currently reading ‘The Offset’ by Calder Szewczak
currently reading ‘The Offset’ by Calder Szewczak
I received this in a package from Angry Robot Books and was so pleased as I was hearing about this on the Internet quite a bit. After a couple of false starts I settled in to read this wonderful piece of speculative fiction about ‘Symptomers’ – people who may or may not be on the …
Claire Fayers. Pan Macmillan. (256p) ISBN 9781509895045 Storm of Odin, youngest hound in the Wild Hunt, finds himself in a spot of trouble after falling to earth. He is no longer a gigantic, ravening force of nature tearing the very fabric of the sky apart, he is now a cute puppy with floppy ears and …
Kieran Larwood. Faber & Faber. (288p) ISBN 9780571340200 It’s a bit cliched and I don’t often say it, so here goes. The Legend of Podkin One-Ear is an instant classic and will be read for decades as a favourite of adults and children who will go on to introduce it to their children. From the …
Well, in the second book of Maz Evans series we find out that it is not only QEII that has an interesting skill set, the rest of the royal family has certain aptitudes and attitudes. Nice to know that everyone enjoys a good BBQ. In Simply The Quest we follow Elliot in his quest for …
Sophie Anderson. Usborne. (352p) ISBN 9781474940665 The Baba Yaga was always one of my favourite myths and she is part of the world-wide myth cycles of the wise, old woman. The woman who prepares the dead for the afterlife, the ones close to death themselves who have given life and are completing the cycle. Marinka …
Based in current day North America, it follows Kai, Miya, and Mason as they uncover and unravel the mythology of the Dreamwalker and the cycle of missing girls. The main characters are introduced early on and motivations are made clear from the start though as the weaving of the characters and story progresses these motivations …
Another of those books that’s been adorning my shelves for many months, but Norse Mythology felt like another book for these times. I’ve read the myths referenced in this work several times from several sources, and they were enjoyable, so I was really looking forward to seeing what Neil Gaiman would do with them, especially …
Thibaud Herem. Orion Publishing. (144p) ISBN 9781786273222 Whenever there is a Laurence King book available as a reading copy I jump at it, as their products are always beautiful and so readable, and The Maze was no exception. I’ve always been fascinated by mazes and labyrinth from the moment I read the Theseus and the …