Wild Cards: Sleeper Straddle edited by George RR Martin (book review).
‘Wild Cards’ numbers either 32 or 33, there is a rare explanation of what this particular poker hand is. I’m
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Where The Axe Is Buried by Ray Naylor (book review).
Ray Nayler is a Canadian author who largely grew up in California and who has been publishing SF since the
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Daughter Of Crows (The Academy Of Kindness book 1) by Mark Lawrence (book review).
The three Furies punish the gods for their crimes. In the ancient past, humanity sinned so well that the Fates
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Cities Are Forests Waiting To Happen by Cécile Cristofari (book review).
Cécile Cristofari is a new author. ‘Cities Are Forests Waiting To Happen’ is her second published book following ‘Elephants In
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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
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For All Mankind season 5 trailer promises Mars independence (video).
There are plenty of science fiction series that talk a good game about the future, then quietly retreat into laser
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Dune Part Three brings the holy war home, and Arrakis still isn’t offering package holidays (trailer).
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three is now looming over the horizon like another sandstorm with a grudge, and the newly
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Project Hail Mary: Mark Kermode’s scifi film review.
Our man of many movies, Mark Kermode, sits down to watch Project Hail Mary – you can watch his review
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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
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Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds (book review).
The idea of generation ships has been around since before at least 1918, when physicist and rocket scientist Robert H.
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