This was death? Then why did it hurt so much?It's not Joe Abercrombie's fault, but epic fantasy rarely ticks my boxes - I thoroughly bounced off Brust's Vlad Taltos books as well. I didn't find characters or setting attractive or interesting, and struggled through to the end to confirm my feelings. I have Best Served Cold waiting on the shelves as well but I may not give it the same amount of time.
April Books 11) The Blade Itself, by Joe Abercrombie
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Pyramids of Mars, by Kate Orman (and Robert Holmes and Terrance Dicks)
I'm not sure if I saw Pyramids of Mars when it was first broadcast in 1975; I know I did catch the edited rebroadcast in November 1976, which…
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The Evil of the Daleks, by Simon Guerrier (and John Peel)
The eleventh of the generally excellent Black Archive series of short books on individual Doctor Who stories addresses The Evil of the Daleks, the…
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The Flaming Soldier, by Christopher Bryant; The Dreamer’s Lament, by Benjamin Burford-Jones
Moving up my queued Doctor Who reviews in honour of my presence at Gallifrey One this weekend, here are a novella and novel in the generally good…
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