a review by Nalini Haynes Jessica Shirvington’s Embrace begins when Violet Eden is about to turn 17, a momentous day in any girl’s life. …
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Double-Edged Sword by Sarah Silverwood
a review by Nalini Haynes Sarah Silverwood’s Double-edged Sword begins with Fin (Finmere Tingewick Smith) turning 16, his birthday launching him from his strange life into …
Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
a review by Nalini Haynes Artemis Fowl, criminal genius, is now 15 years old. This time he is intentionally setting out to save the world …
Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
a review by Nalini Haynes The Quantum Thief is Jean Le Flambeur is a thief trapped in a prison playing game theory with the other prisoners as …
Heir of Night by Helen Lowe
a review by Nalini Haynes The Heir of Night is Malian, a 13 year old girl who is the only child of the Earl of …
Dragon with the Girl Tattoo by Adam Roberts
a review by Nalini Haynes The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo by Adam Roberts parodies the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Helltrik Vagner is an …
Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks
a review by Nalini Haynes Surface Detail begins with Lededje hiding from Veppers, her owner, who finds and subsequently murders her. Lededje awakens to find …
Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
a review by Nalini Haynes The Heroes opens with Curnden Craw, a leader of a small band of fighters, taking the Heroes from another band …
Lost Thing Collector’s Edition
a review by Nalini Haynes Author: Shaun Tan Presenter: Passion Pictures Aust Distributor: Madman The observant and loyal reader will notice that I reviewed The …
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien
a review by Nalini Haynes Created by Man of Action Ben Tennyson, AKA Ben 10, is a 16 year old with a cousin, Gwen, who …
Xam’D: Lost Memories
a review by Nalini Haynes Director: Masayuki Miyaji Creator: Studio Bones Distributor: Madman Release date: English 2010 Xam’D focuses on Akiyuki, a teenage boy, on …
Feeling Blue… Cosplay in Melbourne
by Nalini Haynes A long time ago, a galaxy far, far away came to Melbourne Scienceworks. (Cue Star Wars theme music.) April Staines and some …
Last Chance to See: In the footsteps of Douglas Adams
a review by Nalini Haynes Last Chance to See is an ecological documentary starring Stephen Fry. In the late 1980s, Douglas Adams travelled the globe …
Banksy
by Nalini Haynes Who is Banksy? This is the big question on everyone’s lips. Banksy is a street artist or vandal depending on your point …
Buffy – without Joss???
by Nalini Haynes Breaking news – Warner Bros is making a Buffy movie reboot, without Joss Whedon. Joss says, ‘This is a sad, sad reflection …