Category Archives: Book Reviews

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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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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The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (translated by Maurice Cranston)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Adam Randall

This book is a non-fiction philosophical work in which Jean-Jacques Rousseau sets out the ways in which he believes a state should be correctly run. Interestingly enough, it was one of several things which sparked off the French Revolution. In … Continue reading →

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Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Adam Randall

This book ties in with the television series Red Dwarf (in case you didn’t know) but rather than being a book of additional stories set in the same world, or a straight novelisation, it’s more of a retelling of the … Continue reading →

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Adam Randall

This nineteenth century book follows the life of a poor young woman named Tess Durbeyfield whose family discover that they are actually related to the noble d’Urberville family. You’d then think that this would be a story about a poor … Continue reading →

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An Ecobardic Manifesto by Fire Springs

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Adam Randall

An Ecobardic Manifesto is a pamphlet written by Fire Springs (Anthony Nanson, Kevin Manwaring, Kirsty Hartsiotis, David Metcalfe and Richard Selby) in which they lay out the role that they think storytelling should play in the modern world. It’s very … Continue reading →

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All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen and Jory Jon

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Adam Randall

This is one of those short books which you can very easily read in one sitting. Every page has a picture of some unhappy looking character along with a small depressing sentence. The front cover is a typical example of … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Adam Randall

This is J. R. R. Tolkien’s first published novel to be set in the vast fantastical world of Middle Earth. The story follows the adventures of a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who one day finds himself involved in a quest … Continue reading →

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