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Seeker, Samuel Griffin

Posted on 29 May 202429 May 2024 By Graham No Comments on Seeker, Samuel Griffin
Seeker, Samuel Griffin

Samuel Griffin is a debut author of a new Flintlock series the Sentinel Archives. Seeker was released on the 14th of May 2024. “Today I am equipped with the knowledge that my future was to be far greater, more exciting, and more disturbing than anything so simple as my young imagination could then conjure. Indeed,…

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Line of Polity, Neal Asher

Posted on 18 February 2024 By Graham No Comments on Line of Polity, Neal Asher
Line of Polity, Neal Asher

I am in the process of reading through Neal Asher’s series of books so there will be plenty of posts in here for them. So, I don’t want to repeat his bio each time as I assume you will get tired of reading it. Neal is an amazing British Science Fiction author with a massive…

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The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman

Posted on 14 January 2024 By Graham No Comments on The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman
The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman

Genevieve Cogman is a British author best known for her Invisible Library series of books. They are a great series giving you alternate realities, strange magic systems, and fantasy races, Cogman provides you with plenty of adventure, mystery, and a great use of the fantasy library genre. The Invisible Library is the first book in…

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Under Fortunate Stars, Ren Hutchins

Posted on 20 September 2023 By Graham No Comments on Under Fortunate Stars, Ren Hutchins
Under Fortunate Stars, Ren Hutchins

Ren Hutchins is a speculative fiction writer and a history graduate. Ren has worked in game development while working on science fiction novels. From reading about Ren it seems she is an avid sci-fi fan which is always good in an author of sci-fi for me. Under Fortunarte Stars follows two ships brought together with…

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Ready Player Two, Ernest Cline

Posted on 12 July 202312 July 2023 By Graham No Comments on Ready Player Two, Ernest Cline
Ready Player Two, Ernest Cline

Ernest Cline is an American author best known for his book Ready Player One (made into a film) Cline is a big lover of video games and this is quite clear in his books. He followed up on his debut novel ready player one with Armada, another high-stakes story based around video games. His stories…

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The Hawkling (Tales of the Edge #2), Rebecca Zahabi

Posted on 11 May 2023 By Graham No Comments on The Hawkling (Tales of the Edge #2), Rebecca Zahabi
The Hawkling (Tales of the Edge #2), Rebecca Zahabi

This advanced reader’s copy was provided by Orion Publishing Group through Netgalley for an honest review. Thank you very much for the opportunity to read this book. Rebecca Zahabi is a mixed heritage writer based in the UK. She is best known for her debut novel The Collarbound, the first of three books in the Tales from the Edge…

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Perseus Spur, Julian May

Posted on 8 May 20238 May 2023 By Graham No Comments on Perseus Spur, Julian May
Perseus Spur, Julian May

Julian May was an American Science Fiction & Fantasy author. She passed away in 2017 and authored many amazing books. She achieved success with the Pliocene Exile/Galactic Milieu series. Although she published over 250 novels/short stories under her own name and Pen names (Ian Thorne, Lee N Falconer, and Tobert Coulson) Helmut Icicle was a…

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Collarbound, Rebecca Zahabi

Posted on 1 May 20232 May 2023 By Graham No Comments on Collarbound, Rebecca Zahabi
Collarbound, Rebecca Zahabi

Rebecca Zahabi is a mixed heritage writer (British, French and Iranian) she lives in the Uk now and has written in a few genres. Rebecca hopes to write novels that can make a difference. Her current series Talens of the Edge blends magic and cultural heritage. Her short stories have been in the magazine of…

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Currently reading update

Posted on 30 April 20232 May 2023 By Graham No Comments on Currently reading update
Currently reading update

I have been increasing my reading and I am now starting to get through my books. I won’t say “to be read pile” as I have so many books that don’t do it justice, but at the moment I am reading several books. I was making good progress on the above and then I was…

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Red Rising, Pierce Brown

Posted on 14 April 202314 April 2023 By Graham No Comments on Red Rising, Pierce Brown
Red Rising, Pierce Brown

Pierce Brown is an American Science Fiction / Fantasy author. This was his debut novel, released in 2014. the Red Rising series is what Pierce is known for. The book became a New York Times best seller. The Red Rising series consists of six released books and the final one is yet to be published…

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