2011 has been another great year for books. First off a few stats – I have managed to read eighty-two novels which works out at over six and a half books a month. After a swift and very rough calculation that works out at approximately 6,150000 words. Some were bad, some were good and some were even great. I thought it would be nice to round off this festive season with a little bit of review. Firstly, my books of the month January – December 2011. There is a mixture of new releases and others Read more […]

My favourite thing in the world – books. My second favourite – movies. If only there was some way to combine the two? Oh joy! According to this press release there is. TOP SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCER WINS COVETED FILM RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL ‘BID FEST’ TO MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AND BESTELLING NOVEL “ZOO CITY” by SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHOR LAUREN BEUKES “Beukes’ energetic noir phantasmagoria, the winner of this year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award, crackles with original ideas.” – (Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times Read more […]

Last October The Eloquent Page held its first theme month focusing on all things zombie related. It was a lot of fun so I’ve decided it is high time to have another. After much pondering I’ve decided that I’ll stick with horror so without any further ado. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you……. Through the month of October the site will give itself over to all things Lycanthrope related. The majority of reviews will be focusing on werewolf related fiction. If you get the opportunity please Read more […]

I had hoped to bring you a review of ‘Low Town’ (‘The Straight Razor Cure’ in UK) today but due to postal gremlins it was not meant to be. Never fear, a review will appear at some point in the coming weeks. Until that time, why not enjoy this article written by the author of said novel. Slums of the Shire by Daniel Polansky Occasionally you’ll be with a group of people and they’ll get to talking about their favorite historical epochs, nostalgic for lives they never led. One person Read more […]

They took the job to escape the world. They didn’t expect the world to end. Kaser Rampart: a derelict refinery platform moored in the Arctic Ocean. A skeleton crew of fifteen fight boredom and despair as they wait for a relief ship to take them home. But the world beyond their frozen wasteland has gone to hell. Cities lie ravaged by a global pandemic. One by one TV channels die, replaced by silent wavebands. The Rampart crew are marooned. They must survive the long Arctic winter, then make Read more […]