I have a new reading challenge! (Yes, I know I’ve failed spectacularly at every reading challenge I’ve ever tried, but this one is different. You’ll see!) The fast majority of F. Paul Wilson’s books deal with what he calls ‘The Secret History of the World.’ I first stumbled into this secret history in 1985 whenContinueContinue reading “The Secret History of the World”
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My Favourite Things: 2015
I always wait until the last possible moment to write this post because, in the last two years, I’ve had to update a couple of the entries as I go to one last movie or find the book I couldn’t have made it through my life without reading. This year, the delay again proved worthwhileContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2015”
Review: 14 by Peter Clines
Mysteries of the ages! Apocalypses! Steampunk doomsday devices! Tentacles! 14 is definitely my favourite of Peter Clines’s books—and I almost didn’t read it. I found a copy at the library sale a couple of years ago, shortly after I read The Junkie Quatrain. I’d liked Clines’ take on zombies and had enjoyed his characters. TheyContinueContinue reading “Review: 14 by Peter Clines”
Review: Down by Ally Blue
Down by Ally Blue is a surprisingly creepy book! The setting is one of the least explored vistas on Earth, the ocean floor, seven thousand metres down. They might as well be in space. The BathyTech 3 mineral mining facility is pressurized and air-locked. Any trip outside requires specialised equipment, including an oxygenated mist toContinueContinue reading “Review: Down by Ally Blue”
Review: Bellman & Black
Bellman & Black: A Ghost Story by Diane Setterfield. It is generally agreed that William Bellman is a man with prospects. He is pleasing to look at, sings noticeably well in the choir and has an agreeable personality. Over the course of his life, he revolutionises his uncle’s mill and embarks upon several other profitableContinueContinue reading “Review: Bellman & Black”
Kelly Jensen 