The House Of Rumour by Jake Arnott (book review)
Stories generally adhere to a set formula. There’s a lead character, a premise, some progress and usually an ending that
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Star Wars: The Essential Reader’s Companion by Pablo Hidalgo (book review).
Star Wars: The Essential Reader’s Companion by Pablo Hidalgo Thought the Star Wars universe was just six films and some
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The Batcave Companion by Michael Eury and Michael Kronenberg (book review).
I should say from the start that ‘The Batcave Companion’ isn’t actually a look at the various versions of the
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2013 Volume 124 # 706 (magazine review).
There are so many riches in an issue of ‘The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction’ that it’s hard to
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On Spec: The Canadian Magazine Of The Fantastic vol 24 no. 3 # 90 (magazine review).
This is a themed issue of ‘On Spec’ and the theme is… Apocalypse! Themed issues and anthologies are often interesting
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Beast Master’s Planet: A Beast Master Omnibus by Andre Norton (book review).
‘Beast Master’s Planet’ contains two novels: ‘Beast Master’ and ‘Lord of Thunder’. Meerkats! Nowadays these cute little critters are used
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Shadow Heir (Dark Swan series book 4) by Richelle Mead (book review).
Reaching the end of series, whether of three books or fifteen can provoke mixed responses. A well-written, nicely shaped set
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The Incarceration Of Captain Nebula by Mike Resnick (book review).
Some authors are reluctant to write short stories, either because they think they are no good at it and prefer
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Science Fiction And Philosophy edited by Susan Schneider (book review).
I have to say from the start, I found ‘Science Fiction And Philosophy’ an odd book, which became odder as
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The Affair Of The Chalk Cliffs (A Langdon St. Ives Adventure) by James P. Blaylock (book review).
James P. Blaylock is widely credited with being one of the progenitors of modern literary steampunk. As a sub-genre of
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