I have the very great pleasure of announcing the release of an anthology that is going to soundly (that is a pun) kick some arse around these hear (that’s another) parts. A Silent Dystopia is a collection of short stories by some truly awesome… Read More ›
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Book Review – The Bone Factory by Yolanda Sfetsos
Welcome to the city of Lorn. This shortish tale thrusts you right into this dystopian setting, never in elaborate over-explaining detail, but enough to make you feel the grime and taste the corruption. And what would be right at home… Read More ›
Book Review – Five Doses by Mark Cassell
This collection of five stories reads more like an anthology. Each tale is so varied that you’d be forgiven for thinking they were written by five different authors. And that, is a great thing. There are many horror elements on… Read More ›
Book Review – Ration by Cody T. Luff
I’ve read dystopian stories in the past, and they’re all pretty desolate places to immerse yourself in (duh!). But I don’t think I’ve ever read one so downright depressing as Ration. This isn’t a complaint, though. Set (I assume) in… Read More ›
Book Review – I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison is an author I’d heard of, but knew nothing about. I bought this book many months ago and by the time I came to read it, had forgotten why I’d bought in the first place. But past-me has… Read More ›
Book Review – The Black Dog Eats the City by Chris Kelso
Most of the time when I finish a book I’m thinking ‘that was good/great/OK etc. Right, what’s next?’ But finishing a book by Chris Kelso forces me to ignore that voice in my head and instead ponder further on exactly… Read More ›
Book Review – I Dream of Mirrors by Chris Kelso
This really was a superb read. So superb in fact, it’s a struggle to really put it across in this review. But I’ll give it a bloody good go anyway. This was only my second venture into Chris Kelso’s work…. Read More ›