ReviewHorror
The Essential Horror Of Joe R. Lansdale (book review).
‘The Essential Horror Of Joe R. Lansdale’ contains what it says on the cover. An introduction by Joe Hill tells us how his…
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October 2025
ReviewBooks
Watto’s Wisdom: Zine & Con by Ian Watson (book review).
Once upon a time, SF conventions were smaller, and there were fewer of them. It was possible to know or at least recognise…
September 2025
NewsBooks
Mia Dalia joins John Jarrold’s agency, bringing madness, islands, and perforated skies with her (book news).
Mia Dalia, the internationally published author with a taste for the fantastic, the thrilling, the scary, and the downright odd, has signed with…
ReviewScifi
The History Of The World by Simon Morden (book review).
‘The History Of The World’ by Simon Morden is a space opera sequel to his ‘At the Speed Of Light’ novella. After rescuing…
ReviewScifi
Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch (book review).
I’m always a little curious when MSN’s main page has a topic on important science fiction books. Are they going to include classic…
ReviewScifi
The Aliens by Murray Leinster (book review).
Murray Leinster’s book, ‘The Aliens,’ is actually a five-story anthology of material previously seen in print in American SF magazines. I read Leinster…
ReviewBooks
A Trick Of The Mind by Daniel Yon (book review).
As a creative, I tend to be unique, exploring what makes me tick. Other creatives tend to avoid this because they are afraid…
ReviewScifi
Mindscape by Andrea Hairston (book review).
One hundred and fifteen years in our future, the Earth has been divided by the Barrier, a mysterious, extraterrestrial entity. Each zone battles…
ReviewScifi
The Dark Between The Stars (The Saga Of Shadows book one) by Kevin J. Anderson (book review).
Kevin J. Anderson is probably best known these days for his collaboration with Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, on extending his…
ReviewBooks
Spook Street (Slough House book 4) by Mick Herron (book review).
Unusual for a ‘Slough House’ thriller, Jackson Lamb is missing from the first third of this book, ‘Spook Street’. Instead, a car bomb…
ReviewFantasy
Adrift In Currents Clean And Clear (Wayward Children series book 10 of 11) by Seanan McGuire (book review).
‘The Wayward Children’ books are written with the teenage reader in mind but can be enjoyed by all ages. The tales revolve around…
ReviewScifi
Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews With Legends of Science Fiction edited by Richard Wolinsky (book review)
‘Spaceships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods! ‘Interviews With Science Fiction Legends’ is a book of interviews with a difference. Instead of having one author,…