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Muramasa: The Demon Blade

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Based on ancient Japanese lore, Murumasa: The Demon Blade plunges players into the mystical Genroku...

David McK (3731 KP) rated The Savage Isle (Savage Isle Series book 1) in Books

Feb 22, 2026

As a self-proclaimed ECW nerd, this is an unusual choice of setting for Michael Arnold: ancient Britain, just before the Roman Conquest, instead of (as in the Stryker series) during the 17th century period of the English Civil War.

It's been a while since I last read any by the author - indeed, a while since (I believe) he has published any - the last I read being, I believe, "Marston Moor", so I was a bit unsure if I would read this one or not.

In the end, I'm glad I did.

This is, largely, a 'coming of age' tale that sheds some light on the pre-Roman Britain and the culture therein, which modern evidence has shown to be more sophisticated than originally thought (after all, "history is written by the victors" and all that), following the main character of Cullen as his tribe (the Atrebates) is first destroyed by the Catuvellauni, and then finding himself fighting for the very same against the Roman invaders.

I reckon I'll pick up the inevitable sequel.

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1 and 2 Corinthians

Kim Yung-Suk

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The Texts @ Contexts series gathers scholarly voices from diverse contexts and social locations to...

StarTalk Radio

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Podcast

Science meets comedy and pop culture on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium...

I Think It Could Be Beef!

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Podcast

Hello and welcome to the Novympia podcast extravaganza! Novympia are a British drag queen double act...

Minority Korner

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Podcast

Are you easily confused by terms like cultural appropriation, cisgender, toxic masculinity, twunk,...

Nation

Terry Pratchett

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Book

When a giant wave destroys his entire Nation – his family and everyone he has ever known – Mau...

Terri Wiltshire (21 KP) rated Brave New World in Books

Sep 1, 2019

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley | 1932 | Fiction & Poetry

7.7

(44 Ratings)

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Well developed flawed protagonists who really come alive. (3 more)

Scarily believable future scape.

Feels like a warning without being preachy

Fantastically poignant ending

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Ahead of his time. A must for sci fi fans

If you like science fiction read this. This is part of our history, part of the beginning. So much other great literature sprang from and was inspired by this novel.
Detailed believable culture and characters that despite living in the dystopian world created by Huxley are relatable and real. Flawed humans trying to find meaning to their existence.
No spoilers...just read it.