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Floating Worlds by Cecelia Holland (book review).
‘Floating Worlds’ by Cecelia Holland is a Science Fiction space opera set within the Solar System. Originally published in 1976, its imaginative…
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Science fiction, fantasy, horror and steampunk.
April 2022
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Ocean Of Stars by John Dodd (book review).
Provided a spaceship isn’t expected to enter the atmosphere of a planet, it can be any shape as there will be no resistance…
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The Fantastic Mirror by Benjamin Appel (book review).
Paying attention to bibliographies came up with this book, ‘The Fantastic Mirror’ by Benjamin Appel. As a 1969 book, I doubt if you’ll…
March 2022
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Plato’s Labyrinth: Dinosaurs, Ancient Greeks And Time Travelers by Michael Carroll (book review).
To many, Michael Carroll, not to be confused with the Irish writer of the same name, is best known as an astronomical artist…
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Masterpieces Of Science Fiction: Voyages Through Time And Space (book review).
You would think looking at the cover of ‘Masterpieces Of Science Fiction: Voyages Through Time And Space’, that this was an artbook. Yes,…
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An Island Of Light (The Rise Of Oceania book 4) by Timothy S. Johnston (book review).
‘An Island Of Light’, the fourth book in Timothy S. Johnston’s ‘The Rise Of Oceania’ series, is perhaps the darkest chapter in…
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The Andromeda Anthology (DVD SF TV series review).
Something else I never thought would fall into my hands at auction is this ‘The Andromeda Anthology’ DVD collection. The first is the…
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Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (SF Masterworks) (book review).
George R. Stewart (1895-1980) wrote ‘Earth Abides’ in 1949. Just to cheer you up right now, the population of the USA has dipped…
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Hera 2781 And Hestia 2781 by Janet Edwards (book review).
A good Science Fiction writer will have spent time building worlds and making sure that the technology aspects are, if not accurate (who…
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The Kaiju Protection Society by John Scalzi (book review).
It is the eve of the pandemic. Lockdown is imminent. Jamie Grey has great ideas on how his boss can corner the food…
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The This by Adam Roberts (book review).
‘The This’ by Adam Roberts is a standalone literary Science Fiction novel. It juxtaposes loneliness against the internet-turned-hive-mind, a universe’s timespan against the…
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The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories edited and collected by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang (book review).
‘The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories’ is a brand-new collection of stories translated from Chinese, with essays and a couple of stories…