The Outcast Blade (The Assassini book 2) by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (book review).
‘The Outcast Blade’ is the second ‘act’ of ‘The Assassini’, an alt-historic fantasy focusing on the political and romantic intrigues
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Lunar Rover: 1971-1972 (Apollo 15-17; LRV1-3 & 1G Trainer) Owners’ Workshop Manual by Christopher Riley, David Woods & Philip Dolling (book review).
The ‘Lunar Rover: 1971-1972 (Apollo 15-17; LRV1-3 & 1G Trainer) Owners’ Workshop Manual’ has a fascinating history. The vehicle, not
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The Explorer by James Smythe (book review)
Apparently Hell is other people, so what does that make the complete absence of company? Heaven? Purgatory? Or perhaps a
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The Educated Ape And Other Wonders Of The Worlds by Robert Rankin (book review)
A Lord wants to unite several worlds through a Grand Exposition, a scientist hopes to create a working time ship,
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Retromancer by Robert Rankin (book review)
(pub: Gollancz. 366 page enlarged paperback. Price: £12.99. ISBN: 978-0-575-08497-1 pub: Gollancz. 341 page hardback. Price: £14.99. ISBN: 978-0-575-07872-7) check
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Burying Brian by Steven Pirie (book review).
Humour is a very transitory thing and each of us have a different idea of what we find funny. Our
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A Down To Earth Guide To The Cosmos by Mark Thompson (book review).
Mark Thompson’s book ‘A Down To Earth Guide To The Cosmos’ is a practical guide to astronomy. Hardly surprising as
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Son Of Destruction by Kit Reed (book review).
‘Son Of Destruction’ charts the journey of a boy seeking out his roots. The death of his mother, Lucy, leaves
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Our Future World by Curt Stager (book review).
‘Our Future Earth’ will make more sense from its sub-title ‘How The Planet Will Change In the Next 100,000 Years’.
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Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film by Vivian Sobchack (book review).
Written originally in 1980, this book, ‘Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film’ by Vivian Sobchack, looks at classic American
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