Bond returns and wants revenge for the murder of his lover. Luckily, one of the people responsible is also trying to take over Bolivia and Bond sets out to catch him. The action sequences are absolutely brilliant and the story-line necessarily brief! Better than Casino Royale! (46 words)

Not everyone’s cup of tea but this combination of hard & fast riffs and great melody starts to grow on you after a while. Definitely worth a listen, as Josh Homme’s guitar playing is spot-on. Stand out tracks are “Medication”, “I Never Came” and “Little Sister”. (46 words)

The first three books of the 8 book Baroque Cycle is, quite simply, a triumph. A vast, sprawling novel which follows Daniel Waterhouse in 17th century London at the Royal Society. Stephenson brings so much texture to the world and characters that even after the thousand pages you want more. (50 words)