Author: Robin Brooks

Patrick Ness returns to the world of the ‘Chaos Walking’ series with the excellent first book in a new trilogy ‘Piper at the Gates of Dusk.’

Dorian Hawkmoon, Duke of Kölin, is back in an exciting new graphic adaptation from Titan Comics. The first two volumes are available now!

‘America as it Happened’ is a new history book that tells the story of the United States from prehistory to 2025 as though it were a series of newspaper reports.

When I was about 6 (around 1980), I had to go to the hospital for an operation. While I was there, someone gave me a small pack of “Top Trump”-style cards that featured Formula One drivers and their cars. I loved it and grew to love the sport. I would have been thrilled if a […]

Aimée De Jongh’s graphic retelling of ‘Lord of the Flies’ will bring a whole new audience to one of the 20th Century’s greatest novels.

‘The Stuff Stuff Is Made Of’ explores 30 plants all the useful things we make from them.

God’s Junk Drawer is a hi-concept thriller, filled with time-travel, dinosaurs and astronomical anomalies.

The greatest book ever written about Space might be here – Check out ‘Exploring then Universe’

Is ‘The Last Book’ a book or a work of of art? Why not both? Check out this beautiful rumination on what makes us human.

‘The Transcendent Tide’ is the thrilling conclusion Doug Johnston’s ‘Enceladons’ trilogy. A trio of moving “first contact” stories.

I’ve been fortunate enough to hit a rich vein of children’s fiction in recent weeks, and I’ve arguably saved the best for last. The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, by Kirsty Applebaum, is a gentle gothic tale for middle-grade readers, with a creepy garden at its center. What Is The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good? The […]

I’m sure my mind is playing tricks on me. I definitely remember reviewing The Secret of the Blood Key by David Farr, but as I look back through my GeekDad posts, it doesn’t seem to be there. What’s weird about this, is that Secret of the Blood Key is the second book of a series, […]

‘Oxford Blood’ is a compelling murder mystery set amongst the spires of a modernizing Oxford University. It’s an entertaining and thoughtful YA thriller.

‘Acts of God’ by Kanan Gill, is a mind bending pocket universe story with an entertaining narrator.

‘Circular Motion’ charts the lives of 3 characters from a forgotten industrial town, set against the backdrop of a world literally spinning out of control.

Book 3 of ‘The Eidyn Saga’ has arrived. ‘The Damned King’ might just be the saga’s ‘Empire Strikes Back!’ It’s another great volume in this excellent fantasy series.

‘Mania’ by Lionel Shriver imagines a world where it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of intelligence.

‘The Ellyrian Code’ by B.F. Peterson is the first book in an training academy fantasy that features dragons and political intrigue.

‘Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea’ is a find detective novel set onboard holiday cruise ship. With a unique voice and fun interactive pages, the book is a perfect kids’ summer read.

‘Taskmaster’s’ Alex Horne has written his first children’s novel and it’s a delightful seaside story about the importance of family and friendship.

Peter McLean is back with “Paved With Good Intentions” with his trademark elements of shades of grey and tricky decisions, he’s delivered another excellent fantasy novel.

‘Kill Them With Kindness’ by Will Carver pictures a world where a deadly pandemic meets a toxic dust cloud.

‘The Betrayal of Thomas True’ is a captivating gothic novel with multi-layered secrets and hidden identities lurking on every page.

‘Supa Nova’ by Chanté Timothy is a fun grpahic novel for young middle grade readers that aims to entice them to discover the joys of science

Christopher Edge returns to the ‘Escape Room’ with ‘Game Zero.’ Eden finds herself inside a computer game. She needs to defeat challenges and puzzles to escape, but what if she dies inside the game?

‘Choose Your Own Evolution’ offers an irresistible journey of natural selection. A multi-pathway book where YOU make the decisions and find out what sort of creature you’ve become!

‘Bee Speaker’ is the third novel in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s excellent ‘Dogs of War’ series. Once again a thrilling and thought-inducing read.

‘The Malevolent Eight’ is the sequel to Sebastien de Castell’s ‘The Malevolent Seven’ and once agin delivers wise-cracking anti-hero hijinks!

Mix Agatha Christie with ‘The Hunger Games’ and you get ‘Then There Was One’ by Wendy Cross, a smart SciFi thriller for Young Adult readers.