Category: Reviews

Book Review: End of the Road (Edited by Jonathan Oliver)

July 10, 2014
8 mins to read

‘An enriching and enjoyable example of the diversity and inventiveness that a themed anthology can offer!’ Editor Jonathan Oliver builds upon the success of previous Solaris Books anthologies House of Fear, Magic and The End of the Line to deliver his most accomplished and diverse anthology to date. In a sense this can be seen …

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Book Review: Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

June 19, 2014
7 mins to read

“King’s prose is littered with colourful references and character quirks that can make even the most mundane of scenes come alive.” Mr Mercedes is the latest book from Stephen King. Following in the footsteps of his recent novel Joyland, it veers away from the traditional perception of King’s work to take on hardboiled crime. It begins …

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Book Review: Reaping The Dark by Gary McMahon

June 12, 2014
5 mins to read

“One of the best British writers in horror!” Reaping the Dark is the latest novella from Gary McMahon and is the story of Driver Z, or Clarke as he is known to a small number of his closest friends. Driver Z is a low level criminal, a getaway driver. He is good at what he …

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Book Review: Ana Kai Tangata by Scott Nicolay

June 11, 2014
5 mins to read

“A serious contender for best collection of the year!” In his introduction to Ana Kai Tangata Laird Barron, one of the finest practitioners of what might be considered the modern weird tale, claims that Scott Nicolay is as good a debut author as he has ever read. The problem with such praise is, of course, …