The Faithful and the Fallen – John Gwynne
The first ‘chosen one’ books I read were the Chronicles of Prydain (fantastic books that I’d highly recommend by the way) way back in my youth, I loved following the trials and tribulations of Taran as he gradually matured from a callow youth, with aspirations of heroism but little idea of the hardships that would…
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Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel
What better way to commence a period of enforced isolation, than reading a book set in a pandemic induced post-apocalyptic future. That was the thought running through my head in March when I alighted at Station Eleven. Judging by the rush to watch films like Contagion and Outbreak, I wasn’t alone in my Coronavirus navel…
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His Dark Materials – Sir Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials is one of those series which feels like it’s been around forever, so it’s always something of a surprise that Northern Lights wasn’t actually published until 1995. Perhaps it is a measure of the series’ success that it feels older than that, or maybe like Mortal Engines, it just feels older. I…
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