The Great West Wood by Philip Palmer (book review).
Philip Palmer’s The Great West Wood is that rare novel which feels both startlingly original and yet rooted in a
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After Doomsday by Poul Anderson (book review).
If you want to start a story on a downer, try it the way Poul Anderson did with ‘After Doomsday’.
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Real Tigers (Slough House book 3) by Mick Herron (book review).
Unravelling the opening sequence of the third ‘Slough House’ book, ‘Real Tigers’, involves many threads, with the first one not
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DC Comics: A Celebration Of The World’s Favourite Comic Book Heroes by Les Daniels (book review).
I have to confess I picked up this book, ‘DC Comics: A Celebration Of The World’s Favourite Comic Book Heroes’
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Wild Cards: Ante Up: a graphic novel by Kevin Andrew Murphy and John Jos. Miller with art by Jon Sanchez (graphic novel review)
Random House has released a third ‘Wild Cards’ graphic novel. This time, ‘Wild Cards: Ante Up: a graphic novel’ by
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Why Call Them Back From Heaven? by Clifford Simak (book review).
Some titles deserve stories that match their significance. I personally achieved this with ‘Nanny State’ for SFC, delivering an unexpected
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Chasing The Sun by Linda Geddes (book review).
I haven’t reviewed any science books here for a while, so I’ve been looking for some for your consideration. For
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Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe (book review).
Gene Wolfe is a very well-respected author of fantasy. I suspect that many readers, just like myself, know of him
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21st Century Foss by Chris Foss (book review).
‘21st Century Foss’ has been on my wants list for quite a while, and one popped up cheaply on the
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Dead Lions (Slough House thrillers book 2) by Mick Herron (book review).
An ex-streetwalker, Richard Bough, aka Dickie Bow, spots a Russian spook in London and pursues him out to Oxford; along
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