SCI-FI/FANTASY By Jamie Buxton For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 THE ABSOLUTE BOOK by Elizabeth Knox (Michael Joseph £14.99, 640 pp) THE ABSOLUTE BOOK by Elizabeth Knox (Michael Joseph £14.99, 640 pp) At the heart of this story is the original — and unoriginal … Read more
SCI-FI/FANTASY By Jamie Buxton For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 5 November 2020 THE NEIL GAIMAN READER (Headline £30, 752 pp) THE NEIL GAIMAN READER (Headline £30, 752 pp) In one story, a family drives home from a picnic at the end of the world. In another, … Read more
SCI-FI/FANTASY By Jamie Buxton For Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 24 September 2020 The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz £20, 512 pp) The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz £20, 512 pp) With the rebellious Breakers broken, peace is reigning in the Union, but nothing … Read more
SCI-FI/FANTASY By Jamie Buxton For Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 16:36 GMT, 17 January 2020 HIGHFIRE by Eoin Colfer (Jo Fletcher £16.99, 384 pp) HIGHFIRE by Eoin Colfer (Jo Fletcher £16.99, 384 pp) Meet Vern, a trash-talking dragon; Squib, a swamp-dwelling Cajun of scant resources and good intentions, but avoid … Read more