ReviewScifi
Armor by John Steakley (book review).
An interesting little fact is the blurb on the back cover of the ‘Armor’ paperback has the title ‘Universal Soldier’ although this 2010…
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AndyWhitaker
I live in deepest darkest Essex where I enjoy photography, real ales, walking my dog, cooking and a really good book. I own an e-book reader which goes with me everywhere but still enjoy the traditional paper based varieties.
My oriental studies have earned me a black belt in Suduko and I'm considered a master in deadly Bonsai (there are very few survivors).
July 2014
ReviewScifi
Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (book review).
‘Zoe’s Tale’ is set in the universe so expertly depicted in ‘Old Man’s War’ but isn’t about the genetically grown green soldiers. This…
June 2014
ReviewComics
Death Sentence by Monty Nero and Mike Dowling (graphic novel review).
This graphic novel brings together the first six ‘Death Sentence’ comics with additional bonus content. The six part comic series was published monthly…
ReviewHorror
Night Terrors (A Shadow Watch Novel book 1) by Tim Waggoner (book review).
The information I have here says this is the first novel in the ‘Shadow Watch’ series so it looks as though there will…
ReviewScifi
Fires Of Man (The Psionic Earth book 1) by Dan Levinson (book review).
This is book 1 of ‘The Psionic Earth series and it looks to be a promising series. It is set on an alternative…
ReviewScifi
Apex Magazine Issue 61, June 2014 (magazine review).
‘Apex Magazine Issue 61’ keeps with the usual format of short stories, poetry, interviews and a non-fiction piece. There is also Resolute: Notes…
ReviewScifi
The Season of Passage by Christopher Pike (book review).
There is a note to readers at the beginning of ‘The Season Of Passage’ explaining that it was written in the 1970s and…
May 2014
ReviewScifi
The Burning Dark by Adam Christopher (book review).
I’m not sure what to make of ‘The Burning Dark’ as it could be described as being a ghost story with a SF…
ReviewScifi
Hardcore (a Combat-K Novel) by Andy Remic (book review)
OK, I’ll admit I’m a fan of the two previous ‘Combat-K’ novels, ‘War Machine’ and ‘BioHell’, so I was looking forward to ‘Hardcore’,…
ReviewComics
UGLIES: Cutters, created by Scott Westerfield (Graphic novel review).
For ‘Uglies: Cutters’, Scott Westfield has again teamed up with comicbook storywriter Devin Grayson and illustrator Steven Cummings, who also provided the cover…
March 2014
ReviewScifi
Bone Dance by Emma Bull (book review).
‘Bone Dance’ is set in what remains of a city in the near future after a conflict between North and South America has…
ReviewScifi
Pulse (A Chess Team Adventure book 1) by Jeremy Robinson (book review).
This is a Chess Team adventure novel, a sort of cutting edge US military sci-fi and ancient Greek mythology mash-up. Those readers who…