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The Synthetic Man by Theodore Sturgeon (book review).
‘The Synthetic Man’ was originally released as ‘The Dreaming Jewels’ in 1950. This edition was released in 1961. Halfway through the book, the…
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November 2025
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The Running Man returns (Again): Mark Kermode’s scifi movie review (video).
Edgar Wright has finally delivered his long-teased dream project: a brand-new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man. And yes, before you ask,…
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Fallout season 2: Pack Your Stimpaks, We’re Off to New Vegas (trailer).
Fallout fans, dust off your Vault suits and brace for another stroll through irradiated Americana, because the second season of Amazon Prime’s gloriously…
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Predator Badlands: Mark Kermode’s science fiction film review (video).
Mark Kermode’s eyebrow has met its match. Predator: Badlands—the ninth outing for everyone’s favourite trophy-collecting space tourist—lands with a thud, a roar and,…
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The Loop: Just Add Water – a short story by GF Willmetts.
The first Loop appeared outside my city. The structure was massive, spanning several acres and reaching high into the sky. It contained a…
October 2025
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Citadel Of The Moon (Batrix And Scilli book 2) by Mike Chinn (book review).
A sequel to ‘Hail The New Age’, ‘Citadel Of The Moon’ is another fantasy novel by the very busy Mike Chinn. Again, we…
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The Mile-Long Spaceship by Kate Wilhelm (book review).
Kate Wilhelm’s book, ‘The Mile-Long Spaceship’ is an anthology of eleven of her short stories from the 1950s-60s. The opening story, released in…
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Lucid: The Dreamwalker book 1 of 3 by Oraine Johnson (book review).
By any standards, ‘Lucid’ is a solid debut novel. While author Oraine Johnson already has an established career in the arts, what he’s…
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Opi’s World (Flying Crooked series book 5) by Geoff Nelder (book review).
‘Opi’s World’ by Geoff Nelder is the fifth and latest novella in his space opera ‘Flying Crooked’ book series. Yet it is not…
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse book 1) by Dennis E. Taylor (book review).
Bob Johansson is a cheerful man. He’s about to sell his company for millions of dollars, and he’s at his favourite science fiction…
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Telepathist by John Brunner (book review).
One unique aspect of science fiction, compared to other genres, is that its settings can become timeless, particularly when they are not associated…
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And All The Stars A Stage by James Blish (book review).
‘And All The Stars A Stage’ is a marvellous title, a take on ‘All The World’s A Stage’ in case you didn’t know.…