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Catspaw (Cat book 2) by Joan D. Vinge (book review).
Cat, the half-human/half-hydran psychic, believes he has neutralized his telepathy. He learns otherwise when Braedee, chief of security for Centauri Transport, has him…
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May 2024
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Dark Shepherd by Fred Gambino (book review)
I first came across Fred Gambino’s name in 2011 when I found a copy of his art book ‘Ground Zero’ (2001) in a…
April 2024
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Space Odyssey by Michael Benson (book review).
I’ve been sitting on a couple books about the 1968 film ‘’2001: A Space Odyssey’ for some time now. While the SF book…
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Spaceways (1952) (DVD review).
Have you heard of the 1953 British film ‘Spaceways’? neither until recently. It shows how much exposure this film gets, and perhaps this…
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Journeyman: The Art Of Chris Moore by Stephen Gallagher (book review).
I did say I was going to look at ‘Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore’ by Stephen Gallagher after reviewing Adam Rowe’s book…
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On Spec Magazine #127 Vol. 34 No. 1 (magazine review).
A dedicated team in Canada produces ‘On Spec’, a long-running speculative fiction magazine, on a tight budget. I tend to focus on the…
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The Projected Man (1966) (film DVD review).
The title ‘The Projected Man’ refers to a teleportation experiment. In the nature of such early films, something goes wrong. The Farber Research…
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Psion (Cat book 1 of 3) by Joan D. Vinge (book review).
Actually, the reason I bought ‘Psion’ by Joan D. Vinge is because of ‘Catspaw’, which turned out to be the second book, which…
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The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2023 edited by R.F. Kuang (book review).
An anthology collecting what purports to be the best of the year is highly subjective. The contents are drawn from multiple sources, and…
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Echoes Of The Arcane: A Collection Of Short Fiction by Cody D. Campbell (e-book review).
‘Echoes of the Arcane’ by Cody D. Campbell has 20 stories over 183 pages, so many of them are shorter shorts, snippets, and…
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Devil Girl From Mars (1954) (SF film review).
‘Devil Girl From Mars’ is an interesting film. First released in 1954, this black-and-white science fiction film has been restored and reissued. I…
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A View From The Stars: Stories And Essays by Cixin Liu (book review).
‘A View From The Stars’ is a collection of stories and essays by celebrated Chinese science fiction author Cixin Liu, best known for…