Life of Pi (2012) arrived in cinemas at the end of last year amidst a babble of anticipation and speculation – how was this unfilmable book going to be adapted onto screen? The question wasn’t as in, “I wonder how they will do it?” but rather, “how is it possible to translate this book into a movie?”  Life of Pi isn’t the first book to be...

Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007) is the second instalment in the Gentlemen Bastards Sequence, written by Scott Lynch.  The novel takes place some time after the events of the first volume, the excellent The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006) and while the stories of the two novels are connected, Red Seas Under Red Skies takes our hero, Locke Lamora and his partner,...

For many Buffy fans (this one included), the Series 8 and 9 comics have been a welcome and calming salve to the end of the TV series. The Sunnydale Slayer, however is not the only ruler in Joss Whedon’s comic Kingdom, Or Queendom might be a better word. Fray a tale of a future vampire slayer was an eight part series, published 2001 – 2003, and was...

Guy Adams is a prolific writer of fantasy, sci-fi and media tie-ins. Adams’ latest novel, Sherlock Holmes: The army of Dr. Moreau has just been released from Titan Books. Vivid Scribe‘s Katharine Stubbs had the opportunity to ask Guy about his writing, his fandoms, and what is was like to step into the role of Sherlock Holmes on stage. Guy also...

Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau is Guy Adams’ second novel in the Sherlock Holmes ‘verse, and he does well with the tone and character voice – possibly the most important part when taking on the beloved character. Rest assured, Sherlock Holmes fans, Guy Adams is a worthy writer of the beloved fandom. Holmes and Watson come into the case when...

Novelisations of popular films are one of the many merchandising tactics of marketers, and let’s face it, as far as quality literature goes, film novelisations are never really that great. But that’s not to say they’re not enjoyable or entertaining, or both. And The Dark Knight Rises, Greg Cox’s adaptation of Christopher Nolan’s...