I lie in the lounge on my afternoon bed. A million frayed nerve ends arc over my head. The light in the sky is a bright steely grey: The mottled effect of a blustery day. The trees silhouette. Every branch, limb and twig Thrusts in lignin defiance. They don’t give a fig For a [...]
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Runes of the Earth – Stephen Donaldson
Posted: 16th August 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Articles, Book Review, Book Review, Mathew's Blog, Member's BlogsTags: Book Review, Fantasy Novel, stephen donaldson, thomas covenant
Book seven in the saga and … it is very different. For a one there is no Thomas Covenant. Instead the dilemma of the white gold is taken up by Linden Avery which was obvious after the last book as Covenant had died in his own world. 10 years later and Linden Avery now has [...]
Book Review: Percy Jackson and the lightening thief – Rick Riordan
Posted: 5th August 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Articles, Book Review, Book Review, Mathew's Blog, Member's BlogsTags: Book Review, greek gods, Horsham Writers, Mathew E C Bridle, percy jackson, rick riordan
I have been meaning to read this book for quite some time. Having watched my 11 year old daughter practically destroy it with her re-reading I thought that I had better act quickly. I was glad that I did. Percy Jackson is a demigod, the son of Poseidon no less, one of the big three, [...]
Book Review: The Human Race – O.C. Heaton
Posted: 3rd August 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Articles, Book Review, Book Review, Mathew's Blog, Member's BlogsTags: Book Review, Mathew E C Bridle, Sci Fi
Now here is an unusual book. The author, Mr Heaton, has clearly spent many a long day researching all things Icelandic, American airline history and a great deal of quantum physics relating to the plausibility of teleportation. Then he has taken said research and built a novel around it without killing the story at all. [...]
Book Review: Thomas Covenant: The One Tree – Stephen Donaldson
Posted: 12th July 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Articles, Book Review, Book Review, Mathew's Blog, Member's BlogsTags: Book Review, Fantasy Novel, Mathew E C Bridle, stephen donaldson, the one tree
“Stone and Sea.” Can there be any more perilous a journey than that of Ur-Lord Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever and White Gold wielder Giantfriend? Could his title get any longer? Linden Avery now moves slowly to the fore as the questers sail the seas hounded by a Raver that assails them at the worst possible times. [...]
Zombies vs. Nazis – A lost history of the walking dead
Posted: 29th June 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Articles, Book Review, Book Review, Mathew's BlogTags: fantasy, nazis, saga, scott kenemore, undead, voodoo, war, zombies
by Scott Kenemore with Illustrations by Adam Wallenta I must confess that when I was first asked to review this book I was not that keen as it is not something that I would readily pick up. I had no idea what to expect so when the email arrived (I had a PDF version) I opened [...]
Book Review – Lord Foul’s Bane – Stephen Donaldson
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Book Review, Book Review, Mathew's Blog, Member's BlogsWhen Vamplit Publishing offered to take on my book they likened my style to Stephen Donaldson Author of the Thomas Covenant Chronicles and others. Now I have never heard of Stephen Donaldson so that meant little to me. I have now however acquainted myself with the author’s work and stand perplexed. Does my publisher really [...]