by philwilliams | Aug 1, 2018 | Book Reviews, Ordshaw Series, Special Offers
It’s an exciting day for self-published fantasy authors and readers alike, as the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2018 kicks off today. Especially exciting for me because Under Ordshaw is in the contest! If you’re not familiar with the contest,...
by philwilliams | Jul 5, 2018 | Book Reviews
The start of July. Halfway clear of the dystopian wastes of 2018, with the days threatening to get shorter again. A time to stop and think about all the things we thought we’d achieve back in January that we then got distracted from by US politics. More...
by philwilliams | Feb 27, 2018 | Book Reviews
It’s been a while since I sat down to blog, what with all the other chaotic writing I’ve got going on, but I’ve been building up piles of little book reviews I keep forgetting to post. One of these I read almost a year ago now. Anyway, these three...
by philwilliams | Dec 14, 2017 | Book Reviews
With the year drawing to a close, I’m reflecting on my completed reading list and picking out the books that impressed me most. This year I’ve been delving into a lot of classic sci-fi, a little crime and some quirky fantasy in between – and these...
by philwilliams | Oct 12, 2017 | Book Reviews
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester A story that does an awful lot in a short space – The Stars My Destination is strikingly efficient with its seemingly simple tale of revenge, yet spans a richly imagined intergalactic future and shines a light on some...
by philwilliams | Aug 25, 2017 | Book Reviews
Killing Floor by Lee Child The now impossibly famous Jack Reacher’s first outing – a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time sets our hard-as-nails hero on a collision course with your run-of-the-mill corrupt small town businessmen. It’s easy to see...