Review – The Forever King by Ben Galley

Review – The Forever King by Ben Galley (The Scalussen Chronicles Book 1) I know, I know, I’ve not lifted my head over the parapet for a while and my blog has been left untouched for far too long gathering drifts of dust and enough cobwebs to spin a ladder to the moon. Hold on …

Narration and Review of The Shard by Ted Cross

Here's the Story: So I’ve just finished narrating this enormous high epic fantasy called The Shard by Ted Cross. A book I chose to narrate because I loved it. And what a book it is; so many characters with so many different accents, so many adventures with all the highs and lows of real life. …

Narrating and Review: Smoke and Stone (City of Sacrifice Book 1) by Michael R. Fletcher

It is Boxing Day yet here I am writing a blog for you, my lovely readers, am I a hero? Or just rather sad. A short review and my narration of Michael R Fletcher's latest book: Smoke and Stone First for the blurb: After a cataclysmic war of the gods, the last of humanity huddles …

My Dublin 2019 WorldCon Trip

Fearful yet fearless - I hope - I'm flying out from Exeter tomorrow and will arrive in Dublin by lunchtime. I am excited to see friends I've made and friends I have yet to make. Steven Erikson is going, as is George R R Martin! Oh my goodness! This will be such fun, sleep will be …

Wefan Weaves Trilogy has Fabulous New Covers

Are these new covers for my Wefan Weaves Trilogy not things of beauty? The wonderful designer/artist, Petya Tzankova created them, and I am in awe of her talent. They capture the essence of the three books perfectly. Petya has also designed the interior layout. Because of her excellence, the map now covers two pages. You …

City of Kings by Rob J Hayes – Narrating an Audiobook

City of Kings was one mighty book to narrate: so many characters, so many accents, so much emotion and action. It inspired me, it exhausted me. Here's the blurb: War makes monsters and corpses of us all. For generations the blooded have ruled the Wilds, cultivating a lawless frontier and bleeding the good folk dry. …

This Narrator is on a roll

I know, and I am very sorry, I have been incredibly lax in my blogging of late. However, I've had a huge amount on my plate and those that have followed my Facebook page know the full of it. That particular story is ongoing. Here and now, I am talking about my narrating journey. I …

FantasyCon 2018 Chester

What an intense, whirlwind of a weekend this was. As the date neared, I was seriously doubting my reasoning for putting myself up for so many panels, one of which I had to moderate for goodness sake! Neck deep already in writing and narrating, I had to mug up on subjects so I'd stand half …

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 …

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, …