After what felt like the longest Wimbledon final post-mortem chat ever yesterday, the BBC revealed the identity of the next Dr Who. The one minute long clip ended with the Doctor removing the hood hiding their identity to show that…
Ready to switch off Doctor Who because there’s a woman in the tardis? Don’t judge until you see her in action
Tagged with: Colin Baker, Dr Who, Eddie Redmayne, Elder Scrolls Online, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hermione Granger, Jodie Whittaker, Lord of the Rings, Newt Scamander, Noma Dumezweni, Sydney Newman, The Long Dark
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Who would you choose as the next Dr Who?
The BBC announce the identity of the next Dr Who this Sunday. Here’s my take on who could be in the running.
Thrills, chills and crazy feats of survival – Rage Against the Night reviewed
Rage Against the Night, edited by Shane Jiraiya Cummings – 3 out of 5 stars Rage Against the Night is an anthology of short stories with elements of fantasy, horror and the paranormal. The collection was published to raise funds…
Tagged with: afterward there will be a hallway, dark fantasy, dead air, gary a braunbeck, gary kemble, ghosts, horror, joe mckinney, paranormal, rage against the night, shane jiraiya cummings, short stories, the gunners love song, vampires, werewolves, zombies
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Hiding in the spotlight: The Orphan’s Tale reviewed
The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff: 3/5 stars I read a taster section of this book in the February Buzz Books Monthly from Netgalley and was immediately intrigued, so requested the full book. Overall, it’s still a good story, but…
Tagged with: astrid, circus, historical fiction, noa, Pam Jenoff, The Orphan's Tale, trapeze
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Medieval mystery: A Morbid Taste for Bones reviewed
I was a big fan of the Cadfael TV show when I was younger, so I was interested to see what the stories would be like in literary form. The good bits: Cadfael himself is just as good as Derek…
Tagged with: benedictine, Cadfael, ellis peters, medieval, mystery, north wales, shrewsbury
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In the bleak prehistoric midwinter: The Reindeer People reviewed
You’ll probably know Megan Lindholm better as Robin Hobb, the celebrated author of the Realms of the Elderlings series, where we met the Farseer family, the Liveship Traders and the inhabitants of the Rainwilds. The Reindeer People swaps the high…
Tagged with: clan of the cave bear, farseer, ice age, jean m auel, kerlew, megan lindholm, prehistoric, realms of the elderlings, reindeer people, Robin Hobb, shaman, wolf's brother
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So how did I do? Summer reading progress update
I know, I know. It has been too long since you’ve had a proper update from me. There I was, cheerily listing my planned reading over Easter, and the next thing you know it’s radio silence and summer is here…
Tagged with: diverse fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy reading list, farseer trilogy, magicians guild, Robin Hobb, sci fi, trudy canavan
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