Bernard Cornwell – The Burning Land
The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell catches up with Uhtred five years after the events of Sword Song and he is now Alfred’s main man when it comes to commanding men against the Danes for the kingdom of Wessex.
Category: Reading
Jo Nesbo – Knife
A review of Jo Nesbo’s new Harry Hole thriller Knife.
Robert A Heinlein – I Will Fear No Evil
Having read and enjoyed The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land, I thought I would enjoy Robert A Heinlein’s I Will Fear No Evil in equal measure. Read on to find out if I did…
Ursula K. Le Guin – The Left Hand of Darkness
Le Guin is very highly regarded in fantasy and science fiction circles, and after running out of Philip K Dick books I needed to get me some classic sci-fi. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards, this was touted as her best book…
Douglas Coupland – Generation A
I was not particularly blown away by this as much as I was by Generation X, Microserfs and All Families Are Psychotic. I had no sympathy for the five characters through which the disjointed story is told.
Gene Wolfe – Peace
Peace is an enigma. A puzzle to be cracked. Perhaps fittingly my copy appeared mysteriously to me a month or so ago, having sat forgotten on a low bookshelf for a year.
Bernard Cornwell – Sword Song
Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell catches up with Uhtred a few years after the events of The Lords of the North. The book is mostly based in the London area and by Cornwell’s own admission is the least historically accurate of The Last Kingdom series so far. But that doesn’t mean it’s any the less enjoyable.
