ReviewScifi
Worlds Of Exile And Illusion by Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz Masterworks) (book review).
Amongst the Gollancz Masterworks selection is ‘Worlds Of Exile And Illusion’ by Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018). It’s actually a composite of her…
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UncleGeoff
Geoff Willmetts has been editor at SFCrowsnest for some 21 plus years now, showing a versatility and knowledge in not only Science Fiction, but also the sciences and arts, all of which has been displayed here through editorials, reviews, articles and stories. With the latter, he has been running a short story series under the title of ‘Psi-Kicks’
If you want to contribute to SFCrowsnest, read the guidelines and show him what you can do. If it isn’t usable, he spends as much time telling you what the problems is as he would with material he accepts. This is largely how he got called an Uncle, as in Dutch Uncle. He’s not actually Dutch but hails from the west country in the UK.
March 2026
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #42 January 2026 (magazine review).
From the cover, it becomes pretty obvious that this edition of ‘Retro Fan’ is special. Writer Mark Voger brings out material from six…
ReviewBooks
Hal Foster: Prince Of Illustrators by Brian M. Kane (book review).
Considering how many comic book artists regarded Hal Foster (1892–1982) as a major influence on their art, when I came across this book,…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #196 November 2025 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Alter Ego’ devotes another 55 pages to Eddy Zeno’s second part, a look at the Superman artists who ghosted for…
ReviewComics
Secret Six Volume 1: Villains United by Gail Simone, Sale Eagesham and Brad Walker (graphic novel review).
I was doing some research on DC villains and came across the ‘Secret Six’. This second version of the team came about after…
ReviewBooks
Being You: A New Science Of Consciousness by Anil Seth (book review).
Now this book, ‘Being You: A New Science Of Consciousness’ by Anil Seth, is looking at you. Actually, that’s what makes your conscious…
ReviewComics
Vixens, Vamps & Vipers compiled by Mike Madrid (book review).
I found this book when I was researching supervillainesses. ‘Vixens, Vamps & Vipers’ is the third of three books compiled by Mike Madrid…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #163 December 2025 (magazine review).
There’s a well-known quote from editor-in-chief Carmen Infantino that any sales of a DC Comics issue with a gorilla on the cover would…
ReviewScifi
Severance: The Complete Seasons 1-2 (SF TV series review).
Now, here is an unusual science fiction television series titled ‘Severance’ that one of my reviewers mentioned she was enjoying and suggested I…
February 2026
ReviewScifi
The Wrong End Of Time by John Brunner (book review).
It was not unusual back in the 1970s for the write-up on the back cover of SF books to be occasionally different or…
ReviewComics
Batman: Through The Looking Glass by Bruce Jones and Sam Kieth (graphic novel review).
I heard about ‘Batman: Through The Looking Glass’ through the ‘Back Issue’ magazine regarding this being a key story with the Bat versus…
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #6 December 2025 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the cover of this edition of ‘Cryptology’, the theme is zombies, although it widens to a few other…