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The Shannara Chronicles
I looked forward to the TV series The Shannara Chronicles in 2016 because it was based on the Shannara books which I really enjoyed in my teens, 20s and 30s. I loved the original book […]
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Lord of the Rings on TV? Maybe.
I am cautiously excited about the multi-season prequel series to The Lord of the Rings which will be produced by Amazon. It was reported in November 2017 that the streaming giant has signed a deal […]
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The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time is a 14-book series of high fantasy novels written by Robert Jordan. The first book was published in 1990 and it would take more than 20 years for the entire series […]
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Gobbolino the Witch’s Cat
Warning: this review contains spoilers. A sense of belonging and a place to call home are two things that most of us yearn for at some stage in our lives. The long search for these […]
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Storytime Magazine
Storytime is a children’s magazine launched by Luna Works in 2014 packed with “stories to read, love and share”. On the official website, the publishers state that “Storytime runs as a social enterprise … to support […]
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Story Teller Magic
One of the most magical things from my childhood is Story Teller. Story Teller is a collection of children’s stories and poems released as a partwork by Marshall Cavendish in the 80s. Think of a […]
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The Chronicles of Prydain
When I finished reading the last book of The Chronicles of Narnia in my early teens, I was heartbroken. I never wanted to leave C.S. Lewis’ magical land of talking animals. Narnia had become like […]
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Late into Dahl
I shall make a confession that any self-confessed bookworm would be ashamed of: until a few months ago, I was ignoring Roald Dahl. As a child, I remember reading James and the Giant Peach after […]
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Three Fave Book Series
There is something about books: the bright covers, the nice smell as you flick the pages, and the characters that come alive as you read the chapters … I’ve always considered books as some of […]
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Dragonlance Chronicles
I first read the Dragonlance books soon after I left high school and just as I was about to start sixth form college. I had known about them before that: a few of my friends […]