Snobby attitudes to sci-fi and fantasy can mean missing out on great stories amid popular book series – a publishing genre that is sure to grow. Make of it what you will, but it’s a plain fact of publishing life that more people will read the latest Star Wars franchise novel than all the booksContinue reading “The shameful joys of the franchise novel…and why the force is with them”
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Vampires, Caesar and Fairytales
The infamous book pile grew considerably over Christmas, although not as much as it might have. I’ve been resisting temptation wherever possible. It’s a struggle. I dipped into the world of E-Books to pick up Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint. Mr de Lint is a cult figure in contemporary fantasy but hisContinue reading “Vampires, Caesar and Fairytales”
Damien Walter 