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Echoes in the Black

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The Butcher of Nazareth

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Martin Shaw liked Kelly's review of Echoes in the Black (The Veil Continuum Book 1): "Cosmic horror, morally grey main character, dark space adventure, multi-timeline story and VERY atmospheric. I loved the cinematic feel of this book! Martin pulls in all your senses and the derelict ship traveling through uncharted space becomes a cha" Read more of this review »
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Martin Shaw and 1 other person liked Alastair's review of Echoes in the Black (The Veil Continuum): "This is really great! A slow burn sci-fi horror! It’s gave me Adrian Tchaikovsky vibes mixed with one of those genuinely creepy doctor who episodes! Slightly frustrated with the ending, mainly cos the sequel isn’t ready yet! "
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Martin Shaw and 4 other people liked Bo Poske's review of Echoes in the Black (The Veil Continuum): "I’ve been deep in my sci-fi horror era lately, and wow…Echoes in the Black by Martin Shaw absolutely delivered. For this being Shaw’s first novel, he crushed it. This one checks every single box for me. Atmospheric, tense, unsettling, emotional, and " Read more of this review »
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Martin Shaw rated a book really liked it If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Forty years later this is still the gold standard for a must-read for anyone looking to get into Batman. Before Sin City, Before The Dark Knight. Frank Miller was THE comic book writer of the 1980s, after a monumental run on Daredevil. This version o ...more
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