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Category Archives: reads
EX Oblivione: The complete Lovecraftian #27
“There is nothing better than oblivion, since in oblivion there is no wish unfulfilled.” ~ H.P. Lovecraft ‘In defence of Dacon‘ As a philosophical statement, let’s be honest here, the above is a bit on the bleak side. Though no … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Lovecraft, reads, sci-fi
Tagged cthulhu, depression, Lovecraft, nihilisum
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‘Passing Place’ 99p-99c Sale
Step in from the cold, through the saloon door of the strangest bar in creation. A place where causality is just a set of rules and the rules can be bent. Where no one knows your name, but everyone has … Continue reading
Posted in books, Passing Place, publication, reads, sci-fi, writes
Tagged #novel, #scifi, amreading, booksale, ebook, ebooksale, fantasy, kindle, kindlesale, kindleunlimited, novels
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Nyarlathotep: The Complete Lovecraftian#24
Nyarlathotep . . . the crawling chaos . . . I am the last . . . I will tell the audient void. . . Of all the pantheonic creatures of mythos created by Lovecraft, Nyarlathotep is perhaps second only to old tentacle face himself in its impact upon popular culture. I … Continue reading
Posted in cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft, mythos, Nyarlathotep, reads, retro book reviews, sci-fi
Tagged amreading, bookreview, cthulhu, Lovecraft, mythos, Nyarlathotep, wordpress
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The Difficult Chapters…
Every reader has encountered these at some point, more than once I would suspect in most cases. Those chapters that just drag at a readers eyes. The ones that cause you to put down a book, or more likely not … Continue reading
From Beyond: The Complete Lovecraftian#23
You don’t have to read much of ‘From Beyond’ to know you’re in the middle of Lovecraft country. If ever a passage screamed Lovecraft it is this one from the first page of the story… “What do we know,” he … Continue reading
Posted in Lovecraft, mythos, reads, retro book reviews, rights, sci-fi
Tagged bookreview, cthulhu, Lovecraft, mythos
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Retro Book Reviews: Fahrenheit 451
Paper burns at 451 Fahrenheit, or so the legend goes… Regarded by many of Ray Bradbury’s finest work Fahrenheit 451 remains as prescient today as it was when it was first written back in the 1950’s. It sits within the … Continue reading
Posted in dystopia, reads, retro book reviews, sci-fi
Tagged #scifi, amreading, bookreviews, dystopia
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‘Beyond Redemption’ and the bedside table…
I read a lot, as most writers do. Indeed it is more or less a prime requisite for the job. The great sage himself, Stephen King, says… “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads
Tagged #scifi, bookreview
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Strontium Dogs…
I grew up, back in the 80’s, reading 2000AD. Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Holo Jones, Bad Company, The A.B.C. Warriors, The VC’s, Nemesis the Warlock and all the rest informed my humour, my writing and my love of what sci-fi at its best can … Continue reading
Posted in 2000AD, goodreads, movies, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
Tagged 2000AD, art, carlos ezquerra, comics, movies, strontiumdog
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Life in the Passing Place
Step in from the cold, through the saloon door of the strangest bar in creation. A place where causality is just a set of rules and the rules can be bent. Where no one knows your name, but everyone has … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, cider lane, Esqwiths, goodreads, Passing Place, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, reads
Tagged #novel, #passingplace, #scifi, amreading, fantasy, horror
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Oswald Bastable: The Original Steampunk Trilogy
H.G.Wells and Jules Verne share the honour of being amongst the father’s Science Fiction, and retrospectively the fathers of Steampunk. There is little doubt the Verne and Wells influence on Steampunk is huge, though their tales are set in a … Continue reading
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Tagged amreading, bookblog, cogwheels, Hannibal Smyth, steampunk
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