Alma Katsu, The Taker, London, Century, 2011, 438 p. I really had no idea what to expect from this story. Picking it up for around $5 at Planet Books in their end of financial year clearance sale, it goes to show how affective a really solid, eye-catching cover does for a curious spender. Black, silver … Continue reading Review: The Taker
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Review: The Scrivener’s Tale
Fiona McIntosh, The Scrivener's Tale, Sydney, Harper Voyager, 2012, 499 p. What unexpectedly started as one ordinary man named Gabe working - and emotionally hiding - in Paris, McIntosh throws the audience and Gabe into another dimension where we find yet another one of her in depth faraway lands. Morgravia. It is then we leave … Continue reading Review: The Scrivener’s Tale
Review: The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan, The Last Werewolf, Great Britain, Canongate Books Ltd, 2011, 346p. The Last Werewolf is a fabulous, gritty and hot read from the sardonic, tired and intelligent view of Jacob Marlowe, the last known werewolf on record. The story hooks you in immediately with a gunshot in Paris and before long you're off and … Continue reading Review: The Last Werewolf