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Voice Of The Whirlwind by Walter Jon Williams (book review).
If you’ve followed my interest in the Wild Cards shared-world book series, then you may also have thought about looking at the individual…
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Science fiction, fantasy, horror and steampunk.
July 2026
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Painkiller Jane: The Complete Series (2007) (TV series review).
The Painkiller Jane television series was shown in 2007, with this DVD set released in 2012. I’m not sure how I missed it.…
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Soylent Green (1973) (film review).
Do you remember the food famine, over-population and global warming of 2022? Thought not. Welcome to the world of Soylent Green, filmed in…
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Neuromancer finally hacks the streams (trailer).
Apple TV has released the first teaser for Neuromancer, its adaptation of William Gibson’s 1984 cyberpunk landmark. At last, television is ready to…
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Brain Fruit by Stephen Oram (book review).
Brain Fruit by Stephen Oram is a standalone zoefuturist science fiction novella. Zoefuturism focuses on connectedness, constant change and life-becomings rather than fixed,…
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The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner (book review).
John Brunner’s The Shockwave Rider was among the books mentioned in Vernor Vinge’s True Names. It is divided into three sections that follow…
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Futurama season 14 Trailer: Good news, everyone, the future is still Completely Bonkers (trailer)
Good news, everyone! Futurama has returned from the dead again, although by this stage it would be more surprising if it remained peacefully…
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Blade Runner 2099 trailer arrives: More rain, more replicants, still no dry cleaning (video).
There are some science fiction worlds that simply refuse to retire. The Star Wars galaxy keeps discovering another forgotten Skywalker cousin. Doctor Who…
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SFcrowsnest Weekly Wrap: Puppet Vulcans, Vengeful Mountains and a Siren Without a Tail (news).
Another seven days have hurtled past at their usual disrespectful pace, and the genre world has, as ever, refused to sit still long…
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Ann Droid: Diane Morgan Puts the Artificial into Social Care (TV trailer).
The BBC has released Ann Droid, a new science-fiction comedy in which Diane Morgan plays a second-hand robot employed to care for an…
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These Broken Little Words (Polestars 13) by E.M. Faulds (book review).
When I was offered These Broken Little Worlds for review, I checked my computer banks and found that I had enjoyed two stories…
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The Dog Stars: new trailer offers hope, horror and limited aviation fuel (movie).
Civilisation has ended again. This time there are no zombies, radioactive mutants or leather-clad gangs arguing over who owns the last petrol station.…