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‘Star Wars: The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless’ By George Mann Book Review

It’s strange to think we are nearly at the end of the Star Wars‘ High Republic publishing initiative with the release of Tears of The Nameless by George Mann. We are two-thirds of the way through phase 3, known as “Trials of The Jedi,” with the last wave of the phase set for release in mid-2025. With us being at the

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‘Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss’ By Steven Barnes Book Review

The Phantom Menace has been celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, with a whole slew of new merchandise, the re-release of the film and new comics and books set in the era too. While the world of Star Wars books has been dominated by the High Republic, there has been space for two books this year set in and around the

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‘Blood of the Old Kings’ by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur Book Review

Get ready for an epic adventure that checks all the boxes. There’s a grieving woman who will rise to become king, there’s a determined young man that wants answers, there’s a scared young sorceress that will find the courage to save them all, oh and there’s a dragon, did I mention that? Sung-Il Kim’s amazing new fantasy book, Blood of the

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‘Managing and Other Lies: A Queer Horror Collection’ by Willow Heath Book Review

I’m not the biggest fan of the horror genre in any form. In fact, I have recently complained to some of my writers about the number of horror films we’ve covered this year already. But when one of the YouTubers I follow, @WillowTalksBooks, announced she had written a book of horror short stories, I decided to give this one a try.

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Star Wars Legends Book Review: ‘Darth Plagueis’ by James Luceno

“Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise?” words uttered by Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith managed to capture the imagination of Star Wars fans for years. Who was this mysterious Sith? And was Palpatine hinting that it was his master? In canon, still not a lot is known about Darth Plagueis and in fact it took

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‘Marvel: What if…Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Were Siblings?’ by Seanan McGuire Book Review

The Scarlet Witch is one half of a super pair. She has chaos magic running through her veins and her brother is the …amazing Spider-Man? In most universes Wanda Maximoff grows up as the twin of Pietro Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver. But what if she didn’t? What if instead of growing up in Latveria being fed a steady diet of

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DC Showcase: Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come is a huge comic book event published by DC Comics in 1996. It stands out as one of the most breathtaking and influential works in the comic book medium. Kingdom Come was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross. Back in 1996, it was released as a four-issue miniseries that explored mysteries of the DC Universe. It

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‘Secrets and Sacrifices’ by Cath Lauria (A Regency Cthulhu Novel) Book Review

According to authorities, Cassandra Wright’s father killed himself after murdering another man. The accusation destroyed her family, but Cassandra doesn’t believe it. Now, five years later, she’s returned to where it all happened to try and prove her father’s innocence. But there are more forces at work here than she knows. A beast is terrorizing the countryside around the small village

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‘The Phoenix Keeper’ by S.A. MacLean Book Review

Aila loves animals but none so much as her beloved Silimalo phoenix that she cares for at the Sam Tamculo Zoo. She just gets animals. People, not so much. Luckily her best friend,Tanya, is also her fellow zoo keeper and she helps Aila to deal with the people in her life. Like the hot dragon keeper that keeps stealing her focus

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