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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”

Lord of the Rings and the danger of adapting books for TV and film

So this week the first screenshots of the Lord of the Rings adaptation Rings of Power have been released. Up to now we had only had teasers and little hints, but not really much to give an insight into the world that Amazon are creating. Now at this stage, there’s not a lot to goContinue reading “Lord of the Rings and the danger of adapting books for TV and film”