Cowboys and Aliens by Joan D. Vinge (published by Tor, 2011, PB, £7.99, out now) Unlike many books that are deemed good enough to be made into motion pictures, this is a novel that is taken from the movie; a tie-in novel. This, in my opinion, leaves no room for the imagination to run whilst […]
Titanicus by Dan Abnett (Black Library, 2009, PB, £7.99) The world of Orestes comes under attack from a legion of chaos Titans; an Imperial detachment is sent to save the day. The set-up is deceivingly simple, the execution is as wonderfully thrilling as you would expect from Abnett, the master of future war novels. This […]
The Nemesis List by R.J. Frith (published by Tor, 2010, HB, £16.99, out now – PB released November 2011) Spaceship captain Frank Pak is hired to recapture young fugitive Jeven Jones. The job is complicated by Jones’s past as an experimental subject, and his present as a revolutionary pawn. This action-packed space opera kept me […]
Soul Hunter by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (Black Library, PB, £7.99, out now) Welcome to the latest novel from this rising talent who, after exploding on the Games Workshop scene with his first BL novel, Cadian Blood, has returned with this action-packed, adrenalin-fuelled tale about the sinister Night Lords Legion of renegade space marines. Turned traitor during the […]
Please note: This interview took place by email in the summer of 2009, to promote the hardback release of Courage And Honour, the fifth book in the Ultramarines series. What inspires you as a writer? Like most writers, I take inspiration from all around me; books, movies, comics, real life and everything in-between. […]
Just what is the WyrmeWeald? If you haven’t succumbed yet to the spectacular WyrmeWeald: Returner’s Wealth, then you’ll be curious as to what all this fuss is about. Allow me to enlighten you. WyrmeWeald is the latest fantasy creation of Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, they of the Edge Chronicles. The setting is a dust-bowl […]