The Black Opera by Mary Gentle
Conrad Scalese’s latest opera was a great success. Unfortunately the theatre in which it was performed has just been stuck by lightening. And since the composer and many of the performers...
23 June 2012
The Killables by Gemma Malley
Evil must be identified – Book one in the Killables trilogy In the future the only place of safety is The City. Ruled over by The Great Leader, with the system,...
16 June 2012
A coalition of lions by Elizabeth Wein
Book two in The Lion Hunters. After the loss of her family Goewin is forced to flee Britain. In the company of Aksum’s ambassador to Britain, Piamos, she travels across Europe...
10 June 2012
The Islanders by Christopher Priest
I have no idea what to say about this book. I have no idea what it is all about. But I suppose I should make some sort of an effort. The...
10 June 2012
The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein
Book one in The Lion Hunters Although this book doesn’t really have any fatastical elements, I am still counting it towards this year’s Once Upon a Time challenge because it is...
3 June 2012
Obsidian and Blood by Aliette de Bodard
The Acatl stories : Servant of the Underworld, Harbinger of the Storm, and Master of the House of Darts. Recieved free from Netgalley. Acatl, our narrator, is an Aztec priest. High...
2 June 2012
Neverwhere (group read part 2) by Neil Gaiman
I may have been late last week, but for part 2 I’m all caught up. This week’s read covers chapters 6 through 12, so there will be spoilers. Chapter 6 begins...
28 May 2012
A local habitation by Seanan McGuire
An October Daye novel #2 A another reread for this year’s OUaT challenge, originally read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge October Daye is a changeling. Her mother is...
25 May 2012
Neverwhere (group read part 1) by Neil Gaiman
As is my norm for these group reads I am behind schedule. I should have been posting this on Monday, but here I am, typing away on a Thursday. Nevertheless, I...
24 May 2012
In the sea there are crocodiles by Fabio Geda
The story of Enaiatollah Akbari, trans. from the Italian by Howard Curtis When Enaiat is around ten his mother takes him from his village in Afganistan and they travel Pakistan. And...
13 May 2012
Code name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
reread 24th Sept 2018 for my bookclub. And on rereading I still really enjoyed this book. I still think that some of it is a little forced, and the first person...
10 May 2012
A perfect spy by John le Carré
Group read with the Metafilter Book Club Magnus Pym is a British spy. But after the death of his father he suddenly goes awol. His wife doesn’t know where he is,...
9 May 2012
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