Sourcery (2012)

Sourcery (2012) continues the same style Corgi introduced when they republished the entire Discworld series after Sir Terry’s death. If it ain’t broke, and all that. Colour Theme – Check Established Fonts Used – Check OTT Josh Kirby Illustration – Check

Melmoth (2019)

Just LOOK at this cover – could it be any more gorgeous and gothic? It’s beautiful and menacing in equal measure, much like the story itself, and it’s a cover that I just want to show people and say “look at this! Look at how gorgeous a book cover can be!” It’s got to rate

Brother Odd (2013)

First Published: 2006 Edition Published: 2013 Cover Design:  MavroDesign Publisher: Harper

Poop Poop

I caught the new stage musical by Julian Fellowes, Stiles and Drewe in October – the same creative team who crafted the stage version of Mary Poppins and the simply joyful Half A Sixpence – a new adaptation of The Wind In The Willows. I’ve loved the stories and characters since my uncle first introduced them

Bang Bang Gaiman’s Golden Hammer

A fresh book to lose myself within. One of my favourite authors writing about one of my favourite subjects. Fantastic.

The Horror

Whenever I visit my favourite second-hand bookshop I am strongly reminded of the opening scene from Ghostbusters – where the librarian wanders between shelves and the books mysteriously rearrange themselves – and being Halloween I purchased two books which seemed in keeping with the theme. I spent Halloween visiting my favourite, dingy little bookshop in

Old Friend

Hello Halloween. Time to get reacquainted.

The Player Of Games

After weeks of on/off reading I FINALLY finished The Player of Games, and boy did I love it. That it’s full of brilliantly unique ideas goes without saying. It blends vast, magestic concepts and descriptions with Iain M. Banks’ trademark humour so that, while the universe is always awe-inspiring in its complexities, it is never dour. Characters are

The Dark Tower Volume 1: The Gunslinger (1988)

First Published: 1982 (in parts – 1978, 1980, 1981) Edition Published: 1988 Cover Illustration: Michael Whelan Illustrations: Michael Whelan  Publisher: Sphere Notes: A copy which seems to have travelled as long and hard as the gunslinger, himself. Inlaid with the full set of illustrations by Michael Whelan, none of which I’ve seen before (my original copy did

Banks On The Beach

The first day of a week off and it’s time to get back into reading The Player Of Games. There’s been such a lot going on and so many things to deal with over the last month or so that it’s nice to actually zone out, listen to the waves and simply enjoy getting lost