Steelheart, (The Reckoners #1) by Brandon Sanderson Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must … Continue reading Steelheart | Brandon Sanderson
Dystopia
Runemaker | Alex R. Khaler
The Runebinder Chronicles: Runemaker by Alex R. KahlerThe end is here.Tenn thought the spirits wanted him to find his fellow Hunter, Aidan, to win the war against the undead. But with Aidan on the brink of self-destruction and Tenn reeling from his lover’s spite, their fated convergence seems far from promising.Especially because Aidan no longer … Continue reading Runemaker | Alex R. Khaler
TV Review: Noughts + Crosses | Pilot review
Premise: The series is speculative fiction describing an alternative history in which native African people had gained a technological and organisational advantage over the European people, rather than the other way around, with Africans having made Europeans their slaves. The series takes place in an alternative 21st-century Britain. At the time of the series, slavery … Continue reading TV Review: Noughts + Crosses | Pilot review
Runebreaker | Alex R. Khaler
Review of the memorable Runebreaker book 2 of The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R Kahler.
Runebinder | Alex R. Kahler
Review of The Runebinder Chronicles book 1 by Alex R Kahler
The Divergent series: Allegiant
My thoughts on the latest The Divergent Series movie adaptation Allegiant.
The Giver | Lois Lowry
The Giver is a novel by Lois Lowry, which was first published in 1993. The novel follows a young boy, Jonas, in a society that eliminated pain and conflicts by eradicating emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is apprehensive about an upcoming ceremony that will determine is “job” in the community. It might not be … Continue reading The Giver | Lois Lowry
Worn out Spines 