REVIEW: Those Left Behind by N.C. Scrimgeour
N.C. Scrimgeour’s debut series, The Waystations Trilogy, is billed as ‘perfect for fans of Mass Effect, The Expanse and Star Wars’ and the first instalment, Those Left Behind is an excellent introduction to this...
REVIEW: Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
Camp Damascus did not begin where I expected it to. The title and blurb suggest it might be set in a conversion camp that is hiding even more than the usual. On the contrary,...
REVIEW: Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini
Fractal Noise is the second book within Christopher Paolini’s Fractalverse, serving as a prequel to 2020’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. You don’t need to have read the first book to understand...
REVIEW: Piñata by Leopoldo Gout
Multi-faceted, creative powerhouse Leopoldo Gout’s latest novel Piñata is a visceral possession story that brings together supernatural and real life horrors with a keen look at the brutal legacy of colonial violence that persists...
REVIEW: A Shade of Madness by Thiago Adballa
A Shade of Madness follows on where successful debut A Touch of Light left off and dives straight back into a world in increasing peril. Thiago Abdalla continues to demonstrate excellent worldbuilding and the...
REVIEW: Death Rider by Zamil Akhtar
Death Rider is a prequel novella for the Gunmetal Gods series by Zamil Akhtar, which is a Middle Eastern inspired grimdark fantasy with heavy eldritch overtones. We see the world from Darya’s point of...
REVIEW: The Warrior by Stephen Aryan
The great triumph of Stephen Aryan’s The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1) was in exploring the idea that heroes don’t exist, but that ordinary people can commit heroic deeds. The Warrior continues in this...
Grim Games from UK Games Expo 2022
Board and tabletop gaming has seen a rise in popularity over the past ten years or so, with more people coming into the hobby and greater numbers of projects finding their way to the...
REVIEW: Black Tide by K.C. Jones
Black Tide is the debut novel from K.C. Jones that brings together the “human car wreck” of Beth, and Mike, a depressed movie producer, at the end of the world. This is a small-scale,...
REVIEW: Dreams of the Dying by Nicolas Lietzau
Dreams of the Dying is the first novel from Nicolas Lietzau and it is a whirlwind of nightmares, death and desperation. The book tackles some difficult themes, bring us the grey morality that is...