A review by C J Dee Director: Derek Quint Writer: Derek Quint Starring: Emily Gajek, Amber Morrow, Emmi Chen, Lee Wolf Other notable appearances: T. …
Fantasy
Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, art by Chris Riddell
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781408859643 Format: Hardback, 72 pages, 238 x 175 mm Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens I love hardcovers. Hardcovers are nearly all sexy even …
Very Thirsty Vampire by Michael Teitelbaum & art by Jon Apple
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781629147697 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (distributor: New South Books) Format: board book, 178x127mm, 26 pages The Very Thirsty Vampire is a board …
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
A review by Nalini Haynes Darcy wrote a novel, Afterworlds, for NaNoWriMo. Among the thousands of monkeys hammering away at typewriters for the month of …
Terry Brooks
Thanks to Armageddon Expo, I talked to fantasy author Terry Brooks whose credits include 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has …
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
Age of Legends book 1 A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780751547818 Publisher: Atom (Hachette) Format: Paperback, 406 pages Sea of Shadows is Japanese legend …
Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Magisterium book 1 A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780857532503 Imprint: Doubleday Childrens (Random House) Format: paperback, 320 pages Twelve years ago a loving father and husband scales …
Book of Days by K A Barker
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781742614175 Format: Paperback, 392 pages Category: Children’s General Fiction Imprint: Pan Australia (Macmillan) The Book of Days is steampunk …
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780575097414 Publisher: Gollancz (Hachette) Format: paperback, 1080 pages Rating: ★★★★★ 5/5 stars Words of Radiance is the second book in the Stormlight Archive. …
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780006480105 ISBN10: 0006480101 On Sale: 1997 Format: Paperback, 768 pages Publisher: HarperVoyager (HarperCollins) Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 I’m …
Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z Martin
A review by C J Dee Pages: 464 ISBN (Mobi): 9781849977579 ISBN (Epub): 9781849977579 ISBN (Print): 9781781082324 Publisher: Solaris Rating: ★★★★★ 5/5 Cassidy Kincaide is a store owner with several …
Dracula Untold (2014)
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Gary Shore Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Bram Stoker Stars: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance, Art …
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Isao Takahata Writers: Isao Takahata(story & screenplay), Riko Sakaguchi (screenplay), Mike Jones (English version screenplay) Stars: Aki Asakura, Yukiji Asaoka Running time: 137 minutes Rating: …
Harry Potter: The Creature Vault by Jody Revenson
A review by Nalini Haynes The picture (left) of Harry Potter: The Creature Vault doesn’t do it justice. It’s two-toned purple with 3D embossing to …
Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier
A review by Nalini Haynes I’ve never read a Juliet Marillier novel before; heaps of people, even other students (who hardly seem to read), have …