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Gor blimey: swords, giant birds and an extremely dubious Counter-Earth (article).
There are fantasy series which age gracefully. There are fantasy series which become beloved period pieces. And then there is John Norman’s Gor,…
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April 2026
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The 25 best science fiction novels according to science fiction readers (article).
Trying to compile a list of the best science fiction novels according to science fiction readers is a bit like trying to herd…
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Ursula K. Le Guin: still ruling the science fiction canon (article).
Science fiction is forever declaring new emperors. Every few years a fresh contender stomps into the throne room with a giant concept, a…
March 2026
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The Tomorrow People: Jaunting Back To The Seventies (article).
Before Stranger Things turned adolescence into a supernatural brand extension and before every other genre show discovered the ancient magic of “young people…
September 2025
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KPop Demon Hunter: Dancing with Demons? (article)
Some films sound like they were dreamed up during a late-night pub crawl after one too many pints. KPOP DEMON HUNTER is precisely…
April 2025
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Doctor Who Season 2? Two companions, one TARDIS, and no idea what’s going on (article).
Hold onto your sonic screwdrivers and polish your fez collection because Doctor Who is back for another round of timey-wimey chaos, now entering…
January 2025
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The Twilight Zone: a retrospective (article).
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is vast, it is infinite, and it somehow still makes…
March 2024
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Space Above and Beyond – when a promising premise got Chig-whipped (article).
Larks, the ambitious Space: Above and Beyond series from the mid-90s. It had all the ingredients for a sci-fi epic – an interstellar…
October 2023
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Escape From New York: a look back at a dystopian film classic (article).
Here’s the commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell on their dystopian scifi film classic, Escape From New York. What the heck was…
April 2023
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Timothée Chalamet: an actor ascending the Sci-Fi Throne? (article)
From his humble beginnings as a teen actor to becoming the young emperor of science fiction, our lad Timothée Chalamet has taken the…
December 2022
FeatureFantasy
Michael Moorcock: his five best novels in fantasy and science fiction (article).
For those unfamiliar with Michael Moorcock, he is a renowned British science fiction and fantasy author who has written numerous novels, short stories,…
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Andor, did it arrive too late to save Star Wars TV series from their previous rubbishness? (article)
“Andor” may not have had the same buzz as other Disney+ “Star Wars” series like “The Mandalorian” or “The Book of Boba Fett,”…