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Outposts Of Beyond edited by Tyree Campbell (ebook review).
The cover painting for this fourth anniversary issue of ‘Outposts Of Beyond’ is a ‘Dune’ sandworm and the picture is credited as ‘Shai…
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October 2016
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The Last Adventure Of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez (book review).
Connie is an action hero thanks to being gifted this by her fairy godmother at birth. She’s had enough now, thank you. Recruiting…
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The Great Wall: new Matt Damon fantasy movie.
Matt Damon gets to travel to China’s Great Wall to make a last stand against some dragon-werewolf style critters in the middle ages.…
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Prudence: Book One of The Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger (book review).
‘Prudence’ is book one in the new ‘Custard Protocol’ series by Gail Carriger, which focuses on Prudence Alessandra Macon Akeldama (Alexia Tarabotti’s metanatural…
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Tim Burton: The Iconic Filmmaker And His Works: Unofficial And Unauthorised by Ian Nathan (book review).
We’re all familiar with most of director Tim Burton’s films and know his odd reputation for the bizarre. Reading his back story in…
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A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky (book review).
M is a wizard or at least someone who views the natural laws of physics as merely very loose guidelines. Living in New…
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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Well one certainly cannot accuse filmmaker Tim Burton from straying away from his trademark bizarre movie-making playbook. Perhaps Burton’s best asset when it…
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The Queen Of The Tearling (book 1) by Erika Johansen (book review).
‘The Queen Of The Tearling’ is the first book in a trilogy by Erika Johansen about Kelsea Glynn, the heir to the throne…
September 2016
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May Contain Traces Of Magic by Tom Holt (book review).
‘May Contain Traces of Magic’ by Tom Holt is a comic fantasy book about travelling salesman Chris Popham. He lives in a version…
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Black Wolves (The Black Wolves trilogy book 1) by Kate Elliott (book review).
‘Black Wolves’ is the first book in ‘The Black Wolves’ trilogy, set in the same world as another trilogy of Kate Elliott’s called…
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 2016, Volume 131 # 726 (magazine review).
The mid-year issue of ‘The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction’ provides plenty of options for reading material, including an alt-history novella, three…
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Beauty And The Beast (Le Belle et Le Bete) (film review by Frank Ochieng)
It seems as if big screen dueling cinematic fairy tales are the trend within the last few years at the box office. Back…