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Brass Man, Neal Asher

Posted on 25 January 202525 January 2025 By Graham No Comments on Brass Man, Neal Asher
Brass Man, Neal Asher

Neal Asher is a British science fiction writer, best known for his Polity Universe series. While many of the books can be enjoyed as standalones or mini-series, there is an overarching journey that ties them together, so I’m reading them in order. In Brass Man, Ian Cormac—a legendary Earth Central Security agent and the James…

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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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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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Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree

Posted on 29 May 202330 May 2023 By Graham No Comments on Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree
Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree

Travis Baldree is an American game designer/audio narrator and now author, he is well known for his debut novel Legends & Lattes which was self-published in 2020 originally, but was then picked up to be traditionally published with Tor. It is interesting to know that this novel was first done as part of the National…

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