Kamchatka – Russia’s Epic Wilderness

Kamchatka is in Russia’s Far East. It is a peninsula that lies north-east of North Korea with much volcanic activity. Most of Kamchatka is unspoiled wilderness and is home to many remarkable species such as wolves, brown bears and Siberian Tigers. It is the foremost breeding ground for the Stellar’s Sea Eagle, as well as […]

Rough Country

Rough Country   by John Sandford The tagline for this novel is A land without law. A Killer without mercy. It all sounds very severe. But then again, this is a Virgil Flowers story, so really, how harsh can it be? Virgil Flowers must be one of the most likeable characters in modern fiction. He is […]

The Wolf Road

‘The Wolf Road‘ by Beth Lewis What a feckin’ great book. It could be classed as pseudo-chick lit. as the lead protagonist is a kick-ass female, and other strong women appear throughout a story set in a post-apocalyptic north America that resembles the Wild West. It’s kinda like Calamity Jane meets The Road. We follow […]