Mike Woods: 6 books

Arbin is confined in winter’s embrace. Under the mailed fist of an occupying army, the oppressed people of the lower city are stirring to life.All Tane wanted was some peace, but it’s hard to come by in times of war. Unable to keep the outside world at bay, and unable to resist the sweet...

Tane, one of the premier assassins in the city of Arbin, wakes one morning to find his lover Lucinda, daughter of a high-ranking noble, murdered. Grieved and outraged, he begins asking dangerous questions – and learns that life in Arbin is about to descend into chaos.As he tries to outrun...

Arbin, the jewel of the kingdom, is a city bowed beneath the weight of a war it doesn’t want. Tane is thrown a lifeline when he is given a cosy job treasure hunting for a rich noble family, and he thinks he can escape the fast closing winter and impending shortages. Not to mention the King’s...

Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen represents a landmark in fantasy literature. The ten-volume series is a post-modern journey through the mind and soul of the characters and the author himself. The series is replete with thematic and symbolic explorations and genre tropes. Sleight of Hand...

The small town of Veritas is under siege. Now the defences have fallen. They thought they were safe. They thought the world wouldn't find them. Now they hoped the world would remember them. A new novella from the author of the Arbin Trilogy and Sleight of Hand.

How can positive psychology approaches help us to understand the process of adjustment to, and living well with dementia? As accounts of positive experiences in dementia are increasingly emerging, this book reviews current evidence and explores how psychological constructs such as hope, humour,...