In the epic conclusion to the series that began with the award-winning A Crucible of Souls, Mitchell Hogan combines the wonder of classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy …
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Kraken Rising by Greig Beck
A review by C J Dee When a missing, top secret US submarine has its emergency beacon activated beneath the surface of Antarctica, Alex Hunter …
Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley
A review by Nalini Haynes Stiletto is the sequel to The Rook, a first-class debut novel in the fantasy genre starring Myfanwy Thomas, a woman …
Flopsy disk — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter meet the Borg. In the 1990s. Flopsy disk is now obsolete. I hope Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter were more resilient. …
TEDx Canberra talk: Hear My Words
A few months ago, TEDx Canberra had an open mic night. This is my talk presented on that night… Good evening. TedX talks affect change via …
Your heart is a muscle the size of a fist by Sunil Yapa
A review by Nalini Haynes It’s 1999. Crowds have gathered to protest the World Trade Organization’s meeting in Seattle, protesting against how the WTO disadvantages …
Items received from Star Wars to Darkwood
I photograph and post items received over on Instagram but not everyone goes there so here is a bit of a catchup. Everything from Star …
I Robot: National Science Week 2016
The panel for National Science Week‘s I Robot showing discussed the science in the movie after watching Will Smith’s biceps and pecs — I mean the movie. I …
Fish alien — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
A fish alien goes fishing in a boat on top of the water… His dingy is called the Mud Skipper so maybe he’s on the mud …
Down Under (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Shit-stick is a stoner sloth type who’s giving his cousin Evan a driving lesson before they settle in to watch …
Sleepy Hollow s01e10: Golem
A commentary with spoilers, snark and very bad puns by Edward and Nalini Haynes Ichy is obsessing about his son and why his wife didn’t …
Sarah Ayoub
In this podcast and video I’m putting Sarah Ayoub in the limelight. The podcast is at the top of this post and available in iTunes while …
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD PARTS ONE AND TWO SCRIPT BOOK (Special Rehearsal Edition) J K Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne Published by …
Fish — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Last week’s illo was a fish ship so this week, being alphabetical, is a fish… I think my computer needs lessons in alphabetical listings. Anyhoo, …
Game of Thrones s04e05: First of His Name
A commentary with spoilers by Nalini Haynes and puns by Edward Haynes Watching the intro sequence fills me with need to see someone’s real-life clockwork …