ReviewBooks
Inside Science Fiction: Second Edition by James Gunn (book review).
Released in 2007, ‘Inside Science Fiction: Second Edition’ by James Gunn is becoming a hard book to come across but worth seeking out…
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November 2021
October 2021
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Many Futures, Many Worlds edited by Thomas D. Clareson (book review).
In my older book selection about Science Fiction, I have two favoured editors/writers. Reginald Bretnor is essentially if you want interviews with Golden…
ReviewCulture
Vivid Tomorrows: On Science Fiction And Hollywood by David Brin (book review).
Looking through Eurospan’s catalogue of American books, I tend to use the search engine to pin-point to ‘Science Fiction’ and seeing one by…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #17 November 2021 (magazine review).
The latest ‘Retro Fan’ is a Halloween special since last year’s edition sold so well and is now going to be a regular…
September 2021
ReviewBooks
Policing The Monstrous edited by Ashley Szanter (book review).
With a title like ‘Policing The Monstrous’, pay attention to the sub-title, ‘Essays On The Supernatural Crime Procedural’. How do the police and…
ReviewBooks
Wonder Women And Bad Girls by Valerie Estelle Frankel (book review).
In many respects, Valerie Estelle Frankel’s book title, ‘Wonder Women And Bad Girls’ is a bit of a misnomer. However, pay close attention…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #16 September 2021 (magazine review).
The opening section of the latest ‘Retro Fan’ focuses on ‘Logan’s Run’ as Anthony Taylor and his plans for a book on the…
August 2021
ReviewScifi
The Science Of Science-Fiction Writing by James Gunn (book review).
As I commented when I reviewed ‘Alternate Worlds’, I wanted to check out some more of James Gunn’s non-fiction. Reading the introduction to…
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Drive Yourself Sane: Using The Uncommon Sense Of General Semantics Third Edition by Susan Presby Kodish and Bruce L. Kodish (book review).
I often mention my practical application of General Semantics. Picking out books to recommend on the subject is a lot harder, mostly because…
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Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History Of Science Fiction by James Gunn (book review)
Another of the books about Science Fiction I pulled last year is ‘Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History Of Science Fiction’ by James Gunn…
ReviewCulture
Back Issue #129 August 2021 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the latest ‘Back Issue’ cover, this is a ‘TV Toon Tie-In’. Editor Mike Eury points out that 50…
July 2021
ReviewComics
Back Issue #128 July 2021 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the cover of this ‘Back Issue’, the emphasis is on Bronze Age TV Tie-Ins. Mike Eury’s introduction shows…