haul1
January 16, 2023

So much for the whole “not getting new books this year” thing. These came into the shop at various points in the last week or so and have managed to make their way home with me. When I’ll get round to them, I don’t know. Especially considering reading isn’t my No. 1 priority right now;…

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January 11, 2023

In the attempt to update the blog more this year with personal stuff as well as Book Reviews, I thought I’d post hauls and that sort of thing! This isn’t an attempt to say “Look at what I got,” but more a way to try and keep up with the books I bring in vs…

gold
March 28, 2022

Title: Sharpe’s GoldAuthor: Bernard CornwellPublished by: HarperCollinsPublication date: Dec 1981Genre: Historical FictionPages: 302Format: eBookSource: Private CollectionSeries: Sharpe Blurb/Synopsis Spain, August 1810 The English army faces ruin in Spain – and the Duke of Wellington is desperate for money to fund the war. Only a cache of hidden Spanish gold can save them. And only Captain Richard Sharpe has the cunning to…

troubled blood
March 25, 2022

Title: Troubled BloodAuthor: Robert GalbraithPublished by: SpherePublication date: 15th Sept 2020Genre: Crime/ThrillerPages: 945Format: HardbackSource: Bury Library Blurb/Synopsis Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough – who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone…

claws
March 10, 2022

Title: Warhammer Adventures: Claws of the GenestealerAuthor: Cavan ScottPublished by: Black LibraryPublication date: 19th Feb 2019Genre: Science-Fiction/War/Young AdultPages: 200Format: PaperbackSource: Personal CollectionSeries: Warhammer Adventures Affiliate Links Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Buy the Book – BookDepositry Blurb/Synopsis Having crash-landed on a remote ice planet, Zelia Lor and her friends Talen, Mekki, and the super-intelligent alien-ape Fleapit…

snap shot
February 3, 2022

Title: SnapShotAuthor: Josie JaffreyPublished by: Silver Sun BooksPublication date: 3rd Jun 2021Genre: Science FictionPages: 38Format: eBookSource: Private Collection Affiliate Links Buy the Book – Kindle Blurb/Synopsis In Legacy A, sunlight is a privilege. Miss a day of your assigned job, turn up late or misbehave, and your rank drops. Let your rank drop too low and you\’ll be on the night…

lethal
January 10, 2022

Title: Lethal WhiteAuthor: Robert GalbraithPublished by: SpherePublication date: 18th Sept 2018Genre: Crime/ThrillerPages: 650Format: HardbackSource: Private CollectionSeries: Cormoran Strike Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Buy the Book – Bookshop.org Blurb/Synopsis When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike\’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike…

twop 1
January 6, 2022

Title: The War of PowersAuthor: Robert E Vardeman & Victor MilanPublished by: Hodder & StoughtonPublication date: 1st March 1984Genre: FantasyPages: 464Format: PaperbackSource: Private Collection Buy the Book – Amazon Blurb/Synopsis It seemed like a routine delivery job. Except that the parcel was a jug containing a genie called Erimines the Ethical, who knew the secret of immortality but was actually…