The officers huddle in leaking tents, and the makeshift camp leans into the oncoming storm. The foot soldiers crowd around failing fires to warm their weary bones. Pharrigan, Lord of Rhyshire, stands outside his humble pavilion. His advisors scurry around him, offering him strategy and tactics, but few strategies can help a battalion of three […]
[Interview] Nerine Dorman on Camdeboo Nights
Last week I reviewed Nerine Dorman’s ace Camdeboo Nights, and today I’m welcoming her to my blog to talk about it further! 1) How would you sum up Camdeboo Nights in a single sentence? Part road trip and monster mash-up, the story takes four teenagers on the ride of their lives. 2) It feels like […]
#FridayFlash – Where Rock n Roll went to die
I found Nickel Springs by accident, tucked away in a valley a few miles from the interstate. By the looks of it, the twenty first century hadn’t thought to stop by either – damn place looked like 1955 turned up and then never left. Ageing cars parked along Main Street, hand-painted adverts in the windows, […]
[Book Review] Camdeboo Nights
Anyone who reads this blog will know I’m a big fan of South African wordmistress Nerine Dorman, and it’s my pleasure to review one of her most recent offerings, Camdeboo Nights. Set in her native land, Dorman tells the tale of Helen Ashfield, a young woman trying to come to terms with the fact her […]
Free Fantasy Read – Holy War
In the years before the War, everyone thought they knew why architects installed angels on buildings. It was all about decoration. Especially the Victorians, they went mad over cherubs and anything else with wings. Covered their buildings and parks with the buggers. What no one realised is they weren’t just stone copies – they were […]
[Book Review] I Know You Know
It’s a little known fact but I do actually enjoy reading thrillers. If someone manages to combine thrillers with a spot of the supernatural then all the better! I’ve been reading Helen Howell’s blog for some time now, and she posts regular serials and flash fiction. In February, her first adult novella, I Know You […]
