Chris Wenn | The Enthusiast

Review: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

February 28, 2011 By Chris Wenn

This visceral novel uses the medieval fantasy genre to cast a gloriously cinematic yet absolutely unsentimental eye over the politics and practice of war.

Review: The Way Of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

February 9, 2011 By Chris Wenn

The first book in a new epic fantasy series eschews pseudo-medieval and Tolkienesque clichés, but its intricate worldbuilding narrative makes it an oddly traditional treat.

Review: The Stainless Steel Rat Omnibus by Harry Harrison

January 18, 2009 By Chris Wenn

Harry Harrison has written ten sci-fi capers starring a bank robber turned galactic spy – and is working on an eleventh. This handsome new edition brings together three of them.

Columns

The Stupid Question: Does Alum Work Like It Does In Cartoons?

In cartoons, alum puckered Sylvester The Cat’s mouth into a cat’s arse. Will this chemical compound do the same to your natural predators?

The Tough Question: Has Liz & Dick Killed Grant Bowler’s Hollywood Dream?

Critics revelled in spewing venom across the Linsday Lohan-helmed flop biopic Liz & Dick. But how did her Aussie (enough) co-star Grant Bowler fare?

The Stupid Question: Who Are The Independent Olympic Athletes?

Even the Olympics has indie cred: “I’m so cool I qualified for the Olympics before my nation’s sovereignty was even recognised, man”.

Literary Magazine Primer: n+1

Fresh New York writing outlet n+1 ably (but irregularly) blows the cobwebs out of the stuffy lit-mag genre. Here’s a cheat sheet for the anti-literary magazine literary magazine.