Unnatural Creatures – stories chosen by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman can do no wrong in my opinion, and this anthology of beastly stories chosen by him is a real treat. The theme is encounters with creatures beyond reality, and is a varied mix of the humorous, the scary and the literary. It introduces us to manticores, cockatoucans, griffins and mermaids galore, in aContinue reading “Unnatural Creatures – stories chosen by Neil Gaiman”

The Magus of Hay by Phil Rickman

Ooh, interesting! This was a Kindle daily deal which tempted me with the alluring of combination of paganism, murder and quirky bookshops, set just over the Welsh border. It’s part of a series – Merrily Watkins – chronicling the (mis)adventures of a parish exorcist, none of which I’ve read before so I plunged right into theContinue reading “The Magus of Hay by Phil Rickman”