"Speak." Its voice echoed for miles around, shredding the scraps of confidence I had left. I swallowed hard, desperate to stop my breakfast's march to my mouth. "I...I have the fire of a dragon!" I paused and waved the torch

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Ever since I could remember, I could tell how dangerous people were. Not like a police officer, picking out the criminal amongst a large crowd and they just so happened to be black. I mean actually tell those who could rip your

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The Name of the Wind is a fantasy novel released in 2007. It was penned by Patrick Rothfuss and took fourteen years to reach the shelves. The story is told in the form of a re-telling. A chronicler arrives at

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"Everything I've done, I've done for you Sira." He pulled his hands through his white locks. The moon intensified every strand. "You wanted him dead, I erased him from history. You wanted them silenced, I cut out their tongues and

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The Caves of Steel was first published as a serial from October to December 1953. It followed Asimov's love for robotic science fiction. It also incorporated the detective genre in an attempt by Asimov to prove that science fiction could

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"I look better when I'm not in my work overalls." He added a smile to his declaration to lubricate his conceit. "It's a shame I'll never see you in anything else." She batted back his smile with an inviting grin

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Ernest Cline had an impossible act to follow after writing 'Ready Player One'. He could have written a sequel or an entire new story. He chose the latter and threw in some quirks that made 'RPO' such a hit. He

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"This must be it." He said. "The old bat was right!" She removed her cap, dragged her hands through her dirty hair and flopped to the ground. He grabbed one of the artefacts out of the box and analysed it. After

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If you ever see one of my 'most listened to' playlists, you'll be sure to find The Red Hot Chilli Peppers. They've enthralled me for years. For Christmas, I received the autobiography of lead singer Anthony Kiedis. Due to my reading

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"Start talking!" My neck burned from shouting. His face twisted, I wasn't sure if it was from my demand or that he was dangling from a cliff and desperate. "Please! Help me! Please!" Fear ran through his voice. I reached

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When you love sci-fi and fantasy, there are authors and books that are staples of genre. Gaiman, Pratchett, and Tolkien are juggernauts appearing on every must read list you'll find. Over the years Orson Scott Card has positioned himself amongst

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