ReviewScifi
Dawn (A Lilith’s Brood Novel book 1) by Octavia E. Butler (book review).
I’ve liked Octavia Butler (1947-2006) books ever since her ‘Patternist’ stories with the incredible body-swapping deadly Doro. I just needed to find time…
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July 2025
ReviewScifi
The Proxy Intelligence And Other Mind Benders by AE van Vogt (book review).
Just when I thought I had all of AE van Vogt’s books, I came across this anthology, ‘The Proxy Intelligence And Other Mind…
ReviewScifi
The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 3 by Martha Wells (book review).
This is the third volume of ‘The Murderbot Diaries’ by Martha Wells that publishes everything in the series except the longer novel and…
ReviewFantasy
Written On The Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay (book review).
< Tavern poet Thierry Villar owes money to some bad people. Money that a tavern poet spouting witty, ego popping poems cannot get…
June 2025
ReviewScifi
Flatland: A Romance Of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott (book review)
As Banesh Hoffman explains in the introduction, when ‘Flatland: A Romance Of Many Dimensions’ was first released in 1884, the author was noted…
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The Art Of Rachel And Terry Dodson (book review)
I only came across this book, ‘The Art Of Rachel And Terry Dodson’ recently and, fortunately, a few copies available in the UK,…
ReviewScifi
The River Blade by T.R. Thompson (book review)
‘The River Blade’ by T.R. Thompson is a mix of the Science Fiction and detective genres which mostly takes place in a virtual…
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Herland by Carlotte Gilman (book review)
I tend to look at MSN’s rolling subjects when it comes to Science Fiction in case there’s something I think they got wrong…
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A Song For Lyra by George RR Martin (book review)
Back in the early 1970s, George RR Martin had short stories in a variety of American SF magazines at the time. There are…
ReviewFantasy
North Is The Night by Emily Rath (book review)
There has always been a tendency for storytellers to take traditional myths and folk tales and embroider, update or provide a new perspective…
ReviewHorror
Animals by Geoff Ryman (book review).
‘Animals’ by Geoff Ryman is a horror novel and a family story with a large degree of anthropomorphism in it. The anthropomorphism in…
ReviewBooks
Stingray W.A.S.P. Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Andrew Clements (book review).
Now, read instructions: Read alone and be very suspicious of anyone sounding like actor Peter Lorre at your door telling you that your…