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Otherland, the book which broke me

So after hundreds if not thousands of books I have been defeated. Otherland by Tad Williams is the first book I simply gave up on as it had no redeeming features. It is long winded, dull and after nearly twenty percent of it I had no real idea on the plot, connection to any ofContinue reading “Otherland, the book which broke me”

Goodbye 2022. You will not be missed

So 2022 has come to an end and frankly not soon enough. This has been an awful year for me personally what with the sudden death of my father, shocking mental health and the rising cost of living in the UK just making life feel like existence rather than living. However there have been someContinue reading “Goodbye 2022. You will not be missed”

Red Tides by Marc Turner – a disappointing end to a series with potential

Red tides brings the Chronicles of the Exile series to an end in a way which is disenchanting and, despite being a decent book, feels very much like the author had lost interest by the end. As before I have not paid for this book and have instead checked it out from the local library. Continue reading “Red Tides by Marc Turner – a disappointing end to a series with potential”

Troll – a fun godzilla clone

Troll is what happens when you take the reboot of Godzilla, shrink it down, set it in Norway and include a chunk of scandinavian folklore. However, despite being a pretty blatant reskin of Godzilla it is surprisingly good. I am a big fan of monster and giant mech movies. Yes they are cheesy, CGI heavyContinue reading “Troll – a fun godzilla clone”

Dragon Hunters by Marc Turner

Dragon Hunters is proof that you can have a sword and sorcery novel containing dragons, scheming and politicking and still make it entertaining without needing to resort to Game of Thrones levels of sex and graphic violence. It was a damned good book and my only real criticism was that some of the character arcsContinue reading “Dragon Hunters by Marc Turner”

Good omens – book review

Good Omens is a classic piece of comedic fiction which is witty, subtle and often down right hilarious; but it is a little shot on actual plot, character development and I highly doubt any publisher would touch it today. So, confession time. This is the first time I have read any book by Terry Pratchett. Continue reading “Good omens – book review”

When the Heavens Fall review

When the Heavens Fall (written by Marc Turner) is an enjoyable fast paced sword and sorcery novel with some intriguing characters and concepts, but it falls short of being great due to its absence of character development, exposition and world building. I’ve mentioned on other blogs recently how I have found it extremely difficult toContinue reading “When the Heavens Fall review”

Ghost Warriors by Gav Thorpe

Ghost Warriors is a novel which is as ephemeral as its title and whilst having a lot of potential; it fails to solidify in enough places to really grab the reader or to live up to its promise. Despite all its flaws though it is worth reading as one of the small number of AeldariContinue reading “Ghost Warriors by Gav Thorpe”

Deviations and illustrations of the soul; the rise of the AI artist

Amidst the news that FTXcrypto went under and took a lot of cyrptobros’ money with it there was an interesting development in the art realm recently. DeviantArt; the popular online repository of digital and scanned traditional art had introduced a new policy which meant that any art posted on the site would automatically be includedContinue reading “Deviations and illustrations of the soul; the rise of the AI artist”

Erza, queen of the fairies unboxing

Long-time followers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of the anime Fairy Tail and that my favourite character in the show is the Queen of the Fairies; Erza Scarlett. I like the character arc that she has and whilst the fan service in her design is not always to myContinue reading “Erza, queen of the fairies unboxing”