ReviewScifi
Starshadows by Pamela Sargent (book review).
In his introduction to Starshadows, editor Terry Carr describes his working relationship with author Pamela Sargent. He rejected her first four stories but…
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ReviewBooks
Inside The U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: Initial Revelations by James T. Lacatski, D. Eng, Colm A. Kelleher Ph.D, and George Knapp (book review).
I read the first book, Skinwalkers At The Pentagon, a while back and reviewed it. Inside The U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: Initial…
ReviewFilms
Practical Magic (1998) (film review).
Sisters Sally (actress Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (actress Nicole Kidman) are witches, although the latter doesn’t show much of this talent when she…
ReviewScifi
Exodus: The Helium Sea by Peter F. Hamilton (book review).
# Exodus: The Helium Sea review Peter F. Hamilton is well known as a crafter of sprawling space opera, and he has produced…
ReviewFantasy
Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (book review).
There is a growing tendency to label books as ‘cosy’. Basically, this means that although characters may be placed in danger, they are…
ReviewFantasy
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (book review).
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater is a historical novel with elements of magical realism that fit it, just about, into the fantasy genre.…
ReviewScifi
The End of Oak Street (Stephen Hunt’s film review).
There comes a melancholy moment in every man’s life when he realises that Obi-Wan Kenobi is now entirely convincing as Homer Simpson. Not…
ReviewBooks
Not For Disclosure: UFOs: The World’s Best-Kept Secret by Jonathan Caplan (book review).
This latest book on UAPs has former King’s Counsel Jonathan Caplan as its author, which gives it a certain degree of credibility. For…
ReviewFantasy
Seasons Of Glass And Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar (book review).
People read collections of short stories for various reasons. Often it is because they have read novels by the author and don’t want…
ReviewScifi
Thunderbirds: International Rescue Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Andrew Clements (book review).
When you receive Thunderbirds: International Rescue Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson and Andrew Clements, a smile will appear on your face as…
ReviewScifi
The Unreasoning Mask by Philip José Farmer (book review).
During a stopover aboard his starship, al-Buraq, Captain Hûd Ramstam discovers that he has a planet’s god in his cabin. That is, if…
ReviewFantasy
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (book review).
Words change. Sometimes it is their recognised meaning, as with ‘gay’, and sometimes their spelling. The word ‘gramyre’ evolved into ‘grammar’, although the…