This pandemic book set in South Africa was published in 2016. It is prescient, in many ways, and I really …
The Times of Malthus
The prequel to 2089 is finally here… published on 20th April 2023. Here’s what you need to know: 2020s life …
When we cease to understand the world
This is a good book, but I struggled to comprehend why it has been lavished with such immense praise – …
Rhesus Positive, a book review
Gavin Featherstone has been an international hockey coach. A recent inheritance led him on an intriguing journey investigating family histories …
Dead Ground, a book review
A variety of fairly standard characters dance around an increasingly high level murder investigation in this very readable crime mystery. …
Cockerings – a book review
Stevyn Colgan’s Cockerings is the next (?last) instalment of his South Herewardshire series of comic novels. When the circus comes …
Foundation book review
I read Asimov’s Foundation as a boy (maybe 12 years old). It set me solidly on the path of science …
Penfold Detective Series
UPDATE TO VIDEO: THE KIDNEY KILLER IS NOW PUBLISHED AND ALSO AVAILABLE HERE. Penfold is the investigative genius in …
Death in the Levant
A book review of The Disoriented by Amin Maalouf, translated by Frank Wynne. In short, I loved this book. 5 …
The Last Day – 2089’s Inverse
As a long time lover of Private Eye and QI, it came a bit out of left field to hear …