Author: Paul Grenyer

by James S. A. CoreyISBN-13: 978-0316333429 I was apprehensive about reading Leviathan Wakes as a friend had suggested it was boring compared to the TV series, which I loved. It wasn’t! The Protomolecule is brown goo, rather than bright glittery s…

I was out walking with a techie friend of mine I’d not seen for a while and he asked me if I’d written anything recently. I hadn’t, other than an article on data sharing a few months before and I realised I was missing it. Well, not the writing itself,…

I was out walking with a techie friend of mine I’d not seen for a while and he asked me if I’d written anything recently. I hadn’t, other than an article on data sharing a few months before and I realised I was missing it. Well, not the writing itself,…

SleepoverAlistair ReynoldsASIN: ‎ B0097AXWUYI often think that Alastair Reynolds must have encountered some truly unpleasant people in his life, as he creates such nasty characters so well. Sleepover starts with Gaunt awakened from a long sleep, but so…

SleepoverAlistair ReynoldsASIN: ‎ B0097AXWUYI often think that Alastair Reynolds must have encountered some truly unpleasant people in his life, as he creates such nasty characters so well. Sleepover starts with Gaunt awakened from a long sleep, but so…

The Silmarillionby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN: 978-0007523221I read the Lord of the Rings when I was about 8, having loved the BBC radio play starring Michael Hordern as Gandalf. Of course I wanted to read the Silmarillion too, but was a…

The Silmarillionby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN: 978-0007523221I read the Lord of the Rings when I was about 8, having loved the BBC radio play starring Michael Hordern as Gandalf. Of course I wanted to read the Silmarillion too, but was a…

The New One Minute Managerby Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson I rarely read a book more than once (unless it’s set in Alastair Reynolds’ Revelation Space Universe), but this is the third time I’ve read the New One Minute Manager, and It’s not…

The New One Minute Managerby Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson I rarely read a book more than once (unless it’s set in Alastair Reynolds’ Revelation Space Universe), but this is the third time I’ve read the New One Minute Manager, and It’s not…

Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Daysby Alistair ReynoldsISBN: ‎ 978-0575083134Diamond DogsI don’t get full satisfaction from stories that leave unanswered questions, unless those questions ge…

Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Daysby Alistair ReynoldsISBN: ‎ 978-0575083134Diamond DogsI don’t get full satisfaction from stories that leave unanswered questions, unless those questions ge…

The Great Dune TrilogyFrank HerbertISBN-13: 0575070706I remember distinctly reading Dune in 1992 after seeing the 1980s film. In fact I can still picture myself lying on a bed in a holiday cottage in a small French village near Carcassonne reading the …

The Great Dune TrilogyFrank HerbertISBN-13: 0575070706I remember distinctly reading Dune in 1992 after seeing the 1980s film. In fact I can still picture myself lying on a bed in a holiday cottage in a small French village near Carcassonne reading the …

So You Are Uncomfortable with Duplicate Data? If, like me, you’ve spent a reasonable amount of your career working with relational databases,  where data is rationalised to avoid duplication, the idea of duplicating data across microservices …

So You Are Uncomfortable with Duplicate Data? If, like me, you’ve spent a reasonable amount of your career working with relational databases,  where data is rationalised to avoid duplication, the idea of duplicating data across microservices …

Eversionby Alastair ReynoldsISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0575090781There’s little to no sci-fi in the first 30% of this book and you’d be forgiven for thinking Reynolds was just indulging himself in a seafaring romp. There’s only a hint of sci-fi up to about half…

Eversionby Alastair ReynoldsISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0575090781There’s little to no sci-fi in the first 30% of this book and you’d be forgiven for thinking Reynolds was just indulging himself in a seafaring romp. There’s only a hint of sci-fi up to about half…

ARDFollowing a nightmare which is parking in Manchester and getting a meal on a Saturday night without booking, we walked into the Bread Shed just as ARD were getting going, minus my vinyl and CDs for signing!. The masterpiece which is Take Up My Bones…

ARDFollowing a nightmare which is parking in Manchester and getting a meal on a Saturday night without booking, we walked into the Bread Shed just as ARD were getting going, minus my vinyl and CDs for signing!. The masterpiece which is Take Up My Bones…

Glory! Hammer! Were fantastic! They played well and were lots of fun as you’d expect.  I mean who doesn’t like a gig to start with a cardboard cutout of Tom Jones and Delilah playing on the PA. The band were all dressed up – it must have been very…