A recent article came out of the Independent titled Obama’s inaction is quietly devastating the Middle East.  My reaction is to disagree with this statement. Yes, the United States has been responsible; in a way; for some of the destabilizing and the conflict. Its invasion of Iraq has been a disaster […]

Summary  For our non-UK readers, or for our UK readers who are not aware of the Mark Duggan case, here is the summary: On the fourth of August, 2011 – 29 year old Mark Duggan was shot dead by the Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, London. Fifteen minutes before he was […]

Summary  As you may have noted, the spelling of Vampyre is odd and that is because it is one of those “old horror books” much alike the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. I am not an English Literature graduate, so forgive my crude labelling. Having said that, […]

  Summary The magicians is best described as a very gritty and harsh fantasy novel. I am hesitant to compare it to Harry Potter and while it is in some ways similar it is also very, very different. The story follows the life of Quentin Coldwater. Although he is very […]

This is a book that I picked up at my local library because I was looking for a nice fantasy to get lost in. The key to creating a good fantasy book, I have learned, is to put a unique twist or to view something from a unique angle in […]

  I saw the Magicians Guild in a charity shop for £2 and so I thought, why not? The story is part of a trilogy titled The Black Magician.  Summary In the city of Imardin, located in the Kingdom of Kyralia lies the high-brow Magician’s Guild. The King employs them in an annual […]

Before I launch into “A spot of bother”, I think it would be useful to provide the blurb: At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his unpredictable daughter, announces […]

Summary Whitechapel Gods is best described as a dark blend of fantasy and science fiction set in Victorian London. In an London’s Whitechapel, two mechanical Gods arise; Grand Father Clock of cold logic and Mama Engine of creativity and emotion. Whitechapel becomes a walled off place that is not loyal to […]