The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Hierath
The Privilege Of The Sword is the sequel to Ellen Kushner’s legendary novel, Swordspoint, which told the story of the romance between Alec Campion and swordsman Richard St Veir. The…
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Bridge To Terabithia: Book and Movie Review
Maria L Hughes
In a land far away there was once a king, named Jess Aarons, and a queen, named Leslie Burke. They ruled over this magical land justly and fair, until tragedy…
Chrono Trigger – Video Game Review
Juan de Dios Dougnac
This time, I would like to present homage to one of those precious few videogames that marked a whole era of gamers around the world: Chrono Trigger (released in 1995),…
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
Joie
Absolutely FANTASTIC. That’s all. Now you can go read it for yourselves. What? You need more? Okay fine. It’s round six of Kate and Curran in all their shapeshifting, sarcastic,…
The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
KJ Braxton
Now I know you are not meant to judge a book by its cover but upon seeing Paksenarrion clad in full armour I could not resist. In The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter…
Doctor Who: Shada by Gareth Roberts and Douglas Adams
Alister Davison
If you’re wondering how a book published less than two years ago qualifies for Classics Corner, let me explain. Shada was originally a script written in the late 1970s by…
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Alex Shepherd
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The black sign, painted in white letters that hangs upon the gates,…
Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis
Mike Shackle
“Triptych (noun): a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together.” It is telling that Ian Tregillis’ three books about superheroes created in World…
Sci-Fi Book Club – June 2013: Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
Lisa Taylor
In June, our Science Fiction book club will be reading Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks, which won the British Science Fiction Association Award for Novel (1995). In a world…
Fantasy Book Club – June 2013: Foundling by D. M. Cornish
In June, we will be reading Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo #1) by D.M. Cornish. Foundling won the Aurealis Award for Young Adult Novel (2006). Meet Rossamünd a foundling, a boy…
Poison by Sarah Pinborough
Phil Norris
Snow White lives the idyllic life of a fairytale princess, she has the love of her father and of the people, she has the loyalty of the dwarves who toil…
The Heralds of Valdemar Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
One of the things I most enjoy about fantasy is how versatile it is: despite the presence of some defining tropes, most of them can be simply kicked away in…