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SF and fantasy fiction fan. Lost my dad and sister to cancer so want to support this cause

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And the serious plot begins

Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher

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In this, the second book of the Codex Alera, we move past the starter villains of the first book and really kick the ongoing plot lines into gear. In the first book Furies of Calderon we are introduced to our 15 year old protagonist Tavi and finish with him being offered a scholarship from the ruler of Alera  (Gaius Sextus) to his academy. In book 2 we start with the 17 year old Tavi still being an outsider due to his lack of magic, bullied by spoilt nobles, and having some good friends – particularly the delightful Maximus Antillar (bastard […]

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10/4/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:19 |

When everyone has magic you’re special if you’re the one without

Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

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Furies of Calderon is the first book in Jim Butcher’s Codex Alera. The book series came about as the result of a discussion about whether a good premise could overcome a bad writer or vice-versa – that a good enough writer could come up with a story even from a bad premise. Jim’s response was to say give him two terrible ideas and he’d write the book combining them; so here we are with a book that combines the Lost Roman legion and Pokemon! This is not my first time reading this series and I actually read it before The […]

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8/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:18 |

The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock

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When I was younger one of the things I loved in my home was artwork by Rodney Matthews and I still have a canvas print of his Ice Spirit on my wall. I always knew that was inspired by the Michael Moorcock book The Ice Schooner but for some reason I never read it, even whilst reading the Corum, Hawkmoon, and Elric series in my late-teens. Coming across a copy in a second hand book shop earlier this year gave me a chance to correct that and give this book a chance. The book is set in a world covered […]

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8/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:17 |

Kingdom Hearts: Mickey Mouse kicks ass!

Kingdom Hearts 2: The Novel, Volume 1 by Tomoco Kanemaki

Kingdom Hearts 2: The Novel, Volume 2 by Tomoco Kanemaki

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories by Tomoco Kanemaki

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days by Tomoco Kanemaki

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep by Tomoco Kanemaki

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Introduction A long time ago (17 years!) Square Enix got together with Disney to create a game that combined characters from Square’s famous role playing games (Final Fantasy) and characters from classic Disney canon. The aim was to get new audiences for both companies work by connecting them via a story featuring a young protagonist (Sora, aged 14 in the first game and still only just about 16 in the latest) and his adventures. That game was Kingdom Hearts and we’re still here 17 years and 13 games later with the last release being the biggest selling instalment and the […]

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7/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:16 |

Interesting ideas but needed more space to grow

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

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Binti is a novella starting a series about a young woman leaving her home in Africa to travel to a distant world – Oomza University. She is the first of her people – the Himba – to leave their homelands but she is an incredibly gifted harmoniser who even as a teenager is capable of building complex instruments called astrolabes. Basically she is gifted at the complex and advanced mathematics that are used to propel this future society. The book introduces intriguing concepts such as living ships who grow complex internal chambers and slough off their carapace as they descend […]

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7/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:11 |

Love is an ass

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

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As I’m heading to London tomorrow to see this performed in the open air I decided a read of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was in order. It’s also exactly the right time of year to read or see this play as the lazy, long, days of summer are a defining characteristic of this story. This is a story of star-crossed lovers, jealousy, and mistaken identity tangled up in the ongoing games of immortal fairies. Hermia is being forced to marry Demetrius (who loves her) but Hermia is in love with Lysander. Also tangled here is Helena who still love […]

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7/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

A trip back to childhood

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome

Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome

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For me, some of my favourite books are those that remind me of a time or place. And so it was that when I went on holiday to the Lake District I decided I wanted to reread books in the Swallows and Amazons series – specifically the original book and it’s sequel Swallowdale. I first read this series starting at the age of about eight and they have stuck with me ever since for their depiction of childhood adventure The books follow the adventures of children in the early 1900s. In these novels we follow the Walker children – John, […]

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7/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |

New guy, same weird problems

The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

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Ben Aaronovitch takes a detour from London in his latest urban fantasy novella, but doesn’t really go too far afield. In The October Man we take a break from the adventures of Peter Grant in London to see what is happening elsewhere in the world of magical policing. We arrive in Germany to enjoy an adventure with Peter’s counterpart Tobias (Tobi) Winter, another young copper who turned out to have a bit of a gift with magic. Tobi is assigned to work a case in Trier where a man has died in weird circumstances – his body consumed by the […]

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6/28/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:7 |


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