Flashman and the Tiger by George Macdonald Fraser

The Flashman series of novels are great fun, a series of adventures by a cowardly cad actively trying to avoid Continue reading →

Graves by Joe Haldeman

You can get used to anything, the old saying goes. No matter how unusual or repugnant, if you do the Continue reading →

The Tourist by Paul Park

There’s that wonderful feeling when you try an author for the first time, and as you read you realize you Continue reading →

Eternally Yours by Joy Williams

‘The Wedding Cake in the Middle of the Road’ is anthology where every story has the central image of a Continue reading →

The Green Arches by Joan Aiken

It’s highly subjective whether a story feels magical, as opposed to merely containing magic. This story succeeds at both, and Continue reading →

The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories by Neil Gaiman

Following on from yesterday, here’s an equally disastrous look at a writer’s encounter with Hollywood. While fictional, the main thread Continue reading →

The Case of the Skinflint’s Specters by Brian M. Thomsen

It’s ‘A Christmas Carol’. It even opens with the first few lines verbatim, almost: “Old Marley was as dead as Continue reading →

Disneyland with the Death Penalty by William Gibson

I have never been to Singapore, and I’m not interested in how accurate this article reflects the city in 1993. Continue reading →