POSTED ON: June 29, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, Competition
TAGS: becky chambers
By Fleur Clarke
There’s still a few months left before the arrival of A Closed and Common Orbit. Unfortunately we can’t catapult you through a wormhole and into October. But, maybe a set of limited edition prints will ease the pain?
MOREPOSTED ON: June 28, 2016
FILED UNDER: Fun Stuff
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By Sharan Matharu
There are just some places that are terrible but you can’t stop looking at them. Now I haven’t visited any of these places, but honestly – I’d want to see at least a few. Too weird?
MOREPOSTED ON: June 24, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, Film, Friday Favourites, Television
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Books, Film, Friday Favourites, Television
By Hodderscape Team
Ah, what a month. We’re taking a moment to stop refreshing the Guardian’s EU live blog and share a few things that were actually enjoyable this month…
MOREPOSTED ON: June 23, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, Throwback Thursday
TAGS: Stephen King
By Oliver Johnson
Stephen King’s ‘American fantasy epic’ is one of the most celebrated post-apocalyptic novels of our time. It is the story of a small group, survivors of a super flu, and their quest to found a new society out of the ashes of the old while at the same time confronting a nearly omnipotent, omniscient supernatural foe.
MOREPOSTED ON: June 16, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: History, Ilka Tampke
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Skin author Ilka Tampke joins the Hodderscape blog to tell us all about her favourite historical heroines from fact and fiction.
MOREPOSTED ON: June 15, 2016
FILED UNDER: Books, Film
TAGS: Guy Gavriel Kay, Ilke Tampke
By Anne Perry
Ilke Tampke’s brilliant novel Skin publishes in paperback today! If you’ve already finished your copy and you’re wondering what to read next… well, wonder no more. We’ve put together a (not remotely extensive) list of historical fantasy novels, set in times from prehistory up to the sort-of-2oth century, for your reading pleasure. Some are more historical, some are more fantastical, some are YA, some are definitely not YA, and all are fabulous reads.
MOREPOSTED ON: June 10, 2016
FILED UNDER: Friday Favourites
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By Rosie Stephen
I was inspired to write this after stumbling across this audio database of screams during a late night voyage into the weirder side of the internet. I was idly clicking through them when I came to across the ‘Wilhelm Scream’.
MOREBy Fleur Clarke
We have a special treat from our friends at Jo Fletcher Books today – an extract from award-winning author Lisa Tuttle’s The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief!
MOREBy Anne Perry
Musicals. Big, brash, bold, and FULL OF SONG. Whatever mood you’re in, some musical out there features a song written expressly to help you sing your feelings, preferably in the shower.
NB I don’t know Hamilton so didn’t include any songs from Hamilton I KNOW OKAY I KNOW.
MOREPOSTED ON: June 3, 2016
FILED UNDER: Film, Friday Favourites, Television
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Film, Friday Favourites, Television
By Hodderscape Team
Are dragons reptiles? Are giant demonic serpents reptiles? What happened to that snake that Harry Potter spoke to at the zoo? This week’s Friday Favourites poses some interesting biological questions…
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