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Review of ‘Stormchaser’ by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

07/02/2021 nsford 2 Comments

The sequel to Beyond the Deepwoods and the second published book in the Edge Chronicles series, Stormchaser is very exciting…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, Chris Riddell, fantasy, Paul Stewart, reviews, YA fiction

Review of ‘Titus Alone’ by Mervyn Peake

20/11/2020 nsford 5 Comments

This novel is astonishing and strange but I’ve never liked it much. I re-read it to complete the trilogy which…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, Mervyn Peake, reviews

Film of the book: ‘The Black Cauldron’ (1985)

09/10/2020 nsford 7 Comments

A notorious box office failure, this was the first Disney animated film to have a PG rating. It had no…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, children's fiction, fantasy, films, Lloyd Alexander

Review of ‘Gormenghast’ by Mervyn Peake

25/09/2020 nsford 2 Comments

This extraordinary sequel to Titus Groan is a strange beast. It has a Hamlet aspect (i.e. almost all the main…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, Mervyn Peake, reviews

Review of ‘Beyond the Deepwoods’ by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

12/09/2020 nsford 11 Comments

The best way I can describe this book is Alice in Wonderland crossed with one of those video games where…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, Chris Riddell, fantasy, Paul Stewart, reviews, YA fiction

Review of ‘Titus Groan’ by Mervyn Peake

20/05/2020 nsford 6 Comments

‘There would be tears and there would be strange laughter. Fierce births and deaths beneath umbrageous ceilings. And dreams, and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, Mervyn Peake, reviews

Review of ‘The Chronicles of Prydain’ by Lloyd Alexander

07/02/2020 nsford 11 Comments

Do you like The Lord of the Rings but wish it was easier to read and had more humour? Then…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, fantasy, fiction, Lloyd Alexander, reviews, YA fiction

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘Northern Lights’ by Philip Pullman

01/02/2020 nsford 9 Comments

His Dark Materials is a fantastic series full of big ideas, amazing settings and interesting characters. The first book, Northern…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, fantasy, Philip Pullman, reading, YA fiction

Review of ‘Good Omens’ by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

19/09/2019 nsford 12 Comments

Angels, demons, witches, computers and bikers collide in this hilarious adventure by two legendary writers, Neil Gaiman and the late…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, Neil Gaiman, reviews, Terry Pratchett

Character of the month: Moist von Lipwig

13/06/2019 nsford 2 Comments

Irresistably likeable conman and reluctant servant to the city of Ankh-Morpork, Moist von Lipwig is the star of three Discworld…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, reading, Terry Pratchett

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