“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.”
For Brandon Sanderson fans we have had some good/bad news. December 2023 was Brandon’s deadline for completing Stormlight 5 and at Dragonsteel (November 23) he let us know that this deadline will be met…. But, we won’t be getting the book until the end of Dragonsteel 2024, so December 7th, 2024 is the release date….
Hi, my name is Graham, and I have a problem. I feel like any post I put up about a book haul should start with these words. My family and friends laugh about my book-buying addiction and to be honest most of the time I agree with them. I have a problem. But, it’s not…
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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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…
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…
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…
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…
Travis Baldree is an American game designer/audio narrator and now author, his debut novel Legends & Lattes which was self-published in 2020 originally was then picked up to be traditionally published by Tor. This novel was first done as part of the National Novel Writing Month event. In November 2023 this prequel Bookshops and Bonedust…
In the last few years, I have really stepped up my game when it comes to buying books. I pretty much keep to Fantasy and Science Fiction, so my library is getting quite impressive. (If I do say so myself) My friends and family all joke that I have a problem and need help. 🙂…
So the other day my wife and I were out for the day and as we do we were charity shop checking, her for teddys or clothes and me for books. While doing this I visited a bookshop I like in Pickering. It’s called Yorkshire Quality Books. I like this one as it has a…
