On Spec Magazine #130 Vol. 34 No. 4 (magazine review).
‘On Spec’ is a Canadian magazine of speculative fiction. Diane L. Walton’s opening editorial discusses how difficult it is to
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Mischief In The Wood by Tina Rath (book review).
Older readers will have grown up with fairy and folkloric stories, and many writers indulge themselves with rewriting them, sometimes
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Different Times And Other Places by Juliet E. McKenna (book review).
‘Different Times And Other Places’ by Juliet E. McKenna is the tenth book in the ‘Polestars’ series of individual author
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Servant of Earth (The Shards of Magic) by Sarah Hawley (book review).
Another Winter Solstice in the village of Tumbledown, and the unmarried women gather to see who will be sent as
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How to Train Your Dragon: Live-action Vikings vs. Dragons, because why not? (trailer)
The dragons are back, folks, and this time they’re real. Well, as real as CGI dragons can get in a
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Pandora (Book 1) written by Frank Miller and Emma Kubert with art by Anthony Maranville and Chris Silvestri (graphic novel review).
Annabeth is a fifteen-year-old stuck in an unhappy home and without real friends at school. Her mother makes ends meet
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Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD (fun horror film review).
I recall purchasing this video, ‘Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark,’ more than 30 years ago, primarily because I had read
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The Teller Of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (book review).
Tao, the Teller of Small Fortunes (no spells, potions, or ancient prophecies), travels between villages in her waggon with only
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Court Of Wanderers (Silver Under Nightfall book 2) by Rin Chupeco (book review).
There are times when a book should be labelled ‘don’t start from here’. Usually, this occurs in long series with
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On Spec #129 Vol. 34 No. 3 (magazine review).
‘On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Fiction’ is a quarterly publication that features short stories, poetry, and a few
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