Author Archive: SueDavies
Crowfall: The Raven’s Mark book 3 by Ed McDonald (book review).
‘Crowfall’ is the final book in ‘The Raven’s Mark’ which is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the land itself is an enemy of the people. Ryhalt Galharrow has spent the six years since the events in Ravencry absorbing the Misery. The poisoned land caused by the previous battle between immortals should have killed him […]
Lost Acre: Rotherweird book 3 by Andrew Caldecott (book review).
‘Lost Acre’ is the third instalment in the world of ‘Rotherweird’. Given separate status by Elizabeth the First, after a series of terrible events, it remains relatively untouched by the modern world. Not dominated by Instagram or Twitter, trolls it is a quaint little town and a little bit of countryside where children play outside […]
The Devil’s Evidence: Thomas Fool book 1 by Simon Kurt Unsworth (book review).
No one knows why they have been assigned to Hell, no one knows if they will ever be released to Heaven. It’s the hope that kills you, over and over again. ‘The Devil’s Detective ‘is something different and the first of two books about a resident of Hell assigned to investigating crimes of violence against […]
Doctor Who: Resurrection Of The Daleks by Eric Saward (book review).
The long awaited novelisation of a classic ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘Resurrection Of The Daleks’ is to be welcomed in the drought of no Doctor in 2019. This is written by Eric Saward from his own original screenplay which starred the fifth Doctor with companions Tegan and Turlough. It wasn’t commissioned during the original run as […]
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (book review).
Co-produced by the Sherlock Holmes Museum, this eye-catching hardback, ‘The Complete Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle, asserts it has every Holmes story written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Let us consider its merits. The volume is substantial and runs to over a thousand pages. The edges of the pages are tinged scarlet and the binding […]
Doctor Who: Scratchman by Tom Baker (book review).
Inside the cover of ‘Scratchman’, it adds James Goss as the co-author of this book years in the making. As my additional press release material tells me, the idea was originally a hot project in the years Tom Baker was playing the Doctor and it has finally come to fruition in the year of his […]
Time’s Convert (book 4) by Deborah Harkness (book review).
With the recent series of ‘A Discovery Of Witches’ on UK TVs and, soon to be seen across the world, now is as good a time as any to get into the story of Diana Bishop, the witch and Matthew Clermont, the vampire. Please don’t start with ‘Time’s Convert’ as it is the fourth book […]
The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library series book 5) by Genevieve Cogman (book review).
If you are new to ‘The Invisible Library’ series you will be pleased, although your wallet might not be, that ‘The Mortal Word’ by Genevieve Cogman is the fifth book and you should catch up on the others first. Looking for a new kind of hero? Look no further, the librarian has broken out of […]
Doctor Who: Molten Heart by Una McCormack (book review).
Another unseen adventure that might form the core of the tales of Team TARDIS, ‘Molten Heart’ is a great story that presents the four travellers as a team who show great maturity as they deal with the very unexpected. From the opening, where we observe the travellers in the TARDIS, to the introduction the beautiful […]
The Sentence Is Death (Detective Daniel Hawthorne book 2) by Anthony Horowitz (book review).
We are back to the marmite of narratives. You either love the fact that Anthony Horowitz places himself firmly at the centre of the narrative or you can’t stomach it. I’m happily sitting pretty with the idea that I love this to meta-death. Is it an ego trip or is it just something different? He’s […]
