This image is from the box art for the forthcoming Space Marine, from those very talented developer people at Relic. It looks just about as good when you’re actually playing it… Now then. I’ve been waiting for this game for what seems like a long time. I was a proper excited fanboy when I […]
Chew Volume 4: Flambé by John Layman & Rob Guillory is out September 2011. Kate West: So first off, I would like to ask a bit about Chew’s central character; Tony Chu. To me Tony’s ‘cibopathic’ abilities are central to the great dark sense of humour running through the comic. Who came up with […]
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz, HB/TPB £14.99, out now) Abercrombie’s latest belter takes place during a bloody three-day battle between the “North Men” and “the Union” – although this being an Abercrombie book neither side is portrayed as being the more worthy. This novel is everything you’d expect from JA, who’s fast becoming one […]
The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Modern Classics, PB, £9.99, out now) When discussing influential horror books, Shirley Jackson’s excellent, timeless novel marks itself as one of the all-time classic ghost stories by perhaps not truly being a ghost story. More concerned with the incredibly well-realised psyches of its characters and how […]
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (Tor, £9.99, out now) This is so much fun: a zombie-steampunk tale of disaster and rescue that moves the wild west to a walled-off Seattle that is drowning in a mysterious zombie-creating gas. There’s a strong pair of lead characters, a great supporting cast of villains, heroes and airship captains with […]
Nemesis is the thirteenth novel in the Horus Heresy series. For the Geekzine review click here. What challenges did you face with your return to the Horus Heresy series with Nemesis? Obviously, there’s a big weight of expectation on any writer doing a Horus Heresy novel, because we’re talking about the crown jewels of […]