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Kings (A Wild Cards novel book 29) edited by Melinda M. Snodgrass (book review).
The 29th mosaic of ‘Wild Cards,’ ‘Three Kings,’ looks a lot slimmer than the previous two books, but it is spread over 14…
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December 2024
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Joker Moon (A Wild Cards novel book 28) edited by George R.R. Martin (book review).
‘Joker Moon’ presents a fresh perspective, as it doesn’t feature any writers or their characters from the previous book. OK, the Green Man…
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Different Times And Other Places by Juliet E. McKenna (book review).
‘Different Times And Other Places’ by Juliet E. McKenna is the tenth book in the ‘Polestars’ series of individual author short story collections…
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Knaves Over Queens (A Wild Cards novel book 27) edited by George R.R. Martin (book review).
The 27th volume of ‘Wild Cards,’ ‘Knaves Over Queens,’ is the start of a new sequence, following how the Wild Card virus affected…
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Into The Dark (Polestars Book 9) by Patrice Sarath (book review).
The Polestars’ collections from NewCon Press are books of short stories by one author featuring their best work. This bundle from Patrice Sarath…
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Servant of Earth (The Shards of Magic) by Sarah Hawley (book review).
Another Winter Solstice in the village of Tumbledown, and the unmarried women gather to see who will be sent as tribute across the…
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Stations Of The Tide by Michael Swanwick (book review).
With so many books being published in a variety of formats—print, digital, and audio—it is difficult to choose, especially when the market is…
November 2024
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We Are Not All Right by Mike Morgan (book review).
‘We Are Not All Right’ is a collection of short stories by author Mike Morgan, many of which have an environmental theme. All…
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Earthwreck by Thomas N. Scortia (book review).
I’ve seen the title ‘Earthwreck’ over the years but only recently picked up this 1978 reprint. Originally, it came out in 1974. Author…
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The Neurodiversiverse – Alien Encounters, edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted (book review).
Fiction has always reflected its time and has addressed social issues. Charles Dickens frequently wrote about the social issues that were prevalent, bringing…
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country by John Jackson Miller (ebook review).
They send the Starship Enterprise to investigate the disappearance of a civilian anthropological expedition to a new planet with a pre-warp civilization. The…
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Drawing From Photos by Patrick J. Jones (book review).
With his latest book, ‘Drawing From Photos,’ artist Patrick J. Jones explains the problems of drawing from photographs compared to real life. Most…