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An extract from Dark River
-The door to their carriage slams behind them and Grainne leans into the aisle to see who is approaching. Shante hears footsteps, but before she can turn around a train guard is standing by their table, wearing the same navy blue uniform as the woman back in the station. Good morning, he says, smiling broadly. Shante smiles back at him. It makes her feel normal, as though she’s taking part in any old transaction that can be undone at any time. Can I see…
Let’s Talk About… Joker
Released on October 4th in the United Kingdom, Todd Phillips’ Joker has grossed one billion dollars at the box office at the time of writing against a production budget of $62.5 million — making…
The Purpose
Marie had just managed to struggle into the emergency pressure suit and clip the helmet down before the vacuum alarm gave her the bad news. She flung her arms out reflexively to catch a…
Finding Jin Yong
The bestselling Chinese author of all time passed away in 2018, at the age of 94. He’d been made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, awarded an OBE, and held an honorary professorship…
Space Engineers: six years of building and blowing stuff up
Space Engineers (SE) is a game about building things. Six years ago the game hit Early Access on Steam with a lot of potential, a handful of buildable blocks, and a buggy physics engine.…
