Sir Terry Pratchett is my favourite author, the Discworld my favourite series, and the City Watch books my favourite subset of those novels. Snuff, therefore, had a high bar to …
Book Review: Snuff (Discworld #39) by Terry Pratchett
Book Review: Galaxy in Flames by Ben Counter
Let’s just start with a little context setting, given that this is book III in the series. If you’ve read my review of Horus Rising, you’ll know what first enticed …
Book Review: The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton
Stuart Turton writes books that are difficult to review. They’re incredibly easy to enjoy (see my review of The Devil and the Dark Water); very difficult to explain. What can I tell …
Book Review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden
Stories really are a funny thing, aren’t they? It’s thanks to stories like The Warm Hands of Ghosts that I can vicariously experience some of the worst things that have …
Book Review: False Gods, by Graham McNeill
False Gods had a big set of shoes to fill. The sequel to Dan Abnett’s Horus Rising continues the story of Horus, the Warmaster, as he struggles under the weight …
Why does bad art make us angry?
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Finished a book, a film, a TV series – or stopped partaking in it part way through – furious at it. It doesn’t matter …
Halfway through 2025? Time for a reading update
Yes, yes, isn’t the year going quick? Where’s it disappearing to? Gosh, it’s July already? And all that. Picture the scene: it’s January and you’ve decided that you’re going to …
Book Review: Horus Rising, by Dan Abnett
I’ve been a Warhammer fan for decades but have never really cared much about the lore. However, eventually curiosity got the better of me and I decided I wanted to …
Website update: Making it easier to find the good stuff
Exciting things are happening! For quite a long time, I’ve struggled with how to balance the various different goals I want to achieve and stuff I want to talk about …
I miss magazines
I miss magazines. “But Rewan, magazines still exist; you could read one today,” you may reply. You’re right. And I do. But what I miss is the magazine as a …