Birdwatching At The End Of The World by G.W. Dexter (book review).
Stephen Ballantyne, our first-person narrator for Birdwatching At The End Of The World, is the only boy at Near School
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The Dinosaurs by William Stout and William Service (book review).
Every time I come across William Stout’s name, it’s associated with illustrating dinosaurs, so I tracked down his book The
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Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds (book review).
There is a lot of pleasure in reconnecting with old friends and places. Alastair Reynolds has set a number of
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Broken Meats (The Harry Stubbs Adventures) by David Hambling (book review).
Having greatly enjoyed the first instalment of Harry Stubbs’ adventures, The Elder Ice, I’m pleased to report that retired boxer
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More Fantasy Art Masters by Dick Jude (book review).
More Fantasy Art Masters, edited by Dick Jude, introduces 10 artists from the turn of the century, mostly not using
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Lake Of Darkness by Adam Roberts (book review).
‘Lake Of Darkness’ is a standalone literary space opera that ventures into psycho-horror. Humans have spread far and wide across
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A Is For Anything by Damon Knight (book review).
A Is for Anything by Damon Knight originally came out in 1959 under the name The People Maker as a
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From Science Fiction To Science Fact by Joel Levy (book review).
The sub-title of Joel Levy’s book, ‘From Science Fiction To Science Fact’, is ‘How The Writers Of The Past Invented
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The Art Of Doctor Who by Jonathan Norton (book review).
‘The Art of Doctor Who’ is a remarkably slim volume that only recently resurfaced from my collection, having acquired it
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The Crystal Cube (Children Of Pisces 3) by R.E. Lewin (book review).
During the Covid lockdowns, many people turned to writing or baking as a means of occupying time during isolation. R.E.
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