Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (book review)
There is almost a sub-genre of SF which deals exclusively with war scenarios. These might be between aliens and humans
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Capturing Archetypes: Twenty Years Of Sideshow Collectables Art (book review)
It seems to be Sideshow Collectables’ month with another book showing off their wares but as ‘Capturing Archetypes: Twenty Years
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Metal Hurlant Chronicles: Season 2 soundtrack by Jesper Kyd (CD soundtrack review)
‘Metal Hurlant Chronicles’ is a television series where: ‘Each episode is a self-contained story taking place on a different planet
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The Last Starfighter Soundtrack by Craig Safan (CD soundtrack review)
As this album starts, the similarities to soundtracks from films like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ are undeniable and you
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Cataveiro (Book Two Of The Osiris Project) by E.J. Swift (book review)
Patagonia lies between the Republic of Antarctica and the northern state of Alaska, two groups who are at war. The
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The Omega Factor Series One by Matt Fitton, Phil Mulryne, Cavan Scott and Ken Bentley (CD review)
It’s been 30 years but there is still danger from the supernatural and the occult. ‘The Omega Factor Series One’
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Counter-Measures Series 04 boxset by Mark Wright, Cavan Scott, Matt Fitton, John Dorney and Ken Bentley (CD review).
I have a little thrill of excitement when the music from ‘Counter-Measures’ plays and, once again, we are plunged into
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Grand Crusades: The Early Jack Vance Volume Five (book review).
Since I first read ‘Araminta Station’ over 20 years ago, Jack Vance has been one of my favourite authors. I’ve
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Chappie (2015) DVD (film review).
A combination of ‘Robocop’ and ‘Frankenstein’, with a little ‘Star Wars’ chucked in, ‘Chappie’ is the latest offering from director
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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (book review).
What would happen if one day a devastating flu pandemic struck the human population of planet Earth? One day everyone
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