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Jupiter 39: XXXIX Hegemone (magazine review).
Another welcome edition of ‘Jupiter’, the 39th since the voyage began all these years ago. With a colour cover to advertise its contents,…
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Science fiction, fantasy, horror and steampunk.
March 2013
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The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination edited by John Joseph Adams (book review).
Every hero needs a villain. The ying to their yang, dark to their light, salt to their vinegar. Without a decent villain, what…
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Blades of Winter (Shadowstorm #1) by G.T. Almasi (book review).
What were you doing when you were 19? I know I wasn’t up to much – no doubt moping about some girl and…
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Jack Glass by Adam Roberts (book review).
I’ve been staring at ‘Jack Glass’ for over an hour, trying to find the best way to start this review. There’s little point…
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The Religion of Science Fiction by Frederick A. Kreuziger (book review).
Putting ‘religion’ and ‘Science Fiction’ in the title as in ‘The Religion Of Science Fiction’ will have many of you wondering what this…
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The Peacock Cloak by Chris Beckett (book review).
I enjoyed Chris Beckett’s first collection, the award-winning ‘The Turing Test’ and his recent novel, ‘Dark Eden’, so I was very happy to…
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Indigo Prime: Anthropocalypse by John Smith, Lee Carter and Edmund Bagwell (comic-book review).
‘Indigo Prime’ is essentially a collection of three stories from ‘2000AD’, built up from work writer John Smith did back in 1991 and…
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Homeland by Cory Doctorow (book review).
Older does not necessarily mean wiser, not for Marcus Yallow, hero of Cory Doctorow’s bestselling and award winning novel, ‘Little Brother’. The sequel,…
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A Few Good Men (Darkship #3) by Sarah. A. Hoyt (book review).
Set in the same universe as ‘Darkship Thieves’ and ‘Darkship Renegages’, Sarah A. Hoyt’s new novel ‘A Few Good Men’ picks up the…
February 2013
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Halo: Glasslands by Karen Traviss (book review).
Taken from the cover: ‘The Covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war that saw billions slaughtered on Earth and her colonies. For…
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Helix Wars (book 2) by Eric Brown (book review).
‘Helix Wars’ is the sequel to British SF author Eric Brown’s most popular novel ‘Helix’, published in 2007. Does it live up to…
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Impulse (Jumper book 3) by Steven Gould (book review).
‘Impulse’ is a progression from ‘Steven Gould’s two earlier ‘Jumper’ novels. It is some years later and the two married teleporters, Davey and…