Category Archives: book reviews

The thing I hate about self-publishing

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Mark Hayes

This is really just one thing. Which is asking people, I converse with on Facebook, if they will read and review my book … Really, words can not describe how much I hate doing this… which is why I don’t … Continue reading →

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Waiting at the bus stop of lost hopes…

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Mark Hayes

Okay, slight over dramatic title for this piece, but it is taken from the name of the first chapter of Passing Place so it had a certain appeal because waiting is more or less what I am doing. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Kheris Burning, book review

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Mark Hayes

Not done a review for a while but stumbled over this gem in Stockton SFI festival a year after I read the original 4 novels by C.G.Hatton, which are reviewed way back in this blog about a year ago link … Continue reading →

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#Yourenext book review

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Mark Hayes

What the scariest monster you have ever seen or read about in horror fiction. Werewolves? Vampires? Zombies? Old tentacle face himself Cuthulu? Pennywise from IT? Pinhead? Maybe old school Frankensteins corpse gave life… It doesn’t matter because all those answers are inevitably … Continue reading →

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Amazon reviews (and why they are important)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Mark Hayes

Amazon Reviews and why they are important Amazon, like it or not, is the leading retail channel for new authors, and the marketplace. It’s not perfect but is vital if you’re trying to get people to read your books. All … Continue reading →

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Strange worlds and Awkward reviews

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Mark Hayes

As anyone who reads my blog is aware I review Indie authors books on a semi-regular basis.Partly I do reviews because I am an indie writer myself. Thus I know how hard it is to get people to do reviews. … Continue reading →

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Cider Lane Reviews

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Mark Hayes

A few recent reviews for Cider Lane :Of Silences and Stars from +Amazon.co.uk , as once in a while it’s nice to blow one own trumpet. 5.0 out of 5 starsI thoroughly enjoyed this incredibly compelling bookByMark AdamsFormat: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI thoroughly … Continue reading →

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Wife in space: the scruffy drunk

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Mark Hayes

A while ago a good friend thrust a book into my hand called Adventures with the Wife in Space: Living with Doctor Who. Which was written by +Neil Perryman and in part his wife Sue after Neil, a lifelong Doctor Who … Continue reading →

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The Watching : the waiting book 2

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Mark Hayes

Book review The Watching : the waiting book 2 I reviewed the first two books in this series earlier in the year and the first of these can be found here . This, the third book in the series … Continue reading →

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Alice’s Adventures in Steamland, the clockwork goddess

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Mark Hayes

Among other things, I like me a bit of a steam punk. Which is to say i find the whole idea of stream driven tech and mad gadgets in alternative history both wonderfully inventive and alluring. That said, I … Continue reading →