So after 80 editions the Imperium magazine has come to an end. Thought I was clickbaiting for a moment there didn’t you? After 80 magazines worth of paint, sprues and brushes the question is whether or not it was any good. It’s undeniable that the subscription, even at the premium tier which I had, isContinue reading “The end of the Imperium”
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Battlefield Earth – not quite as bad as the film
February 5th 2023 Battlefield Earth is a classic piece of pulp science fiction where the bad guys are either capitalist, greedy business beings or priests, the good guys are so good that the main character is even called ‘Goodboy’ and the good guys not only win; they totally defeat the bad guys by using theirContinue reading “Battlefield Earth – not quite as bad as the film”
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”
Lisbeth statue unboxing
As I have said before on this blog I am a big fan of Sword Art Online. Yes it has its flaws but I still don’t think it deserves a lot of the hate thrown its way. Anyway, one criticism I do agree with is the way that secondary characters are largely neglected and itContinue reading “Lisbeth statue unboxing”
Future plans
Hello all, hope that you are keeping well? Just wanted to ‘pen’ a little update about this blog which, as you may have noticed, has changed a bit. As I am no longer getting much tabletop hobby done due to real world issues and complications I have decided to expand things a bit. I reallyContinue reading “Future plans”
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