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Spaceman: Adam Sandler’s gravity-defying role (scifi film review).
In the ever-expanding cosmos of cinema, it appears that even the boundless void of space isn’t vast enough to escape the gravitational pull…
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March 2024
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Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi (book review).
‘Convergence Problems’ by Wole Talabi is an anthology of sixteen mainly science fiction tales, ranging in length from short stories to novellas. Most…
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Fireball XL5: World Space Patrol Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Andew Clements (book review).
Before I sit down for a serious read of books of this sort, the first thing I do is have a look through…
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Strange Attractions (Polestars 1) by Jaine Fenn (book review).
The ‘Polestars’ books, of which there are three volumes, are anthology collections and are each by a different contemporary author. The first volume,…
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Avenue 5: seasons 1 & 2 (blu-ray TV series review).
Pursuing ‘Slow Horses’ through the Chinese link in the auction website, I came across ‘Avenue 5’ and thought I ought to have a…
February 2024
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Calamity by Constance Fay (book review).
There is a sub-genre of urban fantasy that is often referred to as supernatural erotic romance. There is always a male with chiselled…
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Terminator Vault by Ian Nathan (book review).
Author Ian Nathan wrote ‘Terminator Vault’ before ‘Alien Vault’. Getting hold of a copy cheaply is not easy, but some are now appearing…
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Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf (book review).
Bubble City. The place you go to be someone. To be known. A place where clones of celebrities walk endless circuits of the…
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Dune: Part Two – sand, spice, and everything nice (Stephen Hunt’s film review)
Due to its layered complexity, intricate themes, and extensive world-building, the Frank Herbert novel series Dune has consistently been considered a formidable challenge…
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StoryHack Action & Adventure #7 (magazine review).
Storyhack is a genre fiction magazine for people who like slam, bang, action adventure with two-fisted heroes and heroines or four-fisted, depending on…
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The Empire (scifi French language film review).
In a universe where the line between the profound and the preposterous is thinner than the plot of a daytime soap opera, Bruno…
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Star Cops: the complete series (1987) (SF TV series review).
The year is 2027, and several space stations are orbiting Earth, along with a series of moonbases established by various nations. Shuttle flights…