Reviews

Having recently read Alexander Gordon Smith’s new book, THE FURY (review here), I was delighted to be asked to take part in his blog tour to promote the book. I caught up with Gordon via Skype and we chatted about the book, horror, and writing in general. I’ve been trying to put the audio up here for everyone to listen to, but some wacky technical problems are making it difficult. I’m going to try saving it in some different formats …

Review: THE FURY by Alexander Gordon Smith First up a disclaimer: I’ve met Alexander Gordon Smith a few times. We’ve shared a stage together (along with Darren Shan), we’ve got lost in Edinburgh together, we’ve even hugged large animals together. Despite this, I would have absolutely no hesitation or remorse in saying his new novel, THE FURY, was rubbish if it was. Thankfully, it isn’t. It’s flippin’ ace. Here’s the official blurb/synopsis: Imagine if one day, without warning, the entire …

Since I wrote this post several new reviews of The 13th Horseman have popped up online, and I’m pleased to report they’ve all been hugely complimentary. I’ve collected some of them here in case you need any further convincing to part with your cash and buy it. Don’t forget, you can also read the “prequel” to the book in blog format, over at The13thHorseman.com. If you’ve already read the book, you might spot one or two little in-jokes that those …

Quite a few new reviews of THE 13TH HORSEMAN have gone online in the past few days, so I thought I’d collect them all here for you to take a look at. I’m happy to report they’re all flippin’ lovely. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed the book so far! “With this new book Barry is very much staking a claim as one of the top authors writing for the 10+ age group today” – Book Zone for Boys “The …

A while back I asked on Twitter what people would like to see more of here on my blog. A few people said they’d like to see some reviews of books I’ve enjoyed. I already do write some reviews over at The Phantom Zone, but there are a lot of books I read which don’t necessarily fit on that site, so I thought maybe posting some here might be a good idea after all. First up it’s Pirates! In an …