Books… Book Review: The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi 21 Feb 2024 The Consuming Fire is a sci-fi novel written by John Scalzi, and published by Tor in 2018. It is the second of three books in the Interdependency series, the first of which…
Books… Book Review: The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi 10 Feb 20245 Feb 2024 The Collapsing Empire was written by John Scalzi, and published by Tor in 2017. As with most of Sclazi's work, this novel sits firmly in the sci-fi genre. It is the first…
Books Humble Bundle: Scalzi! 29 Nov 202328 Nov 2023 John Scalzi is my favourite current American science fiction author. He's well known for his thoroughly engaging storytelling, sharp wit, and ability to blend humor with speculative fiction. Scalzi initially…
Books StoryBundle: The Many Ways of Weird Fiction 29 Oct 202328 Oct 2023 StoryBundle is a website that presents of bundle of sci-fi and fantasy novels, novellas, and stories from both new and established writers. This time, we’re looking at a bundle of…
Books… Review and Play Suggestions: Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde 23 Oct 202320 Oct 2023 Something that has frustrated me over the years has been the need, whenever recommending this particular novel by Jasper Fforde, to repeatedly wave my hands and say "no, not that…
Books StoryBundle: Ermahgerd Goosebumps! 17 Oct 202316 Oct 2023 When it comes to children's literature, and horror in particular, one name looms large, casting a long and enduring shadow over the landscape of children's and young adult books -…
Books StoryBundle: Halloween 2023 4 Oct 20232 Oct 2023 StoryBundle is a website that presents of bundle of sci-fi and fantasy novels, novellas, and stories from both new and established writers. This time, we're heading into October with a…
Reviews… Plotting the Unplayable: The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith 23 Sep 202323 Sep 2023 I am writing this because a friend said that not all novels are playable as RPGs. He picked out the works of Zadie Smith as an example. I will not…
Books StoryBundle: To the Stars Adventure SF 19 Sep 202318 Sep 2023 Kevin J. Anderson is a legend of Sci-fi. I was first introduced to him via the Jedi Academy trilogy of novels that were part of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.…
Books StoryBundle: Trilogies 12 Sep 202310 Sep 2023 The rule of threes is such a powerful thing. As humans we look for patterns and threes seem to appeal to use particularly well. This also applies to entertainment with…
Books StoryBundle: Best of British SFF 20 Jun 202319 Jun 2023 StoryBundle's sci-fi-themed fiction bundles keep on comin'. This latest offering features modern, British sci-fi. Britain has long held a prominent position in developing the science fiction genre within literature. From…
Books StoryBundle: Sci-Fi Exploration 23 Apr 2023 StoryBundle continues to put out cool sci-fi-themed fiction bundles. This latest offering is all about exploration. This is a particularly promising theme for any sci-fi bundle, as exploration has been…
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