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The Science Of Science-Fiction Writing by James Gunn (book review).
As I commented when I reviewed ‘Alternate Worlds’, I wanted to check out some more of James Gunn’s non-fiction. Reading the introduction to…
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Spaceways (1953) (film/DVD review).
‘Spaceways’ is based on the radio play by Charles Eric Maine and although he never saw himself as a SF writer only a…
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The Darkest Of Nights by Charles Eric Maine (book review).
Part of my research into cataclysms in Science Fiction, I asked Pauline Morgan for examples where she directed me to ‘The Darkest Of…
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Draw! #31 Fall 2015 (magazine review).
With this issue of ‘Draw!’, I’ve caught up with my multi-buy of issues bought of this magazine. Editor Mike Manley interviews watercolourist J.G.…
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Inhibitor Phase (Revelation Space book 7) by Alastair Reynolds (book review).
The arrival of a new ‘Revelation Space’ book from Alastair Reynolds is always quite an event and this is no exception. ‘Inhibitor Phase’…
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Fire Of The Dark Triad By Asya Semenovich (book review).
‘Fire Of The Dark Triad’ is the debut novel from Asya Semenovich that is a space opera meets psycho-thriller with a difference. It…
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Light Chaser by Peter F Hamilton and Gareth L Powell (book review).
The starship Mnemonsyne has journeyed between the worlds of The Domain for millennia. It carries a single traveller, Amahle, a Light Chaser. Amahle…
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Jack Kirby Collector Eighty: Old Gods & New (magazine/book review).
Continuing their incredibly deep dive into the works of Jack Kirby, TwoMorrows presents this lavishly illustrated and coloured exploration of a specific chapter…
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Requiem For An Astronaut by Daniel Bennett (book review).
‘Requiem For An Astronaut’ by Daniel Bennett is another novella from Newcon Press. At a hundred pages, they provide the succinctness of a…
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Light Chaser by Peter F Hamilton and Gareth L Powell (book review).
‘Light Chaser’ by Peter F Hamilton and Gareth L Powell is a standalone space opera novella. Amahle is the light chaser the title…
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Rabbits by Terry Miles (book review).
‘Rabbits’ by Terry Miles revolves around a strange, little understood game that’s potentially been running for hundreds of years, with rules so esoteric…
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Rose Knot: An Arthurian Tale by Kari Sperring (book review).
Not many people connect the Orkneys to Arthurian legend but King Lot of Orkney was married to Arthur’s sister, Morgause, it seems and…