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BOOK REVIEW – Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest

By Marty Mulrooney

FourandTwentyBlackbirds

Four and Twenty Blackbirds is a supernatural thriller written by award-winning author Cherie Priest. It tells the story of Eden Moore, an orphan watched over by three dead women as a gunman continually tries to hunt her down. Full of Southern flavour and African black magic, Titan Books have recently published Priest’s debut novel – originally released in 2005 in the US – as a paperback original for the very first time in the UK.

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AMO COMPETITION – Win The Hunting Ground by Cliff McNish

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In 2011 Alternative Magazine Online reviewed a chilling book entitled The Hunting Ground, noting that “Cliff McNish writes with confidence, intent on telling his own unique ghost story rather than simply falling back upon genre conventions such as slow build-ups and excessive gore.” To celebrate the recent release of The Hunting Ground in paperback in the UK, AMO has teamed up with Orion Books to offer our readers (UK and Eire only) the chance to win one of five copies!

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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With John Hemry (aka Jack Campbell, The Lost Fleet)

By Marty Mulrooney

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John Hemry is a retired United States Navy officer who writes military science fiction novels. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written six volumes of his Lost Fleet series of books and has recently launched a new spinoff series, with another in the pipeline. AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with New York Times best-selling author John Hemry (aka Jack Campbell)!

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BOOK REVIEW – Broetry by Brian McGackin

By Marty Mulrooney

Broetry

Broetry is a contemporary poetry book written by Brian McGackin. It contains poetry written for men, about stuff that men are actually interested in. Cue poems about Star Wars conventions, video game tournaments and Taylor Swift…

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