I bought this at Oz Comic-Con in 2025. It was totally on spec. I stopped at a book shop booth and they only had translations. I did ask my normal questions but they didn’t seem to know anything about the books. I just bought this one from them. I have ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
I discovered one of my favourite authors had a book on Kickstarter. It was quite some months ago and finished on a high, having smashed several goals. Why did I back it when I knew I’d probably see him at one of those mini-conventions I like to haunt? Because it’s ...
This is not your standard Discworld book. Yes, it has words, and it even has the wizards of the Unseen University. With both of those ingredients you’d expect it to be Discworld. And it is, but it isn’t. This is a book about the science that goes into making the ...
This is the first book published by Elizabeth von Armin. She published it anonymously, and continued to published many of her books without her real name. Some of them she had published as “by the author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden“. I read a biography of von Armin recently by ...
This is the second sequel to Iconic written by A.J. Gordon and Peter J. Aldin. The first was Quaestor by Peter J. Aldin and this second one is written by Aldin’s co-author. Iconic showed me that Aldin and Gordon are best when they write together. I’m not saying when they ...
I read this book as part of my book club. I’m not sure I would have picked it up if I’d realised the subject matter would be so hard to read. On the other hand, the writing is fantastic, I really struggled to put it down. I loved Odette from ...
This book was the subject of the new bookclub run by the Victorian Discworld Klatch on Discord. People assume that because I have been involved in the Discworld Conventions and the Victorian Discworld Klatch that I must have read all the books. That is not a good assumption. I’m an ...
I have this book because I back Baxter on Patreon. Why I back him on Patreon was beyond me until I read this book. I have no memory of where I came across him and no memory of reading any of his works in the past. But past me must ...
I bought this book directly from Aldin during Oz Comic-Con this year. If you happen to like this cover and you manage the buy it somewhere you’ll be incredibly lucky. I happened to snag the last copy with this cover. This is the second book in the Outer Reaches Series. ...
This is a book I read recently as a Buddy Read with a book blogging friend, Tracey. It took me far too long to find the book. It wasn’t on my shelves, nor owned by anyone I asked. As she’s a slow reader and I’m a fast reader I didn’t ...
This book is one that I’ve read for a book group. I write this on Tuesday evening and we discuss it tomorrow. It was chosen for us by the library, and some day soonish I will talk more about book groups and how they can be run. The library gives ...
Yet another of my loot purchased at Book Fair Australia. This one was a good buy. When I’m in front of an author trying to sell all their books I buy very much on instinct and less on what the back of the book says. Sometimes this instinct works well ...
I do like a good anthology which is probably why I liked this one. I bought it at Book Fair Australia in 2024. I wanted to support some friends who had short stories in it, and also the editors, because what is an anthology without great editors. That last clause ...
This book was chosen for my book club by Glen Eira Library. It’s a wonderful service they run and I’ll talk more about book clubs on another day. The books have proved interesting and mostly we have lots to talk about. This one is no different, and I haven’t even ...
Hello Folks, Welcome to the Season, the best, the only Season to be at. You will want to attend all the best parties and be seen wearing all of your best clothes. And while you’re there ignore the Dragons at your peril, because ignoring the Dragons is the biggest faux ...