@markyon.bsky.social
Fairly retired educator, constant reader, regular reviewer and marathon sleeper. Reviewer at SFFWorld (https://www.sffworld.com/), Hugo-nominated Galactic Journey (https://galacticjourney.org/) and Concatenation (http://www.concatenation.org/index.html)
Latest review at sffworld.com: The third 'cosy fantasy' book by Travis Baldree, which is a sequel to the first book, using a character from the second (which was a prequel!) www.sffworld.com/2025/11/brig...
14.11.2025 23:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Very pretty book arrived for review. Thank you, @panmacmillan.bsky.social !!
13.11.2025 19:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sometimes history can be as strange as fantasy fiction... new article by Cristin Williams at sffworld.com . www.sffworld.com/2025/11/cris...
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Stunning photography book from the movie "Dune: Part 2" reviewed at sffworld.com. www.sffworld.com/2025/11/dune...
01.11.2025 23:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Peter Watkins has died - perhaps the least-appreciated great British filmmaker (and you sense he wouldn't have wanted it any other way). www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
01.11.2025 10:39 β π 127 π 46 π¬ 1 π 4
Eclectic SF story collection reviewed today at sffworld.com:
www.sffworld.com/2025/11/who-...
An autumnal suburban street with the legend Haddonfield. The night he came home
Morning Bluesky.
And back to the beginning.
Happy Samhain.
Happy Halloween, everyone! One of my favourite days of the year.
Today for Halloween I am reading Scuttler's Cove by David Barnett. Think 'Doc Martin' meets 'The Fog' with a touch of 'The Wicker Man' thrown in for good measure...
One I have in my pile, but not for review. Great review from you though, Womble!
27.10.2025 12:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
And Alastair Reynolds' 'film-noir detective on a spaceship' novel has been reviewed at sffworld.com. The cover pretty much gets it! Thanks to gollancz.bsky.social for this one. www.sffworld.com/2025/10/halc...
27.10.2025 12:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All the best, David.
25.10.2025 16:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today a review of Alix E Harrow's The Everlasting over at @sffworld.com. "In short, this book exceeded my initial expectations. The Everlasting is a Fantasy adventure story, yes, but also one that makes you think, with characters that resonate and a clever plot that never fails to engage."
25.10.2025 00:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So far! About halfway through...
19.10.2025 17:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hi Kaz. Sorry: should have said that it's an advance copy for review. Due out on the 30th October here in the UK - getting it read so that the review is written for then!
19.10.2025 17:52 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Afternoon, Womble! hope all's good with you. Just surfaced from reading Alastair Reynolds' latest. A private detective reassembled from Yuri Gagarin, investigating a murder (or possibly more than one!) on a generational spaceship. Great cover, too.
19.10.2025 14:47 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
Great coffee-table book reviewed today @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/10/batm...
18.10.2025 09:37 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Another lovely art book from @titanbooks.bsky.social for review. It may not come across too clearly in the photo, but the cover of this is a metallic gold. Looks fantastic!
10.10.2025 23:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"Think The Sopranos, Goodfellas, The Godfather, even, but with magic." Marie Lu's Red City reviewed at sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/10/red-...
10.10.2025 23:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Review of a classic for the Halloween Countdown at sffworld.com: I reread 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' by Ray Bradbury. www.sffworld.com/2025/10/sffw...
08.10.2025 11:05 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Arrival for review today. Due February 2026. Can't see how this one will fail - "Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter" by Heather Fawcett (author of the 'Emily Wilde' series) involves cats and magic... Thank you, #OrbitBooksUK.
08.10.2025 09:50 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
More big coffee-table goodness for review! Another one of those big (and heavy!) books that #TitanBooks does so well. Looking forward to reading this one. Out on the 20th October.
08.10.2025 09:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New @sffworld.com review: www.sffworld.com/2025/10/alch...
03.10.2025 23:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've reviewed Stephen Baxter's latest SF novel at @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/09/hear...
03.10.2025 20:55 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Please don't think I'm complaining, but we were talking about big books today in the Monday group. Here's my current pile... from the top, 728 pages, 590 pages (small print), 408 pages, 882 pages, 570 pages, 780 pages and a mere 342 pages.
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Over at @sffworld.com I've reviewed the newest Witcher novel - a prequel. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/cros...
26.09.2025 22:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0She's great, isn't she? If you haven't tried her ASH: A Secret History, I thoroughly recommend it. A great big doorstep of a book, it's violent, funny, brutally harsh and glorious. Has remained in my 'favourite books' list for 25 years!
25.09.2025 21:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Very pleased to offer an exclusive book extract over at sffworld.com today: www.sffworld.com/2025/09/extr...
24.09.2025 23:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Latest sffworld.com review: a post-apocalyptic story where the journey is as important than the destination. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/salt...
24.09.2025 20:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Review up today at sffworld.com. (I know: not my usual day, but we've got a lot to get through at the moment!) A chivalric fantasy that manages to balance the romantic element with more traditional Fantasy fare: politics, battles etc. A very pleasant surprise. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/the-...
18.09.2025 09:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
John Scalzi back on form? I reviewed his much-awaited return to the world of the "Old Mans War" series at sffworld.com .
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