On a research mission in one of the most remote regions of the world, former Navy SEAL Eric Slade and Dr. Anna Fayne are caught in a mysterious storm. Catapulted through a rift in space-time, they are marooned on a … Continue reading Eye of the Storm by Frank Cavallo
Twenty winters have passed since the Cataclysm brought down society and robbed people of their memories. Humanity, vastly reduced in numbers since the initial chaos, has started anew in Canal City with the aid of library books and steam technology. … Continue reading Skyships Over Innsmouth – Susan Laine
“Murder was in fact a fairly uncommon event in Ankh-Morpork, but there were a lot of suicides. Walking in the night-time alleyways of The Shades was suicide. Asking for a short in a dwarf bar was suicide. Saying ‘Got rocks … Continue reading Men at Arms – Terry Pratchett
“Young man” he said, “understand this; there are two Londons. There’s London Above – that’s where you lived – and then there’s London Below – the Underside – inhabited by the people who fell through the cracks in the world. … Continue reading Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
“What have I always believed? That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, … Continue reading Small Gods – Sir Terry Pratchett
“People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way around.” – Terry Pratchett Witches Abroad is the third instalment in the miniseries following Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat, a trio of witches from the … Continue reading Witches Abroad – Terry Pratchett
“…no-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away… The span of someone’s life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence.” – Terry Pratchett Reaper Man is the next book in the … Continue reading Reaper Man – Terry Pratchett
“The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it’s as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out … Continue reading Moving Pictures – Terry Pratchett
“Multiple exclamation marks,’ he went on, shaking his head, ‘are a sure sign of a diseased mind.” – Rincewind Book number nine on the Discworld series is a book I haven’t yet read, so naturally I was excited setting out … Continue reading Eric – Terry Pratchett
“Tomorrow here is just like yesterday, warmed over” – Terry Pratchett While the last book on my Discworld revisit wasn’t one of my most favourites, the next novel certainly goes some way to redressing the situation. Pyramids takes place in … Continue reading Pyramids – Terry Pratchett
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