Shine Light Blog tour Welcome to the Shine Light blog tour. At each stop we’ll be revealing something new about the characters in Shine Light. What …
Aust. & NZ
Shine Light by Marianne de Pierres
A review by Nalini Haynes Shine Light is the third in the Night Creatures series by Marianne de Pierres, a young adult story written …
Melina Marchetta
Today I’m talking to an Australian author who left school at 15, worked in a bank, went back to school then taught English at high …
Lumatere Chronicles
Lumatere Chronicles book 1 a review by Nalini Haynes Finnikin is a young man during the time of this novel, living in exile from his homeland …
Jay Kristoff
Jay Kristoff, author of debut novel Stormdancer, talks to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter. The interview is available in both MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio …
Kate Forsyth
Kate Forsyth, fantasy author and soon-to-be Doctor of Fairy Tales, talked to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter today about Kate’s career and her novels. This …
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
a review by Nalini Haynes Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth is a well-researched retelling of the Rapunzel fairy story as well as the history of the …
Metro winds by Isobelle Carmody
a review by Nalini Haynes Metro Winds by Isobelle Carmody is a series of fairy tales for a YA or adult market (not for children), presented as short …
Shadow and Worlds End by Will Elliott Pendulum books 2 and 3
a review by Jade Hounsell I don’t normally do this but I have decided to do a combined review for these two books together as …
Gladiatrix by Rhonda Roberts
Timestalker series book 1 Review by Evie Kendal Gladiatrixis the story of Kannon Jarratt, an orphan who was found abandoned in a cave in the …
Machine Man by Max Barry
a review by Nalini Haynes Machine Man opens with Charles searching for his mobile phone because he won’t get dressed without checking the weather forecast. Charles …
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
A review by Nalini Haynes Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff is being marketed as both YA and adult fantasy in the USA. Stormdancer‘s blurb provided by …
“Almighty Johnsons” Emmett Skilton and Tim Balme
Emmett Skilton and Tim Balme of the Almighty Johnsons talk to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter On 1 August 2012 I posted this: This morning …
Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart
a review by Nalini Haynes Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart is a YA paranormal romance starring Zeraphina, a princess whose older sister married the crown prince of another …
Legacy of Lord Regret by Sam Bowring
a review by Nalini Haynes The Legacy of Lord Regret by Sam Bowring (whom I interviewed) is high fantasy with black and white characters who are almost caricatures. While …