Rogue One (2016), Rated “PG-13” Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed Directed by Gareth Edwards Reviewed by David L Felts Rating: Have you seen this movie? In the now expanding Star Wars universe, Rogue One falls in between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Published: 2014 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Regular visitors to my blog will recall my attendance at Bristolcon this year, where I had one of the best evenings of my life, talking books with similarly passionate readers. One …
Vikings Premier date: September 2016 Creators: Michael Hirst Starring: Travis Fimmel, Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick Genres: Alternate History Review by Xavier Emaka The Vikings series made a debut right around the time of Game of Thrones. Being in the same genre, Vikings has had to contend with one of the biggest series of …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Daw Books Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Joshua Palmatier Have you read this book? This is Gerald Brandt’s debut novel and it’s a strong showing. He’s definitely someone to watch. I enjoyed this take on a near future thriller. Premise: Kris is a courier, …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? After recently reading Penric’s Demon I decided to treat myself to more Penric goodness and so plunged straight back into this world. In this novella set in The World …
Genre: Fantasy Anthology Publisher: Chizine Publications Published: 2012 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? The Inner City by Karen Heular is a short story anthology covering an exploration into the odd and fantastic. It might be heard to pin down these tales and …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Running Press Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Yes, I managed to do it again — begin with the second book in the series… So has it impacted on my understanding and enjoyment of this fast-action, foot-to-the-floor adventure? …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: eSpec Books Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David L. Felts Have you read this book? Super heroes and super villains are no longer the sole purview of comic geeks. With the advent of the superhero movie having proven to be one of the most popular (and profitable) …
Which author has inspired you most in your career? JRR Tolkien, of course. Writers from the Golden Age of science-fiction – Asimov, Zelazny, Bradbury, Blish – who inspired my love of the different and wonder-ful worlds. And Charles Palliser, who wrote a brilliant book called The Quincunx, to which The …
Genre: Horror Publisher: Night Owl Books Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Amy Romine Have you read this book? Could you survive a week in a haunted house? Mara is the daughter of spiritualists. Her childhood was filled with seances, scam mediums and talk of ghostly presences. When Mara …
Time Travel movie are a genre unto themselves. Over the years there have been many, some good, some not, and most somewhere in between. Here are 10 time travel movies which tackle the time travel theme in different ways and, best of all, don’t suck. 1. Groundhog Day (1993) A …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Exo Books Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David L. Felts Have you read this book? First let me say that this book came very close to being put away unread. That’s because the opening is written in a way that ignores tense, in that the author …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: WildBlue Press Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I came across this book on someone’s book blog (really sorry I cannot recall exactly who) and immediately checked out to see if it was available on NetGalley as I …
Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Rated “R” Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë-Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey, Donald Faison, Robert Emms, Lindy Booth, Daniel Kaluuya, Clark Duke, Augustus Prew, Olga Kurkulina, Andy Nyman, Steven Mackintosh, Monica Dolan and John Leguizamo Directed by Jeff Wadlow Reviewed by Xavier Emaka Rating: Have you seen this …
War Craft: The Beginning (2016), Rated “PG-13” Starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Daniel Wu Directed by Duncan Jones Reviewed by Xavier Emaka Rating: Have you seen this movie? Blizzard entertainment fulfilled a nerd’s dream with this one. It’s not the …
Genre: Horror Publisher: Black Owl Books Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Amy Romine Have you read this book? Could you survive a week in a haunted house? Mara is the daughter of spiritualists. Her childhood was filled with séances, scam mediums and talk of ghostly presences. When Mara finally left …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Xlibris Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? The Dark Matter by DM Flexer is a fantasy novel more than anything else, although there are some odd dashes of science fiction thrown in. It takes place on Atlantis, which …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: BenGalley.com Published: 2014 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Ben came to talk to West Sussex Writers’ last month about the ins and outs of self-publishing and how in just six years he has managed to establish himself as a successful …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: WolfSinger Publications Published: 2011 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? Claire, by Kelly Kuntz, is a science fiction novel. In the far-flung future a group of rough necks space fighters create a new field of employment revolving around protecting …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Headline Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? This is the third book in a very successful series where I’ve loved the first two books, The Copper Promise and The Iron Ghost. Can Williams sustain the action-fueled energy that characterized …
