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Shards Of Space by Robert Sheckley (book review)
I’ve read some of the other novels by Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) and if, after reading here, like the idea of his stories, try…
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Science fiction, fantasy, horror and steampunk.
September 2026
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News Roundup: Alderman’s Mimmoths, An R-Rated Godzilla And Gremlins Sent To Bed Until 2028 (21–25 September 2026).
Naomi Alderman turns grief into a science fiction novel full of creatures nobody can catch, Godzilla picks up its first ever R rating,…
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Ray Gunn: Brad Bird gives film noir a jetpack, aliens and a thoroughly suspicious Scarlett Johansson
Brad Bird's long-gestating Ray Gunn finally has a trailer: a retro-futuristic film noir starring Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits, in cinemas…
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The Old Guard 2 (2025) (film review).
Uma Thurman’s Discord digs up a 500-year grudge and the rules of immortality get murkier than ‘Highlander’. GF Willmetts reviews the blu-ray of…
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The Old Guard (2020) (film review).
Charlize Theron leads a team of immortal mercenaries who keep getting shot and keep getting back up. GF Willmetts reviews the blu-ray of…
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News Roundup: Bardugo, Miéville And A Bumper Week On The Genre Shelves (14–18 September 2026).
It's not often five genre heavyweights clear their throats in the same week. Bardugo, Miéville, Mandel, Roanhorse and Marske all published, Sunrise on…
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping – twice the tributes, half the hope (trailer 2).
The second trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping takes us back to the Second Quarter Quell, where 48 tributes enter…
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Vince Gilligan Finally Gets A Statue, Marvel Finally Gets An Angel (news roundup).
Pluribus takes four Creative Arts Emmys and finally ends Vince Gilligan's winless streak, Marvel's X-Men casts Asa Germann as Angel, and Leigh Bardugo…
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Mimeograph by Eira A. Ekre (book review).
‘Mimeograph’ by Eira A Ekre is a standalone Science Fiction novella. It does not fit neatly into any single sub-genre, but is a…
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Star Trek Turns 60, Promptly Sells You A Casserole Dish
The Star Trek 60th anniversary brings a new Paramount film and a Le Creuset cookware range, the 2026 Dragon Awards hand out rockets…
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The Traveler by Joseph Eckert (book review).
The idea of time travel has been around for a very long time. Many readers will be familiar with H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time…
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Saturday SciFi Splash: a workshop full of dinosaurs, a vampire at Netflix, and fandom having words (news roundup).
Phil Tippett's Berkeley workshop closes for good, Netflix goes looking for Strahd, Worldcon's business meeting reaches for the red pen, and the Horror…