Part two of Geekzine UK’s Q & A with the Sarcastic Gamer UK podcast crew is Yamster, otherwise known as Jon Brady by day. (Part one with Captain Average is here) Now if you’re a gamer like myself and my geeky pals here at Geekzine UK, then you should have heard of the U.S based […]
Amongst the games I’m playing at the moment is this little gem on the iPhone Game Dev Story from Kairosoft. Set in a fictional world, GDS doffs it hat, and also pokes a wee bit of fun, to the real world games industry ( for eg. I’m currently developing games for the ‘PlayStatus 2’ ) […]
Bloodborn by Nathan Long (published by Black Library, 2010, PB, £7.99) Bloodborn is the author’s first step away from the cult characters of Gotrek and Felix, with this first spin-off book following the vampire Ulrika. Though initially quite ponderous, after the first couple of chapters Long really takes Ulrika’s character into his own stride and moulds […]
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 […]
Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier (published by Tor, 2010, PB, £7.99, out now) Beauty and the Beast meets Jane Eyre in this gothic fantasy. The story is engaging, although too well signposted to surprise, and protagonist Caitrin is plucky and articulate. Much better than its cover. Helen Jackson, Animator, Show Them Pictures, www.showthempictures.com
Chris Priestley What inspires you as a writer? All kinds of things. All the books I’ve read, movies I’ve seen, things that have happened to me, or happened to people I know. Good work of any kind is inspiring. I am very interested in the setting of a story and so I am constantly inspired […]