I was stationed in Hong Kong in the early 90s when Humphrey Hawksley worked there as the BBC radio correspondent. As much as I admire his journalism, I was sceptical about his skills as a fiction writer and picked up his 2003 thriller The Third World War only because, ahem, the subject matter interests me. [...]
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Doomsday in past tense
Posted in Nuke: the novel on August 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Bang for the buck
Posted in Nuke: the novel on August 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
I know this might reflect poorly on my mental faculties, but I’ve spent all this summer splurging on books about nuclear holocaust. I could trace this character flaw all the way back to my childhood, but since this blog ain’t for that kinda stuff, let me just say that I really really enjoy reading about [...]
