Lord Samper's Library

And we’re back for the last three ‘Raiders of the Realms’ stories. You can read my thoughts on ‘Conn Crowhand’s Last Oath’ and ‘Vipers of the Marsh’ over Here or you can just scroll down a bit, either is fine by me ;o) I was going to do this as ‘two stories per post, across three posts’, over the week, until I remembered that the ‘Raiders of the Realms’ collection only has five tales in total. Now, my math is comically bad (seriously, I’ve had interview feedback that said I shouldn’t be allowed to work with numbers…) but even I know that two into five will always leave one left over. So, here we are :o) The following three tales didn’t hit the mark quite as hard, as the previous two, but there was still fun to be had here and overall, I’m glad I forked out for the set. Some quick thoughts follow… ‘Slinktalon’ – Robbie MacNiven (Black Library) Page Count: 35 Pages A trio of rival assassins from the Clans Eshin join forces to take out a high profile Skaven. Pooling their prodigious skil...

Today had a few surprises for me (and 'chemo-fatigue' did for me last night) so no book post today I'm afraid; I'll see if I can make up for that tomorrow... In the meantime, 'Send Help' continues to look like my kind of film so here's the final trailer (at least, that's what it says) to keep us ticking over ;o) And now, I'm heading off to read something. See you tomorrow :o)

  Page Count: 128 Pages I’ve used this very phrase on a number of occasions over the years (mostly old jobs and at least one UK city…) so when I saw it across the front of a comic book, my interest was immediately piqued. And what looked like glowing green zombies didn’t hurt its chances either ;o) What clinched it though was when my youngest daughter took a look and said, “yeah Dad, you should get it.” My process, for choosing books to buy, is subject to change and is pretty incomprehensible to everyone else; it makes sense to me though and that’s the main thing ;o) And that’s how I found myself reading the first volume of ‘I Hate This Place’ last night :o) Let me tell you about it… They wanted a fresh start…. Instead, they got… THE MOST F***ED UP PLACE EVER. After inheriting a farmhouse, Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together… except the farmhouse is already home to a mysterious forces that’s attracted ghosts, aliens and all kinds of super...

After reading Jim’s thoughts on the ‘Raiders of the Realms’ series of short stories , back in July last year, it didn’t take too much for me to go out and buy the eBooks for myself. Jim knows his stuff and if it features on his blog, I’m interested. It took me a little while longer to get round to reading them but to be fair, the latter parts of last year were a little bit of a mess ;o) That was last year though, it’s 2026 now and as I’m staring down the barrel of a particularly intense week, I thought that now would be a good time to finally read at least a couple of them. I’ll see if I can get through the rest of them over the next few days but for now, lets take a quick look at ‘Conn Crowhand’s Last Oath’ and ‘Vipers of the Marsh’… ‘Conn Crowhand’s Last Oath’ – Graham Thomas Wilcox (Black Library) Page Count: 45 Pages Paranoid that allegiances have shifted within his tribe, the Darkoath chieftain Crowhand hosts a bloody feast and demands his two best warriors, Nuatha and Syve, root ...

It's not hard (at all), I just really needed a title for this post... ;o) Last week was an intense one but I got through it, yay me :o) Next week is looking like more of the same (hospital appointments along with some other stuff) but I'm feeling pretty good about my chances, I've got this ;o)  I'm not quite there yet though, I still have a habit of promising myself books if I make it through a week and, if I'm caught between two tough weeks... I end up buying a few more than I probably should have done. It really is time for the 'one in, one out' policy to be implemented. That's not for today though (not when I've my kids coming over later). No, lets take a look at the books that came home with me over the last few days... I'd already had some anxiety over going back into the office so, last week, I sweetened the deal with the promise of a 'Robin of Sherwood' book if I made it in. And I did so, here we are :o) I'd always thought that...

This week hasn’t been a bad one but it has been pretty intense (what with one thing and another, and another) and my reading took a bit of a hit. I’ve got the day to myself so hopefully I can catch up with myself a little bit :o) In the meantime, I did manage to get a few more ‘Warhammer 40K’ reads under my belt last night so lets talk about them :o) ‘Eternal’ – Dan Abnett (Black Library) Page Count: 8 Pages Captain Froer of the Astra Militarum and his men receive a new ally in their attempts to push into enemy territory - a Space Marine of the Blood Angels Chapter. But as Brother Gammarael wages war with a monstrous foe, Froer gets a glimpse of the eternal darkness that lurks at the heart of the sons of the Angel. I chose to stick my hand in my wallet, for an 8 page tale that costs exactly the same as Black Library eBooks three times the length, so I can’t really complain but… It’s worth bearing in mind if you’re thinking about giving ‘Eternal’ a read. Maybe try looking for it in an a...