Review – The Resurrectionists by Michael Patrick Hicks

Review – The Resurrectionists by Michael Patrick Hicks

I nabbed this one on Netgalley ages ago, and completely forgot what it was about, so I was essentially reading it blind. Which may have actually played in its favour. The story revolves around bodies being dug up in Manhattan, and people suspect doctors, who are looking for cadavers to advance their medical knowledge, are behind it. One man, an […]

Review – The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

Review – The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

John Wyndham writes terrific sci-fi, usually based in the future, but the characters and ideals are set very much in the Britain he grew up in. This set contains two such tales. The Chrysalids is set in a post-apocalyptic (well, post-Rapture) English town where anyone who deviates from the norm is considered to be different and therefore evil – like […]

Review – Selected Stories: Horror and Dark Fantasy by Kevin J Anderson

Review – Selected Stories: Horror and Dark Fantasy by Kevin J Anderson

I’ve read quite a bit of Kevin Anderson’s work – some Star Wars, some Dune, some of the other sci-fi and his Terra Incognita series. While I wouldn’t say I’ve loved everything I have read, I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s a damn fine writer. With that in mind, I was not prepared for how much I enjoyed this […]

Review – Ghosts of Gotham by Craig Schaefer

Review – Ghosts of Gotham by Craig Schaefer

Lionel Page is an investigative reporter, one who has dedicated his career to outing frauds, charlatans and hucksters. He’s successful enough to have made something of a name for himself, so it’s not really a surprise when someone offers him a private gig to dig up a newly discovered first draft of an Edgar Allan Poe short story. The offer […]

Review – Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrick Backman

Review – Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrick Backman

Seeing as I read mostly speculative or historical fiction, this was something of a departure for me, so maybe you can factor that into the review somehow. Anyway, when I saw the title pop up on Netgalley, I decided to give it a go. After all, I have a young son, and Fredrik Backman is a well known author with […]

Review – Oracle’s War by David Hair

Review – Oracle’s War by David Hair

Odysseus is back in David Hair’s pseudo-autobiography of the hero’s early days. I loved the first book in the series, and while the second certainly has a lot going for it, there were some things I didn’t like. But let’s start with the plot. In the interest of not being too spoilerific, I’ll try not to mention too much from […]