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The Dictionary Of Science Fiction Places by Brian Stableford (book review).
I bought this book, ‘The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places’ by Brian Stableford, and forgot all about it for a while. After going…
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September 2024
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War Of The Wing-Men by Poul Anderson (book review).
Poul Anderson first published ‘War of the Wing Men’ in 1958. This is also the first of seven books he wrote about the…
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A Far Sunset by Edmund Cooper (book review).
If you’re into science fiction of any age, especially from the golden age, you might try this experiment. Choose an author or two…
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Machine Vendetta (The Prefect Dreyfus Emergencies 3) by Alastair Reynolds (book review).
One advantage of creating a unique setting for stories is the freedom to delve into the situation’s history, economics, and politics. The only…
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Darkome (book 1) by Hannu Rajaniemi (book review).
The year is 2038, and the Darkome of the book title refers to a place where illegal genetic manipulation is carried out. The…
August 2024
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Off Centre by Damon Knight (book review).
It looks like I’m breaking my own rule of reading successive books by the same author. Unlike the previous Damon Knight books, this…
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The Mechanics Of Memory by Audrey Lee (book review).
‘The Mechanics of Memory’ by Audrey Lee is a technological thriller rather than a science fiction novel. It’s set more or less in…
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Deep Space (2016) (film review)
The opening introduction to the 2016 film ‘Deep Space’, previously called ‘Teleois’, reveals the history of GC humans, genetically superior humans who are…
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Earth by Ben Bova (book review)
Ben Bova should not need much introduction to SF fans. Bova has won the Hugo Awards no less than six times and has…
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Beyond The Barrier by Damon Knight (book review)
For those Brits old enough to remember, back in the late 1960s, our libraries released pamphlets of required reading in the various genres,…
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The Games by Ted Kosmatka (book review)
‘The Games’ was the first novel by prolific short form author Ted Kosmatka. First novels are always interesting. Will this author make mistakes…
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Moon Zero Two (1969) (film review).
With literal cartoon opening credits, you do have to wonder if this film is meant to be taken seriously. Although released under the…