With the first season of Game of Thrones coming to an end, I am probably going to take some time out from comic reading to do more book reading (I currently only tend to read novels on the commute to and from work which is only about an hour each… Continue reading
Quote: Many of the respectable ladies of the city have been hiding an unmentionable secret. … the night awakens a sleeping animal within them. I am a big fan of Bram Stoker’s book Dracula so I am always interested in other books and media that relate in some… Continue reading
Quote: He told people what to do and no one ever told him what to do – except for sometimes his wife did, but Max already understood how marriages involved a private exception to many rules. Now for something slightly different. Bill Willingham, writer and creator of the… Continue reading
[ Mood: Happy ] [ Currently: Watching Primeval ] In a recent RevCast, Gary and Deanna were talking about how you could spot a nerd/geek because they were always reading. I think the real way to spot a reading geek is if they have a bookcase for unread books. This is mine:… Continue reading
[ Mood: Cool ] [ Currently: Listening to Model 500 ] Finished reading the latest Terry Pratchett novel this morning. It is his first non-Discworld novel in some time (I reckon his last was Johnny and the Dead in 1993). This one is another that is apparently for children but just reads… Continue reading
[ Mood: Angelic ] [ Currently: Eating my lunch ] I was in the middle of this when the After Harry: Big List was posted. The Bartimaeus trilogy, of which this is the first volume, was on the list. I won’t try to summarise it – Deanna has made a good job… Continue reading
[ Mood: Neutral ] [ Currently: Listening to Laurent Garnier Laboratoire Mix ] Finished reading Terry Pratchett’s latest paperback tonight. It was another solid entry into the series without being outstanding. Having revolutionised the Post Office, Moist von Lipwig finds himself in charge of the Royal Bank and Mint alongside the chairman… Continue reading
[ Mood: Shocked ] I was dragged from the TV in the middle of the second part of the latest Doctor Who episode to have a water fight with my wife and youngest son. So, while I am hiding until the episode ends, I can write a quick blog entry. This… Continue reading
When I am not reading science fiction, the most likely kind of book you will find me with is serial killer fiction, the Straw Men by Michael Marshall being a good example of the kind of book I like. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay is the basis for the… Continue reading
[ Mood: Sleepy ] This is the second in the new set of Torchwood novels. This one was written by David LLewellyn. It is 1953 and a Cardiff dock worker, Michael Bellini, is working late unloading a mysterious crate for Torchwood. The crate explodes killing his co-workers but Michael is displaced… Continue reading
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