The Book Plank

Review Round-up January I just cant believe that January went by so fast! It feels that is was a two week month instead of the four weeks, maybe it's largely owed to the fact that I read some very exciting books or that I longed to get back to reviewing/blogging after the Christmas break. I don't know, all I can say is that January has already proven to an amazing month reading wise and I hope that the others months will proof to be just as fruitful. And with each finished month, you can expect an Review Round-up post wherein I highlight a few books that I thoroughly enjoyed in the past month. 1. The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley, Tor   The Emperor's Blades copy was already on my reading shelves and it kept lurking and lurking to be read but the pub date was in January so I really had to exert some control. But when I finally was allowed to read it I was awed. The story that Brian Staveley has put down in The Emperor's Blade is just amazing and exactly ...

Author interview with Adam Christopher Adam Christopher is an author that has gotten some very rave reviews from both the press and bloggers, his books haven't by far escaped my notice but I just hadn't gotten the time to read any. Yet. I got a copy of Hang Wire from Angry Robot and well I can now safely say that his praise is well founded. I thoroughly enjoyed Hang Wire , I had some thoughts about how the story would go but Adam Christopher shows an great feat in story telling and throws more than a few twists and turns along the way. Furthermore I like it when authors go out there and do something new to a genre and really leave their own mark and that is precisely what Adam Christopher does. Author bio:  ADAM CHRISTOPHER is a novelist and comic writer. In 2010, as an editor, Christopher won a Sir Julius Vogel award, New Zealand’s highest science fiction honour. His debut novel,  Empire State , was SciFiNow’s Book of the Year and a Financial ...

Hang Wire by Adam Christopher Ted Hall is worried. He’s been sleepwalking, and his somnambulant travels appear to coincide with murders by the notorious Hang Wire Killer. Meanwhile, the circus has come to town, but the Celtic dancers are taking their pagan act a little too seriously, the manager of the Olde Worlde Funfair has started talking to his vintage machines, and the new acrobat’s frequent absences are causing tension among the performers. Out in the city there are other new arrivals – immortals searching for an ancient power – a primal evil which, if unopposed, could destroy the world! Adam Christopher's books have received many praises by lot of different reviewers, I have always wanted to read one of his books to see whether it was true. So when I was presented with the chance to read his latest book, Hang Wire (luckily a stand-alone), out this February by Angry Robots, I couldn't say no. And I have to second the opinion of many other reviewers. Adam Chris...