ReviewScifi
The Prisoner Volume 2 by Nicholas Biggs (CD story review).
Much like the Prisoner, I live in a world where everything is uncertain and despite thinking I had written this review, it turned…
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December 2017
November 2017
ReviewBooks
Mycroft Holmes: The Apocalypse Handbook by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, Joshua Cassara, Luis Guerrero and Simon Bowland (graphic novel review).
The smarter and randier brother of the more well-known Sherlock has his own series. ‘Mycroft Holmes: The Apocalypse Handbook’ is the first graphic…
ReviewScifi
Gnomon by Nick Harkaway (book review).
‘Gnomon’ opens with a death in custody. The person in question is Diana Hunter, she may or not have been a dissident and…
ReviewFantasy
Father Christmas And Me (book 3) by Matt Haig (book review).
‘Father Christmas And Me’ is the third in a series of books that chart the story not only of Father Christmas but also…
ReviewScifi
Electric Dreams Episode 6: Human Is (TV episode review).
It is obvious from the start of ‘Human Is’, that Colonel Silas Herrick and Vera Herrick do not share a happy marriage. He…
October 2017
ReviewHorror
A Long Day In Lychford by Paul Cornell (book review).
It’s a really long day in Lychford and it’s very close to ending badly. The three village witches have a bit of a…
ReviewScifi
Electric Dreams Episode 3: The Commuter (TV episode review).
With the exotic location of Woking as an opener it is quite surprising how this story gets so dark so quickly. Based on…
September 2017
ReviewScifi
Phillip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams Episode 2: Impossible Planet (TV episode review).
I’ve seen the future and it looks like we’ve added a filter. Travel to the endless wonders of the universe, has been reduced…
ReviewScifi
Electric Dreams Episode 1: The Hood Maker (TV episode review).
Welcome to the world of Phillip K. Dick as reimagined by the modern world. A conundrum, as it seems Phil invented the way…
ReviewDoctor Who
Torchwood: Aliens Among Us: Part 1 by James Goss, Juno Dawson and AK Benedict (CD review).
Welcome back to Torchwood. This new four-part drama is set post US ‘Miracle Day’ TV series. It’s all changed. Torchwood Cardiff is in…
ReviewFantasy
Hannah Green And Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence by Michael Marshall Smith (book review).
‘I need a hero. I’m holding out for a hero.’ With apologies to Jim Steinman and Bonnie Tyler you may just need Hannah…
ReviewBooks
Now We Are Six Hundred: A Collection Of Time Lord Verse by James Goss and illustrated by Russell T Davies (book review).
‘Now We Are Six Hundred’ is a book of poetry by James Goss (Big Finish, the universe) and illustrated by the hitherto unknown…