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‘Doctor Who: The Time Monster’ – Terrance Dicks (Target)

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When I was a kid, I went through a phase where I would literally read nothing but the old ‘Doctor Who’ Target novelizations, either through the library or the small collection that I built up over Birthdays and Christmases. I’ve said it before but it really was the best way to catch up with adventures that were last seen on the TV years before I was born :o) I lost my original collection, years ago now, but I’ve been making up for that, recently, by picking the books up whenever I’ve come across them. I found ‘The Time Monster’ just over a week ago, in Halcyon Books, and a quiet afternoon, yesterday, was just the right time to pick it up for a read… This will be a shorter post than normal; I’m on the mend (after a rough week, last week) but I’ve got a ton of work to get through today so need to pace myself a bit ;o) Outside the bounds of this world lives Kronos, the Chronivore - a mysterious creatures that feeds on time itself. Posing as a Cambridge professor, the Master intends to u...
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Trailer: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'

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If I'm not sleeping today (or seeing if my stomach will accept food, fingers crossed...), the plan is to get all comfy and try and finish a book or two. Brian Keene's 'Island of the Dead' is the priority read but I'm also looking to polish off Charlotte Bond's 'The Fireborne Blade' as well. Wish me luck ;o) While I'm doing that then, you lucky folks can have the final trailer for 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' . Well, they say it's the 'Final Trailer' but don't bet against seeing a 'Final, Final Trailer' before the film is released next month ;o) I've never really read the comics but I love the Silver Surfer so I will probably make an effort to catch this one in the cinema... What do you reckon?
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Return of the 'Random Book Pile'...

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At the time of writing, it's about 3am and I am wide awake... It's not that I can't go sleep, I'm great at going to sleep, I just can't seem to get the timing right :o( Oh well, at least it's the weekend and all I've got to do is stay awake for when my daughters visit. The rest of my time is my own ;o) You wouldn't believe it but I'm really trying not to buy so many books at the moment (turns out that 'limited space' really is a thing...) but things happen and... I suddenly have extra books in the house. Here's what ended up at mine over the last few days (with bonus 'what I'm currently reading') and while I need to work on my restraint at little more, it could have been a lot worse... ;o) There's a free micro-library near my youngest's school so after I drop her off, I always pay it a visit on the way back; it would be rude not to ;o) What I love about 'Free Libraries' is that you never knew what you are going...
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‘The Binary Succession’ – David Annandale (Black Library)

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Just a fairly quick post today… I took yesterday as leave and although I got stuff done, I would have had a quieter day if I’d stayed in the office. Today is looking like a busy one too. Oh well, just a few more hours and then it’s the weekend :o) So not a lot of reading happened yesterday but I did take a little time out, in the evening, to sit and listen to a Black Library audiobook that I’d kept to one side, just for this sort of situation. In the real world, the ‘Horus Heresy’ series is done and dusted; even the ‘Siege of Terra’ series has more or less concluded now. My reading is all over the place though, jumping backwards and forwards over the timeline as the fancy takes me, and this time round, we’re looking at a pivotal event taking place within the Imperial Palace while the galaxy burns… Even as the Imperium faces the renegade Legions of the Warmaster, the ruling Council of Terra is becoming paralysed from within by increasingly petty bureaucracy. Fabricator General Kane has ...
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‘Death Cult’ – Janelle Schiecke (Emerald Link Press)

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  Page Count: 114 Pages I enjoy reading other bloggers’ bookish thoughts but it’s not often that I’ll act on a recommendation. Nothing against you or what you’re reading; I’ve just got far too many books to get through and I’ll be honest, I’m pretty set in my ways with my reading these days. Not enough time to stick with a book I’m not enjoying, and all that ;o) There are bloggers whose recommendations I will act on though and Alex, of ‘Spells and Spaceships’ , is one of those. I’ve read a couple of very good books thanks to Alex’s blog, so when I saw that he’d read and enjoyed ‘Death Cult’ , well… I knew what my next read would be. Having just graduated from college, Jason and Eddie are ready to let loose and embark on a cross-country road trip in the summer of 1984. After some killer partying at a rock music festival in Nevada, they head out into the desert with girls and adventure on their minds. Their situation takes a dark turn, however, when they lose direction and find them...
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'The Batman/Judge Dredd Collection' - Various (DC/Rebellion)

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So, I'm on chemotherapy for a blood cancer that is, thankfully, not aggressive but will need lifelong treatment/management. It could be worse, there are definitely worse cancers to have :o) The chemotherapy tablets aren't too bad but do have a habit of taking my stomach by surprise and leaving it in a bit of a state... And that was my day yesterday, when I wasn't working I was trying not to throw up whatever I'd just eaten. It could be worse though. All of which is why I didn't read anything yesterday and why I've dipped back into an older blog to give you a little more Judge Dredd, this time with added Batman. Or is that 'Batman with a little added Dredd'? Either way... ;o) I'll see if I can come up with something new for tomorrow. In the meantime, my original review for 'The Batman/Judge Dredd' collection can be found over Here . All the important stuff is below though... My reading, this time round, was the ‘Batman/Judge Dredd’ collection ...
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‘Judge Dredd: The Citadel’ – Wagner, Cornwell, MacNeil, Higgins (Rebellion)

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Page Count: 128 Pages ‘Judge Dredd’ stories have taught me a lot over the years… Yesterday, the ‘Citadel’ collection taught me that I can’t put it off any longer, I really need to get my eyes tested again :o) Or just buy a large magnifying glass, or maybe both. I’ll get back to you on that one. I do have a Kindle but I’m a little hesitant to go all in (and buy something that I read comic books off) as if I understand it correctly… You’re not actually buying the ebook, just a licence to read it? I don’t know. It’s probably cheaper just to get some new glasses :o) But anyway… I’ve had my eye on ‘The Citadel’ for a while, mainly because I love how tightly 2000AD maintain the continuity of Judge Dredd’s history and the blurb offered the chance of a little insight into a major event that still comes back to haunt both Judge Dredd and Mega City One itself. Check it out, The Apocalypse War rages and Judge Dredd leads a squad of Cadet Judges into battle, launching an assault upon The Citadel, ...
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