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Month: March 2024

Inkstone Subscription, The Tainted Cup

Posted on 8 March 20248 March 2024 By Graham No Comments on Inkstone Subscription, The Tainted Cup
Inkstone Subscription, The Tainted Cup

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…

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A Box of Stories – Extra Box

Posted on 5 March 2024 By Graham No Comments on A Box of Stories – Extra Box
A Box of Stories – Extra Box

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…

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Pariah’s Lament, Richie Billing

Posted on 3 March 20243 March 2024 By Graham No Comments on Pariah’s Lament, Richie Billing
Pariah’s Lament, Richie Billing

Richie Billing is a British author from Liverpool, once a Lawyer he gave it all up to bring you tales from Fantasy worlds. I first found Richie when I bought The Fantasy Writers Handbook, a brilliant reference book for any aspiring fantasy writer, he has had other works published but his debut novel is Pariah’s…

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