Edited by Michael Chabon, written by various (obviously), illustrations by Howard Chaykin A collection of short stories by top authors? Yes, please. A literary buffet for sampling the skills of different wordsmiths, with some nice art by the stylish Mr Chaykin. Somebody had a good idea there. Glen David Gold…
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison This book was the first time I made use of the Amazon recommendation function to try a new book. Having bought Already Dead, I was told by their information-gathering programme that I should try other books involving detective work and vampires (and witches and…
Already Dead by Charlie Huston The high concept of this book is hard-boiled vampire detective. Great idea but it needs the execution to make it work – and that is exactly what Huston brings to this great story. Joe Pitt is a vampire (or ‘Vampyre’, as Huston has it) in…
In my attempt to catch-up on the reviews of the things that have been entertaining me during my most recent sabbatical, here are a few notes on books I've been reading (which are hopefully better than my rather rubbish commentary on the Queen & Country novels; those books are even…
A Gentleman’s Game and Private Wars by Greg Rucka Queen & Country, from Oni Press, is a great comic book series, with a complex leading character in Tara Chace, that looks at a more realistic view of the world of modern espionage, specifically the Special Operations Section of the British…