Thinking

I just read a post from Bookwraiths, ‘Toxic Tuesday’, which I found very interesting. The political and social extremes that some people espouse is infringing on all aspects of our lives now, including in the world of books. The written word is a bastion where thoughts and ideas can be fully explored and accessed by …

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Becoming a Narrator

Well, folks, I've successfully embarked on a new career. One I had never even imagined I would ever do before some life-changing occurrences, er, occurred, last year. Since  last summer, I've been pushed into reassessing all aspects of my life, seeing what possibilities were out there in the big world for me to explore. Then, …

The Audiobook is out

GHOSTS OF TOMORROW https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FN31L9T The audiobook for Ghosts of Tomorrow is OUT! This is awesome! I feel awesome! .....and TERRIFIED! What will people think of my narration? Will they like it? Hate it? Why did I do this to myself? Why do we put ourselves out there in writing or performing, so far out in …

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence- A Review

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence blew my mind. There, that's my review. Good enough? What? It's not wordy enough? Okay, I'll write some more. First the blurb: "It's not until you're broken that you find your sharpest edge. I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin. At the Convent of Sweet …

Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan – A Review

A story that drew me in, held me tighter the more pages I turned, and wouldn't let me go. "A world on the cusp of a new age... The young nation of Fatrasta is a turbulent place -- a frontier destination for criminals, fortune-hunters, brave settlers, and sorcerers seeking relics of the past. Only the …

Nothing is Ever Simple – A Review

I read Nothing is Ever Simple in record time. It is a short book, but packs a powerful story. Corin Hayes, to whom I was introduced in Silent City, is his usual self-deprecating, morose, sharp-witted and witty self. In this  story, which follows on nicely from the first but could also be a standalone book, …

So now I’ve done a voice-over too

  Who would have thought? For some reason, folk seem to like the sound of my voice. Not only am I now narrating Michael R Fletcher's Ghosts of Tomorrow, but Rob Matheny of Grim Tidings asked me to do a voice-over for an advert for Coven Queen by Jeramy Goble. Apparently the author loved what I …