Bloody Baudelaire, by R.B. Russell
Reviewed by Matt Johns This slim but beautifully bound tome is a bit of an oddity. Part supernatural chiller, part what feels like 1920s society observation, it tells the [...]
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The Secret War, by M.F.W. Curran
Review by Christopher Teague When it was unveiled, Macmillan was lambasted by many commentators with its ‘New Writing’ imprint. Well, from that stable comes [...]
Midnight Street #13
Review by Steve Dean This is the final edition of Midnight Street, as a paper edition. The next issue onwards will only be available as a PDF download available ‘for a [...]
Shaihen Heritage Book 1: Cloak of Magic, and Book 2: Staff of Power, by S.A. Rule
Review by Karen Stevens The peaceful land of Shaihen is under threat of conquest by larger, more aggressive neighbours while raiders are crossing the borders in increasing [...]
The Oracle’s Queen, by Lynn Flewelling
Review by Pauline Morgan The Oracle’s Queen is the concluding volume of the Tamar Triad that started with The Bone Doll’s Twin. According to the prophecy, the [...]
Seeds of Earth, by Michael Cobley
Reviewed by Ian Hunter Not to be confused with Robert Silverberg’s The Seeds of Earth, this is a totally different, and better book, so hold on to your jet packs [...]
Ju-on: White Ghost / Ju-on: Black Ghost
Review by Stephen Theaker The two latest instalments in the Grudge saga, which already includes a dizzying array of films, TV movies and remakes, arrive now on a single DVD. [...]
Doctor Lerne, Subgod, by Maurice Renard
Review by Stephen Theaker This volume, the first of five collecting the complete scientific marvel fiction of Maurice Renard, “the French H.G. Wells”, includes a [...]
Flirt, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Review by Stephen Theaker Anita Blake is a lady with a lot of barnacles. She’s accumulated many powers in her previous seventeen books, and to a new reader their [...]
Dinosaur Park, by Hayford Peirce
Review by Stephen Theaker Like Kirth Gersen, hero of Jack Vance’s Demon Princes quintet, Kerryl Ryson loses his family in tragic circumstances and swears vengeance on [...]