Tag Archives: Book Reviews

Fool’s Assassin book review . Nearly 20 years have passed since Robin Hobb introduced FitzChivalry Farseer to fantasy fans, and in that time the genre’s favourite bastard son has become one of its most famous characters. The Farseer trilogy took Fitz from outcast child to hardened assassin, but as this …

Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy book review . If it sometimes feels like there’s little new to say about the original Star Wars trilogy, rest assured that there’s still plenty of things to see. The latest beautiful offering from the Lucasfilm archives (once again curated by JW Rinzler, biographer-in-chief …

The Martian book review . The Martian comes highly recommended. Originally self-published in 2012, it garnered thousands of great reviews and praise from none other than Stephen Baxter. So does this story of an astronaut stranded on Mars live up to the hype? Mostly, yes. Mark Watney is an astronaut …

Robert Holmes: A Life In Words book review . If he were still with us, Robert Holmes would probably be bewildered and appalled at becoming the subject of a book. A humble man, he referred to himself as “just a hack script writer”. Classic Who fans disagree; for many, this …

The Rabbit Back Literature Society book review. A novel about novelists writing novels. Um. Or maybe not. Far from being an ordnance survey map of the author’s navel, The Rabbit Back Literature Society is a lobster-pot of a book. It lures you in with an irresistibly quirky, witty opening and …

Ex-Heroes book review . Zombies are awesome. Superheroes are awesome. Mash them together and you’ve got awesomeness squared, right? First published by a small press in 2010 and now receiving a wider release, Peter Cline’s tale of a post-apocalyptic LA community defended by caped heroes is shameless pulp escapism. Follow-ups …

Now On The Big Screen book review . In the 50 years since Doctor Who began on TV, it’s often seemed like the ideal candidate for cinematic success. But it’s a concept that’s been surprisingly difficult to get off the ground. this book covers every attempt by film producers to …

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane book review . Writing for children can be a very different thing to writing about children – and, despite what Martin Amis may think, they’re both incredibly difficult tasks to perform well. Neil Gaiman has shown on many occasions that he can …

The Emperor Of All Things by Paul Witcover book review. Invoking the work of Philip Pullman, Susanna Clarke, Neal Stephenson and Justin Cronin, the cover of the proof for American author Paul Witcover’s latest novel certainly doesn’t lack for confidence. And while it would be difficult for any book entirely …

Doctor Who: The Silurian Gift book review : Myrka mayhem. Here’s the headline news about Doctor Who ‘s latest entry in the annual “Quick Reads” series (a worthy scheme to encourage reading via short, accessible prose): the Myrka is back! Veteran Who fans will need no introduction to this reptilian …