The Silent Paths of Night is the sequel to Dark Moon Shallow Sea. Epic fantasy that's intimate, exciting, hopeful (even when things get dark), and laced with all kinds of love.
Book Review: The Silent Paths of Night
Book Review: Dark Moon Shallow Sea
Dark Moon Shallow Sea is an atmospheric, darkish epic fantasy book filled with creepy, blood-sucking ghosts, demons and flame-wielding knights of the sun god.
What I read in 2013
It's becoming a habit of mine at the end of each year to reflect back on the books I've read in the past 12 months -- and invariably I decide the list is not long enough, or diverse enough, or recent enough and I resolve to do better. (Here's what I read in 2012.) This … Continue reading What I read in 2013
What I read in 2012
I 'read' something like 30 books in 2012 (as far as I can remember). This isn't a huge total, but it's quite a few more than I suspected. 'Not reading' was one of my huge frustrations last year -- I couldn't seem to fit it in! Thank all the gods for audiobooks. Around two-thirds of … Continue reading What I read in 2012
When you read, do you hear voices in your head?
One of the reasons I enjoy audiobooks so much, aside from their role in alleviating my commuting boredom, is due to the interpretation given to the text by a good reader/narrator. Often actors and performers, these good narrators not only give texture and inflection to the narrative, but also tend to put on voices to … Continue reading When you read, do you hear voices in your head?
Olivia Joules: when audio rules
There are some books that are so good as audiobooks that I can't really imagine 'reading' them any other way. One of these for me is Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding (of Bridget Jones fame), read by Suzy Aitchison. I had a situation this week, when the audio I was listening … Continue reading Olivia Joules: when audio rules
Talking audiobooks with Diana Lesire Brandmeyer
This week I'm a guest over at Diana Lesire Brandmeyer's blog talking on the subject of audiobooks... Three reasons why audiobooks are awesome The rise of the e-book over the past few years has sparked some fun discussions about the various merits of ‘tree’ versus ‘e’… But there’s a third format that doesn’t seem to … Continue reading Talking audiobooks with Diana Lesire Brandmeyer
