The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a rambling riot of random coincidences that demands that you not only suspend your disbelief but tie it to a flock of drunken chickens and fire it into space. If it was written by any other author then the story would be a complete mess. Luckily this is not the case though. Continue reading
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Book Review – The Dark side of the Sun by Terry Pratchett
I have to admit it, I didn’t really enjoy this book. It felt like a slog to read through it and this is the first Pratchett book that I have experienced that. Maybe the Sci-Fi threw me as I’m not a big fan of that genre on the whole, (though Eric Nylund’s Fall of Reach is one of my all time favourite books), but the plot felt hectic to the point where I often had no idea what was happening and there seemed to be a general lack of that famous Pratchett humour. I’d go so far as to say that the only bit that I enjoyed was the plot twist right at the end that I actually did find very good. Continue reading
Book Review – The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
The Carpet People was Sir Terry’s first published book. I was interested to note that the copy that I read was rewritten by an adult Pratchett. The original version written by his teenage self is pretty rare so I was left with this hybrid story. It felt very much like it belonged with his Discworld stories but how much of this was his natural style compared with how much was added in for this second version I have no idea. As a young writer myself, I would love to read the original version to see a master’s roots, how his writing grew and changed over the years and what standard he started at. Continue reading
Destiny – Destined to Fail?
Destiny was Bungie’s first project after the colossal success of the Halo trilogy. It was released September 2014, a year that will go down in gaming history as pretty disappointing all around, and had been conducting the hype train as frantically as Denzel Washington in Unstoppable. Everything was set for Destiny to be the first truly great game of the Xbox One/PS4 generation. Continue reading
Witcher 3 – Side Quests Done Right
Do you know what I am loving most about The Witcher 3? It is the stories of everyday life in this vast fantasy world filled with monsters, war and the potential end of times. There is a massive cast of supporting characters, most of who are simple peasants or merchants, yet they are all so varied and interesting. Seeing how Geralt, an outcast, interacts with them is simply brilliant. Continue reading
Fallout 4: Should we board the Hype Train?
Hold onto your butts people. All of the signs are pointing towards a Fallout 4 announcement and the gaming community is collectively peeing its pants with excitement. Fallout 3 was a defining game of the last generation of consoles and it has been years since our last foray into the Fallout universe. But will it live up to this massive expectation and hype? Continue reading
Book Review – ‘The High Lord’ by Trudi Canavan
This is the third book in the ‘Black Magician’ trilogy and is a solid entry. I feel that I enjoyed book two, The Novice, more but The High Lord is certainly still better than book one and is a satisfying conclusion to the series.
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Book Review – ‘The Novice’ by Trudi Canavan
I read the first book in this series, The Magician’s Guild, and was not impressed. Since I own the entire trilogy though I decided to give Trudi Canavan the benefit of doubt and continue to read her work. You know what? I actually really enjoyed The Novice.
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Audible Codes
I have a few codes to give away that allows the bearer to redeem a free copy of ‘The Sword Summoner: History Repeats’ from Audible. Comment on this post to receive a code. It is first come first served and there is a limited number available. Continue reading
Audiobook Update.
Hey everybody. As of this morning, ‘The Sword Summoner: History Repeats’ is available in audiobook format from Audible. It will also be on Amazon and Itunes within a day or two. Do me a massive favour and check it out here.
It is a total of 14 hours of content read out by the talented voice actor Thomas Livesey.
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