Title: Throne of GlassAuthor: Sarah J MaasPublished by: BloomsburyPublication date: 2nd August 2012Genre: Fantasy/Young AdultPages: 416Format: PaperbackSource: Private Collection Blurb/Synopsis Meet Celaena Sardothien. Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness. In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an 18-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake….
Title: SpidertouchAuthor: Alex ThomsonPublished by: Angry RobotPublication date: 14th Dec 2021Genre: Sci-Fi & FantasyPages: 300Format: eBookSource: NetGalley Blurb/Synopsis In an enslaved city under siege, who is the real enemy? When he was a boy, Razvan trained as a translator for the hated Keda, the mute enslavers of his city, Val Kedić. They keep a tight hold on the citizens by…
I\’ve seen a fair few of these Book-Subscription boxes on my various social media travels and I fully confess I have been tempted – who doesn\’t like getting random books in the post? – But I\’ve always been a bit put off for the price. Because, as nice as it is to discover new authors,…
Title: Solar Warden: Alien HostilesAuthor: Ian DouglasPublished by: HarperCollinsPublication date: 9th Dec 2021Genre: Science FictionPages: 392Format: eBookSource: NetGalley Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Blurb/Synopsis New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas delivers the action-packed second military sci-fi adventure in his Solar Warden series, set in a wildly imaginative alternate present where conspiracy theories are terrifying realities…
Title: Sharpe’s EagleAuthor: Bernard CornwellPublished by: HarperCollinsPublication date: 9th Feb 1981Genre: Historical FictionPages: 326Format: PaperbackSource: Private Collection Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Blurb/Synopsis Spain, July 1809 Lieutenant Richard Sharpe faces not only great danger on the battlefield but also, even more dangerous, treachery within his own ranks. But as the enemy approaches, he must pick…
Title: The Death of Vivek OjiAuthor: Akwaeke EmeziPublished by: Faber & FaberPublication date: 6th May 2021Genre: Contemporary FictionPages: 256Format: PaperbackSource: Private Collection Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Blurb/Synopsis One afternoon, a mother opens her front door to find the length of her son\’s body stretched out on the veranda, swaddled in akwete material, his…
\”A collection of vignettes chronicling the past and present of an iconic character in the Warhammer series through detailed, broken narrative.\” Title: Luther: First of the FallenSeries: The Horus Heresy: CharactersAuthor: Gav ThorpePublished by: Black LibraryPublication date: 13th April 2021Genre: Science-Fiction/WarPages: 224Format: HardbackSource: Private Collection Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Review Managed to pick this…
\”Sandy Mitchell\’s For the Emperor offers an outstanding novel; featuring quirky, relatable characters, deadly Xenos against a backdrop of political tension.\” Title: For the EmperorAuthor: Sandy MitchellPublished by: Black LibraryPublication date: 3rd Nov 2003Genre: Science FictionPages: 416Format: EbookSource: NetGalley Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Blurb/Synopsis On an outpost Imperial world on the fringes…