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Smuggler’s Valor (The Epherium Chronicles) by T.D. Wilson (book review).
Reese Daniels is no hero. He is, as the title of this novelette, ‘Smuggler’s Valor’, suggests a smuggler and, as the story opens,…
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June 2023
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Jesus On Mars by Philip José Farmer (book review).
Philip José Farmer’s ‘Jesus On Mars’ was originally published by Pinnacle Books in the USA in 1979 in paperback. A UK paperback followed…
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Computerworld by AE Van Vogt (book review).
In a previous review, I mentioned how often one stumbles upon a previously overlooked title while perusing an author’s list of works. This…
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Stranger Things Season Three (2019) (DVD review)
I thought time had frozen in ‘Stranger Things’ when it went back to June 1943, but it was really to show it wasn’t…
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, scifi film review by Mark Kermode (movie review).
Our man of many movies, Mark Kermode, flops down in front of the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts film so that you don’t…
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A.I. Love You (2022) by Mark R. Leeper (a film review).
‘AI Love You’ is a United States/Thai Science Fiction film which predates the current A.I. craze by about a year. It has elements…
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The Zap Gun by Philip K. Dick (book review).
Upon discovering Philip K. Dick’s book, ‘The Zap Gun’, I was intrigued. The title is a slang term for the archetypical SF ray-gun.…
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M3gan (2023) by Mark R. Leeper (a film review)
‘M3gan’ portrays a nearly-human robot in the form of a young girl, reminiscent of ‘Deadly Friend’. Evelyn, on the other hand,…
May 2023
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Stranger Things Season Two (2017) (DVD review).
The second season of ‘Stranger Things’ continues in 1984, just a few months after the events of the first season. This revelation surprised…
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The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy book 1) by Mark Lawrence (book review).
Livira isn’t her real name but it’s the one that she remembers, the name everyone calls her. The weed livira that always comes…
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The Children Of Pisces: Book One, The Two Pendants by R E Lewin (book review).
There are any number of lockdown stories but this one has a twist. R(achel) E Lewin had two lively, intelligent youngsters to entertain.…
April 2023
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2023, Volume 144 #766 (magazine review).
How a story is received often depends on the reader’s mood at the time of reading. Sometimes, a simple, well-told tale is just…