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Opi’s World (Flying Crooked series book 5) by Geoff Nelder (book review).
‘Opi’s World’ by Geoff Nelder is the fifth and latest novella in his space opera ‘Flying Crooked’ book series. Yet it is not…
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse book 1) by Dennis E. Taylor (book review).
Bob Johansson is a cheerful man. He’s about to sell his company for millions of dollars, and he’s at his favourite science fiction…
ReviewFantasy
Lives Of Bitter Rain (The Tyrant Philosophers book 5) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (book review).
Can a young orphan girl, lacking any particular talent except for sword-fighting, ascend through the ranks of a tough, ruthless regime aiming to…
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The Last Spirits Of Manhattan by John A. McDermott (book review).
A novel that showcases the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Henry Fonda, Charles Addams, and other influential figures from 1950s America is likely to…
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From Tentacles to Tea Cosies: October 2025’s SFF-Horror Novels Round-up
There’s a chill in the air, pumpkin spice in the shops and enough new genre news to rival a Small Press stall at…
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Sci‑Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film/TV News Round‑up (October 2025).
October 2025 is another good month for genre film lovers – a bonfire-night of blockbusters, streaming gambits, sequels that refuse to die, and…
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – First Trailer Boldly Goes Where No Teen Drama Has Gone Before (video).
Well, fellow space cadets, Paramount+ has finally lifted the curtain on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and the first trailer suggests we’re in for…
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Don’t Go To Work The World Is Ending by Paul Dalton (book review).
When a new writer comes on the scene, the problem always is to make the reading public pick it up for a closer…
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Telepathist by John Brunner (book review).
One unique aspect of science fiction, compared to other genres, is that its settings can become timeless, particularly when they are not associated…
ReviewScifi
And All The Stars A Stage by James Blish (book review).
‘And All The Stars A Stage’ is a marvellous title, a take on ‘All The World’s A Stage’ in case you didn’t know.…
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The Mighty Nein: seven heroes, nine brain cells, and one world about to regret hiring them (fantasy TV series trailer).
Crikes, The Mighty Nein — proof that even in fantasy worlds of dragons, gods, and all-powerful relics, the real danger is still a…
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Mercy: Chris Pratt versus the Machine (scifi film trailer).
There’s a moment in the Mercy trailer where Chris Pratt, sweating under the cold blue light of justice, looks up at the calm,…