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BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews Deadly Heat by Richard Castle

September 30th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

In the latest Nikki Heat book by ‘Richard Castle’, Nikki gets one step closer to finding her mother’s killer but can she stay alive long enough herself?

Bad Robot tease JJ Abrams novel

September 10th, 2013 by Marc Comments

‘S’ was also written by Doug Dorst

Diablo 3: The Strategy Guide Review

September 9th, 2013 by Crowbar Comments

Diablo 3 may not be the biggest of games but it certainly has a lot to offer.

BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett (Origami Yoda book 4) by Tom Angleberger

September 9th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

The return of Origami Yoda!

Obituary: Seamus Heaney

August 31st, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Seamus Heaney, probably the best-known poet in the world, dies aged 74.

Cover reveal: New Novella from Mercedes M. Yardley

August 23rd, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Streetwise Romeo and Juliet meets Stephen King’s Firestarter.

BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews Homeland by Cory Doctorow

August 22nd, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

In his follow-up to Little Brother, Cory Doctorow shows us how deep the rabbit hole goes…

BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews Monster Files: A Look Inside Government Secrets and Classified Documents on Bizarre Creatures and Extraordinary Animals

August 14th, 2013 by Andrew Comments

Do you believe in monsters? Yes or no, this is still the book for you…

THE BIG INTERVIEW: We chat with Jason M Hough author of The Darwin Generator

August 10th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

It’s the new sci-fi trilogy that has everyone talking and author Jason M Hough is still in awe of it… we caught up with him to see how he’s holding up

THE BIG INTERVIEW: FTN interview George Mann, Newbury & Hobbes creator and author

August 3rd, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

George Mann: He’s changing popular steampunk – deliberately or otherwise – and is responsible for one of literatures best duos… and our Amy got to talk a bit with him.

BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews The Guild – The Official Companion

July 31st, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Felicia Days The Guild gets the Companion treatment… but is it for diehards?

BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews Man Of Steel movie novelisation by Greg Cox

July 30th, 2013 by Marc Comments

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it’s a review of the official novelisation of Man Of Steel by Greg Cox. Follow the jump to find out what Paddy thought of the adventures of The Man Of Steel on the printed page …

BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough

July 30th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Could The Darwin Elevator be the next big sci-fi franchise?

THE BIG INTERVIEW: FTN interviews Robopocalypse author and futurist Daniel Wilson

July 13th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

His latest book is being made into a movie by Spielberg, but who is the man behind the robots?

BOOK REVIEW: FTN reviews Executioners Heart by George Mann

July 11th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

An illusive killer stalks a victorian London full of monsters, robots and man men. Yes, it’s the return of Newbury and Hobbes…

BOOK REVIEW: World War Z

July 7th, 2013 by Marc Comments

Anne checks out the Max Brooks novel, and finds it to be a very different creature than the movie it inspired…

Star Wars: Kenobi book cover revealed

May 11th, 2013 by Marc Comments

John Jackson Miller’s novel will be released in August

Five unseen pics from Return of the Jedi revealed

May 1st, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Where were you when the second Death Star was destroyed?

Princess Leia goes solo

April 25th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Three new Star Wars novels tell separate adventures of the “big three” characters during the Original Trilogy era

James Bond is to go ‘Solo’

April 16th, 2013 by Marc Comments

The next 007 novel will see our favourite spy ‘go off on a self-appointed mission of his own’