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The Loch Ness Chimera: an article and two reviews by GF Willmetts.
Originally, I planned to review these two books independently, but, donning my geek hat and adopting a scientific perspective on the Loch Ness…
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October 2023
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101 Top Tips For Fantasy Painters by Kevin Crossley (book review).
I’ve been neglecting the artbooks accumulating on my shelf lately. The dilemma? Deciding which one to dive into first. Hence, it’s time for…
ReviewScifi
Vanished Earth: Book 4 in The Flying Crooked Series by Geoff Nelder (book review).
‘Vanished Earth’ is the fourth book in the ‘Flying Crooked’ series by Geoff Nelder. The author does a helpful recap of the first…
ReviewFantasy
Mr. Breakfast by Jonathan Carroll (book review).
Everyone, at some time in their lives, wonders what would have happened if they had made different decisions at key points in their…
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Dragonworld edited by Pamela Wissman & Sarah Laichas (book review).
The subtitle of the book “Dragonworld,” edited by Pamela Wissman & Sarah Laichas, reads: “120 dragons with advice and inspiration from 49 international…
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Art Of Imagination by Frank Robinson, Robert Weinberg and Randy Broecker (book review).
At auctions, people often find themselves surprised by smaller-than-expected furniture pieces. Similarly, “Art Of Imagination: 20th Century Visions Of Science Fiction, Horror, And…
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Working With Ditko by Jack C. Harris (book review).
Don’t approach the book, ‘Working With Ditko’ by Jack C. Harris, as a biography of the renowned comic book creator, Steve Ditko. Instead,…
ReviewScifi
Smuggler’s Guilt (Reese Daniels Smuggler series book 2) by T.D. Wilson (book review).
Reese Daniels might not want to be a hero but in the second novella in the T.D. Wilson’s series chronicling the smuggler’s adventures,…
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Destroyer Duck (Graphite Edition) by Jack Kirby & Steve Gerber (graphic novel review)
This book, ‘Destroyer Duck (Graphite Edition)’ by Jack Kirby & Steve Gerber, is the size of a graphic novel and for the…
ReviewScifi
Starter Villain by John Scalzi (book review).
‘Starter Villain’ by John Scalzi is a standalone near-future science fiction action thriller with a significant dose of humour. Former journalist Charlie Fitzer…
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The Artificial Man And Other Stories by Clare Winger Harris (book review).
As I recently noted in another review, Clare Winger Harris (1891-1968) was the first female science fiction author to sell stories under her…
ReviewFantasy
Under The Smokestrewn Sky (Up-And-Under Quartet Vol. 4) by A. Deborah Baker (book review).
Coming to the end of a sequence of books can either give a sense of satisfaction of a well-rounded conclusion or leave the…