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The Dying Squad by Adam Simcox (book review).
‘The Dying Squad’ is Adam Simcox’s debut novel. It’s far from being his first work of creative fiction though. Simcox is a British…
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February 2022
ReviewFantasy
Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by Seanan McGuire (book review).
‘Come Tumbling Down’ is book 5 in the ‘Wayward Children’ series by Seanan McGuire. Each of the books in the series so far…
ReviewFantasy
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (book review).
Imagine a school where, at fourteen, you disappear inside and don’t come out for four years. That’s four years when you don’t see…
ReviewScifi
Downward To The Earth by Robert Silverberg (SF Masterworks) (book review)
Robert Silverberg (1935- ) wrote ‘Downward To Earth’ in 1969-70. Seeing the enormous list of books he’s written, you would think I’ve have…
ReviewScifi
Seven Mercies: TikTok Made Me Buy It (book 2 of 2) by Elizabeth May & Laura Lam (book review).
‘Seven Mercies’ is the sequel to last year’s ‘Seven Devils’ and the concluding part of this duology. It continues the action-packed, entertaining, fast-paced…
ReviewHorror
Nights Of Blood Wine: Lush Dark Tales by Freda Warrington (book review).
‘Nights Of Blood Wine’ is a collection of two parts by Freda Warrington. The first section, ‘Blood Wine Tales’ consists of ten stories…
January 2022
ReviewScifi
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell (SF Masterworks) (book review).
Eric Frank Russell (1905-1978) wrote ‘Wasp’ back in 1957. For the purposes of the story, an example is giving of how much chaos…
ReviewScifi
Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii duology book 1) by Miles Cameron (book review).
‘Artifact Space’ by Miles Cameron, the first of the ‘Arcana Imperii’ duology, is a crossover of space opera and thriller. Cadet Marca Nbaro…
ReviewScifi
Dawn (Book One of Lilith’s Brood) by Octavia E. Butler (book review).
In ‘Dawn’ by Octavia E. Butler, twenty-six year-old Lilith Iyapo awakens to find herself in isolated captivity after the human race has almost…
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Skinwalkers At The Pentagon by James T. Lacatski, Colm A. Kelleher, and George Knapp (book review).
The title of James T. Lacatski, Colm A. Kelleher and George Knapp’s book, ‘Skinwalkers At The Pentagon’, is a bit of a misnomer.…
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The Who Adventures: The Art And History Of Virgin Publishing’s Doctor Who Fiction by David J Howe (book review).
This elegantly large, designed to be displayed on your TARDIS coffee table, hardback is reminiscent of the children’s annual we all coveted in…
ReviewScifi
UFO Comic Anthology Volume One (book review).
I’ve been waiting for a long time to see the ‘UFO’ cartoon strips from the 1971 ‘Countdown’ comic again. As is pointed out…