when reading the…
It’s that time of the year and I have received my Inkstone subscription box. This one is the limited edition of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. I love the Inkstone cover and the naked hardback has a lovely design in foil, they do an amazing job of producing lovely books. Blurb from the…
I got an email not long ago offering me a box of stories extra box as an offer, so given that I have a book-buying problem I couldn’t resist, so I bought it. I do have another on the way but this one was pretty good. These boxes are always a gamble as you just…
Last year I went to Fantasycon a convention hosted by the British Fantasy Society. (post here) and I loved it. From meeting authors, buying soooo many books, lots of them signed copies, and visiting the amazing panels and talks it was a fantastic weekend. This year it is in Chester and I have my ticket…
