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Forbidden Planet (1956) by Mark R. Leeper (a film retrospective).
I saw that TCM is going to show one of the great and iconic Science Fiction films of all time. As I have…
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Doctor Who Flux: Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse by Chris Chibnall (TV episode review).
BE CAREFUL … SPOILERS AHEAD I have been avoiding most things about the latest 38th season of ‘Doctor Who’, other than those 30-second…
NewsCulture
Editorial – Nov 2021: Being an organised geek.
Hello everyone Being an organised geek and commenting in the past that we have different grades of geek, it does raise an interesting…
NewsScifi
Being Iconic In Science Fiction: an article by: GF Willmetts.
To look at Science Fiction films and TV series, it’s hardly surprising that it has a history of iconic vehicles, robots, aliens, etc.…
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Can Prototype Only Mean One?: a short story by: GF Willmetts.
An audacious plan to make the fastest ever spacecraft and how to learn from mistakes at the same time. Getting a faster-than-light spacecraft…
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UFO/UAP content roundup (week ending October 31st 2021).
Let’s start with the Unidentified Celebrity Review chatting with Brit Franc Milburn, an ex-intelligence officer and alumnus of The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.…
ReviewFantasy
The Seal Of Karga Kul by Alex Irvine (book review).
Dungeons & Dragons novels are rarely literature, but they should at least exciting romps that are true to the spirit of the role-playing…
ReviewBooks
Many Futures, Many Worlds edited by Thomas D. Clareson (book review).
In my older book selection about Science Fiction, I have two favoured editors/writers. Reginald Bretnor is essentially if you want interviews with Golden…
ReviewFantasy
A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz (book review).
In ‘A Line To Kill’, we join Anthony Horowitz on his third meta-verse trip where he is part of the story. It’s hard…
ReviewBooks
The Best Of Draw! Volume 1 (book review).
‘The Best Of Draw! Volume 1’ was its third printing back in 2008 and features work from the early two out of print…
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Are we the only beings in the Universe? NASA demands a new protocol to announce alien life.
How can we interpret the importance of fresh scientific findings in the hunt for life? When will we be able to claim with…
ReviewCulture
Vivid Tomorrows: On Science Fiction And Hollywood by David Brin (book review).
Looking through Eurospan’s catalogue of American books, I tend to use the search engine to pin-point to ‘Science Fiction’ and seeing one by…