Sunday, 24 June 2018

Book Review : Anne McCaffrey - The Rowan (The Tower and the Hive, I)

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I must admit I decided to read The Rowan for two reasons. Firstly, I had never read anything by McCaffrey and secondly, judging by the cur...
Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Brother Cadfael Goes Knitting - Knitted Monk Exhibition at Tewkesbury Abbey

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I know, fictional Cadfael resided at Shrewsbury Abbey, but I couldn't resist the header. These guys are currently on display in a ...
Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Happy 50th, Baby Satan! - Rosemary's Baby turns 50 in 2018: Summary and Review of Ira Levin's 1968 Novel

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First published in 1968, Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby will celebrate its fiftieth birthday in 2018. A good reason to start cele...
Friday, 8 December 2017

A Book for Readers Interested in the Lost City of Rungholt

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'Die Letzten Tage von Rungholt' by Kari Köster-Lösche In the coastal communities of Northern Frisia, an area now located in the ...
Saturday, 4 November 2017

Book Review: Darcy's Utopia by Fay Weldon

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A 90s book. So nineties, it's unbelievable... Fay Weldon, Darcy's Utopia Darcy's Utopia ended up on my '2017 cl...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Book Review: Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan #3) by Kathy Reichs

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I picked this one up cheap from a second hand bookshop over ten years ago. Having made the decision to embark on a reading challenge that ...

Book Review: The Children's Hour by Marcia Willett

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Before I begin, I should point out that I have read the 2007 German paperback edition of Willett's 'The Children's Hour' ,...
Sunday, 10 May 2015

Review: Dark Satanic by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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Originally published in 1972  Dark Satanic  is the first book in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Occult Tales series and the prequel to  Th...
Saturday, 2 May 2015

Cover Art by George Barr, Maren,Tim White, Darrell K. Sweet et al.

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An eclectic selection of sci-fi and fantasy artists have created the covers for Marion Zimmer Bradley's books and anthologies. The...

Summary and Review: Mind to Mind by Betty Shine

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Mind to Mind  is the first of several Betty Shine publications to be reviewed on this blog over the coming months. Originally released in ...