Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) is the also-ran of 1970s TV chat show hosts. Never reaching the heights of his more famous contemporaries, his audience share plummets following the tragic death of his beloved wife. Now it's sweeps week - the viewer audience numbers on this one night will decide whether Jack's show is cancelled. It … Continue reading Late Night with the Devil (2023)
"The tavern was called the Pathfinder's Gambit, though its patrons referred to it as 'the Armpit', or simply just 'the Pit', on account of its stale odour and the fact its interior rarely saw sunlight." Lukan Gardova is a bit of a rascal, cast out of both school and his noble but impoverished family after … Continue reading The Silverblood Promise – James Logan
Dune. Arrakis. Planet of the spice - the only substance that makes space travel possible. Home to giant sandworms, and the Freman natives subjugated by the Empire's quest for spice. Part one introduced us to various characters and factions, and then left the story very untold. Paul (Timothee Chalamet) and his mother, Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) … Continue reading Dune: Part 2 (2024)
"The wind peppered her bare shoulders and Emerson shivered." Secrets of the Catalogue introduced us to Emerson Blackwell as she discovered the family secret: The Central Library, the Catalogue, worlds of books that Librarians - such as herself - can travel into. But on the flipside there is the Foundation, a group of rebel Librarians … Continue reading Foundation – Amelia Spencer
"Cleric Thien was telling them that it always started with a story." I imagine one very fun bit about writing a series of novellas set in the same world and with the same characters is the ability to be more playful with each slice of story, and mix up the genre now and again. Thus … Continue reading The Brides of High Hill – Nghi Vo
"Viv buried her greatsword in the scalvert's skull with a meaty crunch." I have, for various reasons, been in a real comfort read mood for most of this year - not that the above opening line would have clued you in to that! But this book is absolutely 'cosy fantasy', telling the story of an … Continue reading Legends and Lattes – Travis Baldree
"Once upon a time, there was a girl named Rosa." Rosa Mandolini lives and works in her family's art studio. Their jobs are to produce 'illuminations': paintings small or large that act as good luck charms, or spells. The problem is, you have to paint the right thing - the same right thing. Want to … Continue reading Illuminations – T Kingfisher
"The sound of the C train roared outside Emerson's bedroom window, muddled by the rain that came down in torrents on the fire escape." Emerson Blackwell's humdrum existence is about to be upended forever when she stumbles into a hidden, magical library (squee!) in a strange forgotten side street of her New York home. The … Continue reading Secrets of the Catalogue – Amelia Spencer
Science is going wrong - and no one knows why. Is that why a series of top scientists commit suicide? One of those is Vera Ye, and her funeral brings together five friends from Oxford, now gone their separate ways in life. Scientists, teacher, multi-millionaire businessman; all will be central to the coming, impossible, dramas. … Continue reading 3 Body Problem (season 1)
"'-and that was how we got the moon back up the mountain and into the sky, and no one was every the wiser.'" Cleric Chih is returning home to the abbey at Singing Hills for the first time in several years. However, it's far from a happy homecoming as their mentor, Cleric Thien, has died, … Continue reading Mammoths at the Gates – Nghi Vo
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