Author Archives: Adam Randall

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Adam Randall

This book is full to the brim with wonderful pirate tropes. Without this, the pirate genre in general may well never have been so popular, and would definitely be very different. This was a very influential novel. The story is … Continue reading →

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 by Alan Moore

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Adam Randall

This graphic novel is a sequel to the first League of Extraordinary Gentleman book, and also, quite cleverly, takes place during the novel The War of the Worlds, telling us what all of the characters (who are all taken from … Continue reading →

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Beware

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Adam Randall

I’d be planning on making this for quite a long time! This is only Dracula’s second appearance, and his first wasn’t even a proper strip. Finger puppets can be bought here.

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Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Adam Randall

This is the first book in the Northern Lights trilogy, a fantasy series set in a different version of the Earth in the nineteenth century, where every human has their own dæmon companion. The story follows a loveable twelve year … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Dreams of Empire by Justin Richards

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Adam Randall

This novel features a new adventure for the Second Doctor and his companions Jamie and Victoria. Something I think is important to point out, though, is that this feels more like a story that just happens to involve the Doctor … Continue reading →

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Dr. Pepper

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Adam Randall

Back in the summer of 2007, before I had discovered the delights of a Trusty Water Bottle, I was quite a fan of Dr. Pepper. Every day, me and my friend Ben Wood (and sometimes Dalfino Madrigal Keyte, too) would … Continue reading →

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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Adam Randall

This novel is a very significant one in the history of science fiction. This is the first story about an advanced race of aliens invading the Earth and going to war with the humans, and it’s a pretty good one … Continue reading →

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Goodnight John-Boy by Earl Hamner and Ralph Giffin

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Adam Randall

(I have decided to write a book review every day this week, as well as the three usual posts) This is a non-fictional book about the 1970s television show, The Waltons. Mainly, it is an episode guide, but it also … Continue reading →

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Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Adam Randall

Today’s entry is based on a dream I had recently. I have written about my dreams three times before, but it’s something I tend to avoid doing as dream most commonly are random and bizarre strings of events (or at … Continue reading →

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Hat Club

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Adam Randall

But, of course, it won’t becaue Colin is just a mindless cow who just happens to wear a hat and who just happens to have wandered into the Funny Hat Club. Also, if the angling of Jeb looks strange, he … Continue reading →

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