BOOK REVIEW – Ember Fury by Cathy Brett

By Marty Mulrooney

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Ember Fury by Cathy Brett is a book I began to read with some trepidation. Not for fear of the quality held in-between its covers might I add. Oh no, a quick glance inside shows a plethora of wonderful illustrations that is guaranteed to suck you right in from the get go regardless of the quality of the actual writing. Rather, the titular protagonist being a teenage girl had me worried that I wouldn’t be the intended target audience at all.

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REVIEW – Xbox 360 Wireless Controller For Windows: Black Edition

By Marty Mulrooney

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With many games being ported over from Xbox 360 to PC nowadays, I thought it would be a good idea to invest in a decent controller. And what better choice than the official Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows? This has been available for some time in both wired and wireless models. Here, I will detail the pros and cons of my recent purchase of the snazzy black wireless edition for AMO’s readers.

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FILM REVIEW – How To Train Your Dragon (3D Version)

By Ian McCabe

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Steven Spielberg’s old buddies at DreamWorks Studios, boasting a catalogue featuring the likes of Shrek, Madagascar and Kung-Fu Panda, are back with their latest instalment of animation wonderment.  However this time around the studio has opted to give their latest offering How to Train Your Dragon the fangle-dangle 3D treatment.

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MUSIC REVIEW – The Fall: Your Future Our Clutter

By Joseph Viney

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Another year, another Fall album. Many have lost count but Mark E. Smith and his merry band of hired hands are on their 29th studio LP of a long and arduous career fraught with bust ups, booze and noise.

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