It took me a little while to warm to Flora & Jim by BP Gregory (haha!). The world has transformed into a cold and grim frozen wasteland, one in which Jim mopes about scavenging for food with his daughter, Flora, all the while desperately searching for the “other father”. Make no mistake, dear reader, BP…
Tag: Action
Book review: HALO: The Fall of Reach – Eric Nylund
As a MASSIVE fan of the HALO franchise, it’s perhaps surprising that it has taken me this long to get into the books. Maybe it’s because I’m not a huge sci-fi reader. Regardless, I decided to take the leap into space and join the Master Chief and his team of Spartan badasses on their mission…
Book review: Frostbite – dave Jeffery
It was nearing the end of winter and the Grim Reader was in desperate need of some action-packed nonsense, Severed Press style! Along came Frostbite by Dave Jeffery. Frostbite came across as exactly the sort of book I was looking for. A group of hardened ex-special ops are sent on a mission to find the son…
Book review: Overlord – David Wood & Alan Baxter
I had a great time with Primordial: David Wood and Alan Baxter’s previous offering featuring the rugged Australian Sam Aston. It more than satisfied my thirst for dino fiction with some great action scenes and likeable characters, alongside a slightly unusual Finnish location. This time, Wood and Baxter take Sam Aston to Antarctica in…
Book review: The Void (Alex Hunter 7) – Greig Beck
When I first showed the cover of the new Alex Hunter novel to my 8-year-old son, he nearly pissed his pants with excitement. I told him in my best movie voice “One day, son, all of this will be yours.” as I held my Kindle in front of his face. I often do this,…
Book review: Primordia II – Return to the Lost World – Greig Beck
I had a ball with Greig Beck’s first Primordia book and was super keen to get a hold of this sequel. The wait for this hasn’t been long and so I remembered everything from the first novel. Readers here should be well aware I have a great love of dinosaur books and Greig Beck…
Guest post: Robert E. Dunn talks genre writing
Robert E. Dunn stops by today with a post called What’s My Genre? I’m always open to guest posts, especially from Robert as he continues to be a huge supporter of my blog and other blogs throughout the book world. His latest release, Dead Man’s Badge has been praised by the legendary Joe Lansdale, calling…
Book review: A Knife, A fork, A Bottle, & A Cork – SC Hayden
SC Hayden’s novella will certainly appeal to dystopian fiction fans. I’m thinking Hayden watched a few movies including Logan’s Run, The Running Man and The Hunger Games before writing this, as the story has some similar ideas and themes. That’s not to say this is merely fan fiction. On the contrary, I really enjoyed…
Book review: Stone Wall – Dominic Stabile
I’m not a big reader of sci-fi or cyberpunk but Dominic Stabile’s previous novel in the Stone series, Stone Work, was an unlikely hit for me last year. In Stone, Stabile has created an engaging yet flawed protagonist you cannot help but route for. Here is a man that lets his actions speak louder than…
Book review: A Lesson in Violence (She Rides Shotgun) – Jordan Harper
Jordan Harper’s novel seems to have been through numerous name changes for whatever reason? Anyway, it isn’t really important, all you need to know is that this is one of my favourite books of the year and I can’t recommend it enough. The plot for the novel isn’t anything particularly new. A con gets released…
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