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The Stone God Awakens by Philip José Farmer (book review).
Originally published by Ace Books in 1970, Meteor House have given ‘The Stone God Awakens’ its first limited hardcover edition, alongside an unlimited…
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Cixin Liu’s The Devourer: A Graphic Novel (The Worlds of Cixin Liu) by JD Morvan and Weilin Yang (book review).
One of the recurring themes in Cixin Liu’s short stories is the arrival of an enormous alien artefact in the skies of Earth.…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #139 October 2022 (magazine review).
This Back Issue’s sub-title is ‘Not-Ready-For-Primetime Marvel Heroes’ which paraphrases the title of a Saturday night American TV show. Really, it’s a selection…
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The Hollow Boys (The Dream Rider Saga book 1) by Douglas Smith (book review).
‘The Hollow Boys’ by Douglas Smith is a fast-paced and entertaining introduction to a new series. Will Dreycott has a secret. Actually,…
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Cixin Liu’s The Butterfly: A Graphic Novel (The Worlds Of Cixin Liu) adapted by Dan Panosian (graphic novel review).
It’s been a year since the first four Cixin Liu graphic novels were released, so the arrival of the next four is very…
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The Complete Roderick by John Sladek (book review).
The last book I read by John Sladek (1937-2000) a long time ago was ‘The Müller-Fokker Effect’ (1970) which I thought was a…
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Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross (graphic novel review).
Thank the Illuminatii, a traditional Marvel story. A decent plot, play of dialogue and decent art. Alex Ross might not be using watercolours…
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City Beneath The Sea, and Secret Beneath The Sea (DVD TV series review).
After the success of the three ‘Pathfinders’ series, Sydney Newman took some of that cast into two series under the sea, scripted by…
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The Awoken by Katelyn Monroe Howes (book review).
Alabine Rivers wants to change the world. Disillusioned by the greed and the double dealing that makes politics work, Alabine feels lost until…
ReviewHorror
Smile (Horror movie: a Mark Kermode review).
Mark Kermode is here to tell us what he thinks of horror film Smile, where Dr. Rose Cotter begins having terrifying, unexplainable events…
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Weird Science Volume 1 (graphic novel review).
I pulled a copy of ‘Weird Science Volume 1’ simply because as much as I’ve read about EC Comics material, other than the…
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 2022, Volume 143 #762 (magazine review).
While a magazine is a useful sounding-board for new voices, sampling newcomers to a long established field, it is also useful to have…