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Friday, December 05, 2025

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A Game of Thrones

ward 28/10/2011

Over the past month my life seems to have been filled with George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones. It all started when I was in a bookshop in the … Read More

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Science Fiction Website

ward 08/05/2011

I just found the most incredible new site! It boldly goes where only several hundred other websites have dared to go. Except it is slightly bolder. Actually it was written … Read More

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Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

ward 24/02/2010

I’m a huge Terry Pratchett fan and have been since I saw The Colour of Magic for sale when I was about 11 and bought it because of the cover. … Read More

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Legend of the Seeker

ward 14/09/2009

A simple lad unaware of his destiny lives out his life in the middle of nowhere. While he’s popped out his family are killed by an evil ruler’s henchmen. He … Read More

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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

ward 21/07/2009

When Richard Mayhew rescues what seems to be a wounded homeless girl, he suddenly finds himself sucked into an alternate underground London.

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