Best Science Fiction EVER Science fiction takes us to whole new worlds, makes us question our own reality, and gets us excited (or in some cases terrified) for the future. So, with thousands of science fiction books out there, which ones are worth your time? Thankfully, Global English Editing has narrowed down the search by…
Continue ReadingSo, it’s fair to say Netflix’s Bird Box set Twitter tweeting and Facebook and instagram into meltdown! Immediately everyone started sharing opinions and Bird Box-inspired memes, plus Netflix took the step of sharing that over 45 million accounts watched the movie in its first week. Given how closely Netflix guards its viewership figures to its chest, this…
Continue Reading1) So, who are you & what have you written? I’m Richard Dee, I normally write Science Fiction and Steampunk adventures, they have an element of crime in them, but more as an aside to a conspiracy style adventure than as a specific “whodunit.” However, I’ve started writing what I hope will be a series…
Continue Reading1) So, who are you & what have you written? Stephen Gallagher. I started out in SF and horror (Doctor Who, Chimera) and my move onto this genre was with a crime/horror fusion novel called Valley of Lights. After that I—unconsciously—refined my act toward straight crime thrillers with an edge of something brought in from…
Continue ReadingWar of the Worlds by HG Wells was one of my favourite books as a child. Like many popular novels, there have been many, many adaptations of it … Now stretching across the mediums, too! With this in mind then, I’m going to take a look at a book which captured the imagination of the…
Continue Reading1) Divergent by Veronica Roth Society is divided up into five factions which are Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), Erudite (the intelligent), Abnegation (the selfless), and Candor (the honest). We follow Tris Priory; a young woman who takes a test to see which faction she is suited to and the test comes back as Divergent,…
Continue Reading1) Death Cloud, Book 1 of Young Sherlock Holmes, by Andrew Lane These books are a brilliant new spin on a classic, what could have happened before the adult Sherlock we know and love. I do enjoy a good backstory, this one, and the rest of the series, have plenty of action and adventure, all…
Continue ReadingTo view the original post, CLICK HERE or on the infographic itself. Since it’s YA May at the moment, I thought I’d take a look online to see if I could find some VISUAL representations of the YA genre! Romance is a BIG part of YA, so I love this infographic from the brilliant site…
Continue ReadingI first read I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson, when I was in my late teens and I thought it was brilliant. At the time of reading, and I think this is important to keep in mind, I was coming off the back of Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick, Robert Heinlein and Kurt Vonnegut,…
Continue ReadingI used to think I was born at the wrong time; too late to explore the world, too early to explore the solar system. Now I’m not so sure! Since the end of the noughties we’ve seen Chris Hadfield record a music video in orbit; we’ve watched Tim Peake present a BRIT Award to Adele…
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