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Time Untamed (book review).
Now here’s a surprise. Back in the day, most SF publishers put out a few SF anthologies annually. Like ‘Time Untamed,’ it allowed…
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Knight Moves by Walter Jon Williams (book review).
The Knight’s Move Project is a search for teleportation in the future. The Knight’s Move Project originates from the chess knight, who moves…
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Farewell Horizontal by K.W. Jeter (book review).
This is my first time reading a book by K.W. Jeter, but with a title like ‘Farewell Horizontal,’ you have to be curious…
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The Sound And The Furry: The Complete Hoka Stories by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson (book review).
‘The Sound And The Furry’ consists of two novels: ‘Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!’ and ‘Hokas Pokas.’. The Hokas are a sentient teddy bear-looking species…
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The Gift limited edition 4K Ultra HD (film review).
Originally released in 2000, ‘The Gift’ follows widowed Annie Wilson (actress Cate Blanchett), who has three sons and is a practicing psychic in…
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Open Mic Night At The Nexus by Ian Brazee-Cannon (book review).
‘Open Mic Night At The Nexus’ is a collection of short stories from a single author, Ian Brazee-Cannon. Here are a few stories…
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The Black Flame by Stanley G. Weinbaum (book review).
The information on the back of this book, ‘The Black Flame’ by Stanley G. Weinbaum, is inaccurate for the most part. There are…
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On Spec Magazine #130 Vol. 34 No. 4 (magazine review).
‘On Spec’ is a Canadian magazine of speculative fiction. Diane L. Walton’s opening editorial discusses how difficult it is to keep ‘On Spec’…
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A Truth Beyond Full by Rosie Oliver (book review).
Once upon a time, a colleague told me that science fiction was ‘Mills & Boon for boys.’. ’. In the early days of…
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Picks & Shovels (Red Team book 3) by Cory Doctorow (book review).
‘Picks & Shovels’ by Cory Doctorow is the third ‘Red Team’ novel, although if you were to read the series in the order…
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The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner (book review).
Nickie Haflinger is a non-person. He escaped from the Tarnover with the knowledge to adopt different identities. We’re at a point when he’s…
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Junkyard Planet by H. Beam Piper (book review).
H. Beam Piper is known for his ‘Fuzzy’ stories, but he did other stories as well. Back in 1958, his ‘Graveyard Of Dreams’…