Saturday, December 09, 2006

The End of Harry Potter? - David Langford

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A little while ago, Kelly of Big A, little a reported that David Langford's The End of Harry Potter was the prize in a Guardian/Water...
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Friday, December 08, 2006

Poetry Friday 27

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Yesterday saw a tornado in North London - probably for the first time in recorded history, so I'm sticking with the weather theme again...
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Thursday, December 07, 2006

A Recently Discovered Old English Poem

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This will interest Tolkien fans. An American medievalist and folklorist named Carl Anderson has been translating Tolkien into Old English  ...
Wednesday, December 06, 2006

The Silver Sequence - Cliff McNish

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Cliff McNish's Silver Sequence consists of three books: The Silver Child , Silver City and Silver World . Silver City is a Cybil nomin...
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Raven's Gate; Evil Star - Anthony Horowitz

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When I read Anthony Horowitz's Raven's Gate last October, I didn't think a great deal of it as you can see from my review at t...

Firefly Quote of the Week

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Mal : When I want a lot of medical jargon, I'll talk to a doctor. Simon : You are talking to a doctor. ("Objects in Space", Se...
Monday, December 04, 2006

Interview Juliet E McKenna

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Sometimes it's not what you know, it's who you know, that lands you the plums: Interview with Juliet E McKenna . * * * * * * No book...
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Sunday, December 03, 2006

Wolfproof - Maureen Doyle McQuerry

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Maureen Doyle McQuerry's Wolfproof is a tale full of references to British and Celtic mythology. It could easily have been written by A...
Saturday, December 02, 2006

The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher - Bill Harley

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Bill Harley's The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher is an interesting tale, albeit one with a fairly predictable fairy-tale ending. 10...
Friday, December 01, 2006

Poetry Friday 26

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It's the first of December and winter, in the form of heavy rain and strong, cold winds, seems to have arrived here with a vengeance thi...
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Into the Woods - Lyn Gardner

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Lyn Gardner's Into the Woods is an interesting tale about three sisters that incorporates a host of familiar fairy tale elements (and n...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

New Permanent Gallery for Children's Illustration

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The Illustration Cupboard , Britain’s only specialist dealer in contemporary book illustration, last week opened a brand new gallery space i...

The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral - Robert Westall

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Robert Westall's The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral is actually two supernatural stories in one volume. The titular tale is set in the e...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

YA Author bemoans role of adults in YA fiction

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The The UK SF Book News Network carries an interesting piece about the role of adults in YA novels. First time YA author, Jay Amory, comme...
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Blog Logo

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I'm toying with the idea of adding a logo to my Blog, and have come up with a couple of designs. I'd be interested to know what peop...
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Stones of Abraxas - K Osborn Sullivan

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K Osborn Sullivan's Stones of Abraxas was rather disappointing. Before reading it, I had seen a review which revealed that unlike most ...

Firefly Quote of the Week

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Zoe : Sir, I know she's unpredictable, but I don't think she'd harm anyone. Jayne : Butcher's knife! Zoe : Anyone we can...
Monday, November 27, 2006

The Edge of the Forest - November issue

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The November edition of The Edge of the Forest is now online. Here's a quick run down of what's over there this month: New this mon...
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My Swordhand Is Singing - Marcus Sedgwick

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From the title onwards, Marcus Sedgwick's My Swordhand is Singing is a poetic tale set in the isolated, hostile environment of the fore...
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Sunday, November 26, 2006

Flushed Away movie review

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One of my local cinemas was previewing Flushed Away the new Aardman Animation/Dreamworks CGI movie this weekend, so I snuck away from the C...
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