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Editorial – June 2014: The world is an exact place. Nothing is ever mere.
The world is an exact place. Nothing is ever mere. Hello everyone Look to the first line of the introduction. ‘The world is…
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NewsScifi
With This Ring: a story of lost ritual by: GF Willmetts.
‘Now tell me, why do you two people want to get married?’ The Judge looked down at the couple before him. As was…
NewsScifi
X Marks The Spot
HARDBACK TO SMALL ENLARGED PAPERBACK Terra by Mitch Benn (pub: Gollancz. 255 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 8.99 (UK), $15.99 (CAN). ISBN:…
ReviewFantasy
Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (book review).
Welcome to a new series written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. At the current time, I don’t think it’s known how…
FeatureCulture
Sorrowful Songs Revisited: Henryk Górecki by Rod MacDonald (article).
play while you read. I first listened to Górecki’s ‘Third Symphony’ on radio and CD 20 years ago. It had a profound effect…
ReviewScifi
Science Fiction And The Predictions Of The Future edited by Gary Westfahl, Wong Kin Yien and Any Kit-Sze Chan (book review).
Something that has frequently come up in recent years is that Science Fiction does not predict the future. I doubt if anyone reading…
ReviewHorror
Zombie Survival: Owners’ Apocalypse Manual, by Sean T. Page (book review).
Sean T. Page set up the Ministry of Zombies in 2010 as an information resource for those who shared his concern that the…
ReviewFantasy
Black Angel (1980) (film review).
Prior to the 1980 release of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, George Lucas wanted an accompanying short film that would be suitable to be…
ReviewScifi
The Happier Dead by Ivo Stourton (book review).
In many respects, the SF element of Ivo Stourton’s novel, ‘The Happier Dead’, is window-dressing for what is otherwise a police detective procedural…
ReviewScifi
Mis-Drop by Ferand Peek (short film review).
‘Mis-Drop’ is a short film which punches well above its weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=535rm1X2rm0 It begins with an insurance assessor investigating what, if any, liability…
ReviewBooks
Showcase Presents: Doom Patrol Volume 1 by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani (graphic novel review).
Rita Farr is a beautiful actress. When filming in Africa, she goes over a waterfall and is exposed to underground chemical vapours which…
ReviewBooks
Star Wars: Riptide by Paul S. Kemp (book review).
‘Star Wars: Riptide’ by Paul S. Kemp is a follow up to ‘Star Wars: Crosscurrent’ and features many of the same characters. To…