SCI-FI & FANTASY BOOK REVIEWER… …and struggling writer.

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The Final Empire

I’ve known about Brandon Sanderson for some time now through the ‘Writing Excuses’ podcast he presents alongside Howard Taylor and Dan Wells but I’ve not had the chance to read any of his work till now. Others may know him from the work he has done finishing Robert Jordan’s ‘Wheel Of Time’ series, I’ve [...]

Interview - Fantasy Writer Michelle Paver

The Disgruntled Writer was lucky enough to meet Michelle Paver recently, author of the six-book series, Chronicles Of Ancient Darkness, an epic coming-of-age tale about a boy and his wolf set 6000 years ago. As the last book in the series, Ghost Hunter, hit the shops, Michelle took some time to talk to me [...]

Interview - Fantasy Author, Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss is the author of the critically acclaimed and hugely successful debut fantasy novel The Name Of The Wind and its soon-to-be-published follow up The Wise Man’s Fear.
I was lucky enough on behalf of SCI-FI-LONDON to spend some time with him during his recent promotional visit to Europe and found the man to be [...]

The Secret War

I’ve got several piles of books around the house. There’s the pile of absolute, definite must reads - it’s a short pile because whatever is on it tends to get devoured pretty quickly - then there’s the ‘never-in-a-million-years’ pile of books that, for one reason or another, I’ll never read but will inevitably donate [...]

Interview - Fantasy Author, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of celebrated fantasy series, ‘Shadows Of The Apt’, took a break from promoting his latest book, ‘Dragonfly Falling’, to talk to me about this epic fantasy series.
Adrian Tchaikovsky Interview

Interview with Jason Bradbury

Jason Bradbury, presenter of The Gadget Show on Five and the UK’s best known face of technology takes time out from his busy schedule to talk to me about his debut novel, Dot Robot, a fast-paced techno thriller for kids and adult fans alike and about writing, the joy of maths and science, robots, recruiting [...]

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