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The Anechoic Chamber And Other Weird Tales by Will Wiles (book review).
I read a great many author collections, and this ‘The Anechoic Chamber And Other Weird’ is Will Wiles’ first and outstandingly different, quirky…
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February 2026
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Chaos: Uncharted Hearts book 3 by Constance Fay (book review).
Once upon a time, the go-to books for romance were Mills & & Boon or, if you preferred an historical setting, the novels…
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Aces High: A Wild Cards Collection (book 31) edited by George RR Martin.
Another ‘Wild Cards’ book from TOR, when the Wild Cards Trust has moved to Random House Worlds? Under their Reactor Internet imprint, eleven…
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The Book Of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso (book review).
Modern society, with most people carrying smartphones, has made writing fiction more problematic if the characters need to do things off the grid.…
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Edge Of Oblivion by Kirk Weddell (book review).
‘Edge Of Oblion’ by Kirk Weddell is a near-future science fiction thriller that asks serious questions about mankind’s future. It is adapted from…
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The Paintings Of J. Allen St. John: Grand Master Of Fantasy by Stephen D. Korshak with J. David Spurlock (book review).
J. Allen St. John (1872-1957) was a commercial artist and art teacher. As the paintings showed here in this book, ‘The Paintings Of…
January 2026
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Jack Of Eagles by James Blish (book review).
I’ve been meaning to read ‘Jack Of Eagles’ by James Blish for some time. Don’t treat the cover as representative of the contents.…
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Art Cure: The Science Of How The Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt (book review).
I came across an article by author Daisy Fancourt in ‘New Scientist’ regarding how the arts can improve your mental health and relieve…
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The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation by Cory Doctorow (book review).
I greatly admire Cory Doctorow, particularly his non-fiction books. This one, The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation’ from 2024,…
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The Art Of Time Travel by Peter Mckinstry (book review).
Peter McKinstry is a commercial artist who achieved an ambition with his love of ‘Doctor Who’ by becoming one of its illustrators at…
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The Collected Stories by Cixin Liu (book review).
For the majority of us who read fiction, most of it appears on the shelf as written in the author’s first language, English.…
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The House That Stood Still by AE van Vogt (book review).
If you went by the back cover of this book, ‘The House That Stood Still’ by AE van Vogt, you would think Allison…