Book Reviews… Book Review: Ammonite by Nicola Griffith 7 Oct 20157 Oct 2015 Ammonite by Nicola Griffith My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found Ammonite astonishing throughout. It hooked me from page one, which is always a delightful sensation. It reminded me…
Book Reviews… Book Review: The Magicians’ Guild by Trudi Canavan 23 Sep 201521 Sep 2015 I liked it, but didn't love it. Trudi Canavan's first novel is the standard 'kid in poverty discovers they have a talent (magic) and ends up in a new world…
Book Reviews… Book Review: Transformers Volume 7 – Combiner Wars (First Strike) 2015 17 Sep 201517 Sep 2015 For my money the Transformers universe is kicking the teeth out of George RR Martin's chilly little world. This fantastic Transformers comic series continues, with both Autobots and Decepticons back…
Book Reviews… Mini Book Reviews: Chill by Elizabeth Bear & Mirrorscape by Mike Wilks 11 Sep 20157 Sep 2015 Chill by Elizabeth Bear (2010) A funky mix of medieval knights questing through an incredible artificial space-faring habitat. I had no idea what to expect - this is one of…
Book Reviews… Book Review: Fletcher and the Mutineers 4 Sep 20151 Sep 2015 Fletcher and the Mutineers by John Drake Published by Endeavour Press in July 2015 I was lucky enough to get a review copy of this for free, which naturally inclines…
Assorted Ramblings… This Week, Monday 4 May 2014 6 May 20145 May 2014 Escape, Flee! I have been burying myself in films and books this last week. It's much easier than dealing with the world. It also reminds me of why I so…
Book Reviews… Book Review: Combat Camera by Christian Hill (2014) 22 Apr 201421 Apr 2014 Combat Camera - from Auntie Beeb to the Afghan Front Line May 2011, Afghanistan: Camp Bastion is under attack, the Sun’s Defence Editor is about to catch the wrong helicopter,…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 13th January 2014 13 Jan 201413 Jan 2014 The Week Past So, it turns out that going out for 4 of the five working nights of the first week back at work after Christmas is a little tiring.…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 6th January 2014 6 Jan 20142 Apr 2014 No More Christmas So I must return to work tomorrow. This brings a sadness upon me. I haven't done a huge amount with my fortnight off, but I suppose that…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Wednesday 1st January 2014 1 Jan 20141 Jan 2014 Egad, The Year Is Upon Us I love Christmas, and last year's was very lovely indeed. We met our desired aim of spending short but intense periods with friends and…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 23rd December 2013 24 Dec 201324 Dec 2013 A Day And A Night Until Christmas I am thrilled to have finally finished work for the festive season - it's taken ages and no time at all to get…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 16th December 2013 16 Dec 201315 Dec 2013 Skip Skipping into Wonderful Winter It is of course, mostly raining and drizzly. Well, I think it is. We didn't see daylight today having gotten up late with mild hangover…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 9th December 2013 10 Dec 201310 Dec 2013 Christmas Time, Whiskey and Rhymes Despite my previous fears about not having seen any pied wagtails, my tree-acquiring shenanigans caused me to almost run one of the tiny clockwork creatures…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 2nd December 2013 3 Dec 20133 Dec 2013 Do They Know It's December? Holy frikkin' tinsel everyone, it has become December. I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet... surely people just want to be thought of fondly and…
Book Reviews Book Review: Feast and Famine – by Adrian Tchaikovsky 9 Oct 20139 Oct 2013 Because life goes on, and this is a book that Colin would have enjoyed. Beyond the Shadows of the Apt This is the sixth 'Imaginings' collection of short stories, I…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 16th September 2013 16 Sep 201315 Sep 2013 A Whirlwind of Terror Alright, that's a slight exaggeration. Last week was, although relatively quiet, very busy at work attempting to grasp new systems by their hair and slam them…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 9th September 2013 9 Sep 2013 I'm Late I'm Late But I am not, of course, pregnant. This appears to be a blessing, though the superficial benefits of having a few months off work do occasionally…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 2nd September 2013 2 Sep 20131 Sep 2013 There's No Business Like Show Business I have no idea why I put that as the title save that it bounced through my head as I put finger to key,…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 26th August 2013 26 Aug 201326 Aug 2013 A Very Pleasant Bank Holiday Weekend The days of the week are whipping past with indecent haste, but at least that spurs us on to evening time and the weekend.…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 19th August 2013 19 Aug 201319 Aug 2013 Time for a nap. There are a whole bunch of fun activities I've utterly failed to document of late; I apologise to you o great internet for depriving you of…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 12th August 2013 12 Aug 201311 Aug 2013 It's No Longer My Birthday! So I shall certainly be weeping. Ten days off has also gone by with terrifying speed. I have not done a great deal with it...…
Book Reviews Book Review: Cages (Book One) by Chris Pasley 9 Aug 20139 Aug 2013 I'm sure I've babbled about much I like post-apocalyptic fiction many time - well, it's still true. Chris Pasley's Cages treads a similarly violent and terrifying future as Charlie Higson's…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 5th August 2013 5 Aug 20134 Aug 2013 It's My Birthday! And I'll cry if I want to... It's okay, there's no cause for tears. I'm only turning 35, so it's just half of my likely 70 years…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 29th July 2013 29 Jul 201328 Jul 2013 An Exhaustingly Grand WeekI knew last week was going to be wearing, I just didn't realise how much. The day times were filled with running around answering questions, figuring stuff…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 22nd July 2013 22 Jul 201321 Jul 2013 Glorious Anti-Climax. At the moment of writing this I'm filled with a greying, bland sense of disappointment. Today (Sunday) ought to have been the culmination of literally months of work,…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 15th July 2013 15 Jul 2013 Miraculous Avoidance of Sun Stroke. Like any Englishman worth his beaded perspiration I am still complaining about the weather. This heat is unnatural, energy sapping and brain-wooglifying. I have been…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 8th July 2013 8 Jul 20138 Jul 2013 Oh god the sun - it burns!. It's like a fire in the damned sky. I am of course the only person I know complaining about the weather. Apparently it…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 1st July 2013 1 Jul 20137 Jul 2013 Welcome to July. July? How on earth can it be July now? I'm sure it was April last week. Maybe it's an aspect of getting older but (my remaining) time…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 24th June 2013 24 Jun 20132 Jul 2013 Singing On The Edge Of Sun. I are going bonkizz. I'm writing this while at work, during a brief gap between crises. Sadly this will necessarily be rather abbreviated -…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 17th June 2013 17 Jun 20132 Jul 2013 I Believe My Soul Is Dying. Agah! Despite the sleep I'm getting I appear to be exhausted. Today it's from overdosing on family (in the nicest possible way) - I'm…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 10th June 2013 10 Jun 20132 Jul 2013 Hyper Lazy Beast Go! I like three day weekends – I achieve no more than I would during a two day weekend so technically I waste more time than usual,…
Book Reviews Book Review: Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye volume 3 7 Jun 201322 Jan 2014 I don't think I've tried to review a comic before, so this will be fairly messy... I've loved Transformers for as long as I can remember breathing. I got the…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 3rd June 2013 3 Jun 20132 Jul 2013 Lingering Abed. Unbelievably last week was only three working days long, how then could it have felt like six days? It's cruel and unfair. Never mind, I've just had a…
