ReviewScifi
Rosewater by Tade Thompson (book review).
I like alien invasion stories as they present the opportunity for displaying the best side of humanity while introducing weird aliens and technologies.…
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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).
December 2016
November 2016
ReviewFantasy
Jubal Van Zandt And The Revenge Of The Bloodslinger by eden Hudson (book review).
I must admit that ‘Jubal Van Zandt And The Revenge Of The Bloodslinger’ by eden Hudson has the distinction of having the longest…
October 2016
ReviewScifi
Crossing In Time (Volume 1 of the Between Two Evils series) by DL Orton (book review).
‘Crossing In Time’ is book 1 of the ‘Between Two Evils’ series of books by DL Orton and there’s going to be at…
September 2016
ReviewScifi
Apex Magazine # 88, September 2016 (e-mag review).
Issue 88 of ‘Apex Magazine’ is hot off the press and the very striking cover by Mélanie Delon. It is hauntingly beautiful and…
July 2016
ReviewScifi
Mechanical Failure by Joe Zieja (book review).
On the front cover of this book there is a picture of a huge spaceship with a glowing nebula behind it. Overlaying the…
June 2016
ReviewScifi
We Are Martians by E. R. Dee (ebook review).
At first glance, this looks to be a good book and indeed there are interesting aspects to it. The Martian colony has been…
ReviewScifi
Apex Magazine Issue 85, June 2016 (emag review).
Another month rolls by and brings with it another ‘Apex Magazine’. This is issue 85 and, let’s make this very clear right from…
ReviewScifi
Shackleton’s Burden (A Lost Wonders Novelette) by Todd Yunker (book review).
In the book ‘Shackleton’s Folly’, we meet Alec Shackleton and his assistant Dancer, who’s an AI in the form of a blue centaur.…
ReviewScifi
Spirit by Gwyneth Jones (book review).
The version of ‘Spirit’ I had for review was the large format paperback and it is a large book. It’s also quite weighty…
ReviewHorror
Penda’s Fen (1974) (blu-ray film review).
‘Penda’s Fen’ directed by Alan Clarke and written by David Rudkin was originally shown on BBC1 way back in 1974 as part of…
May 2016
ReviewScifi
The Communication Room by Adam Aresty (e-book review).
‘The Communication Room’ is certainly Science Fiction but it’s also a thriller and a creepy one at that. You can tell it’s going…
ReviewScifi
Apex Magazine #84, May 2016 (emag review).
It’s Apex # 84 under scrutiny in this review and there’s no better place to start than the intriguing cover art by Robert…