Tag Archives: fantasy

Review: Sleepy Hollow, Pilot Episode

Posted on September 22, 2013 by

Finally, something new in the visual medium to sink my teeth into. I think I’m going to enjoy this. Sleepy Hollow is a new TV series from Fox, based (loosely, I assume) on the short story ‘The Legend of Sleepy … Continue reading →

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Review: Hemlock Grove, Season One

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

I have now watched all of Hemlock Grove. That’s right. All of it. Since Friday. I would therefore like to revise my original tentative assessment and say this: Hemlock Grove is basically the best and most original thing you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Review: Rome Burning, by Sophia McDougall

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Title: Rome Burning Author: Sophia McDougall Series/Stand alone: Volume Two of the Romanitas Trilogy Genre: Alternate History/Fantasy First Published: 2007 Edition Reviewed: Orion Books/Gollancz (2008) Hb/Pb/ebook: Paperback Price: Available from Amazon Market Place from £0.01 (+P&P) at time of posting. … Continue reading →

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Review: Kraken, by China Miéville

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Title: Kraken Author: China Miéville Series/Stand alone: Stand alone Genre: Fantasy/Contemporary First Published: 2010 Edition Reviewed: Del Rey (2011) Hb/Pb: Trade Paperback Plot Billy is a curator at the Natural History Museum. His main work is in preserving specimens, and … Continue reading →

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Read Along with Rhube 23: A Dance with Dragons, Chapters 45 & 46

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

(Index to previous A Dance with Dragons posts here.) Apologies for the radio silence over the last couple of weeks. It’s been crazy in Womblevonia. Plus, you know, supposing an average of 1,500 words per RAWR post, I had totted … Continue reading →

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Read Along with Rhube 22: A Dance with Dragons, Chapters 43 & 44

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

(Index of previous ADwD posts here.) I’m playing catch-up, so you get twice in one weekend! 😀 Chapter 43: Daenerys So, Dany and Daario are now doing a whole Romeo and Juliet thing – wishing the dawn away so that … Continue reading →

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Read Along with Rhube 18: A Dance with Dragons, Chapters 35 & 36

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

(Index to previous ADwD posts here.) Sorry to keep you waiting for this one, had to try and get on top of real life things for a while. But I’m still reading, and this behemoth ain’t gonna review itself. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Review: The Fades, Episodes 1-4

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

I wasn’t sure about The Fades at first. It was interesting and lively, but also a little bleak and slow. I often find it difficult to get into things closer to the horror end of the spectrum. It’s not that … Continue reading →

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Read Along with Rhube 17: A Dance with Dragons, Chapters 33 & 34

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

(Index to previous ADwD posts here.) It’s a bumper ADwD weekend, here in Womblevonia. I’m still playing catch-up with my reading and trying to make sure this doesn’t end up as something I doggedly do all winter as some kind … Continue reading →

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Read Along with Rhube 16: A Dance with Dragons, Chapters 31 & 32

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

(Index to previous A Dance with Dragons posts, here.) This is starting to feel like a captain’s log – the numbers are losing all meaning. Or at least, such is the sort of thought that strikes me on a Saturday … Continue reading →

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