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Darkome (book 1) by Hannu Rajaniemi (book review).
The year is 2038, and the Darkome of the book title refers to a place where illegal genetic manipulation is carried out. The…
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September 2024
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The Words Of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song book 2 of 3) by Shauna Lawless (book review).
‘The Words of Kings and Prophets’ is the second book in the ‘Gael Song’ trilogy. One issue with epic fantasy trilogies is that…
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War Of The God Queen by David Hambling (book review).
In some ways, ‘War Of The God Queen’ is another version of the familiar story outline where a modern and relatable person finds…
August 2024
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Off Centre by Damon Knight (book review).
It looks like I’m breaking my own rule of reading successive books by the same author. Unlike the previous Damon Knight books, this…
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Star Wars: Choice Of One by Timothy Zahn (book review).
This reviewer has a confession to make: it has probably been at least thirty years since I read a `genre’ novel. Leaving aside…
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Painting Portraits by Everett Raymond Kinstler (book review).
I picked up Everett Raymond Kinstler’s book ‘Painting Portraits’ a few years ago. Since I’m considering painting a portrait and have several unread…
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Dissonance Of Bird Song by Alexandra Beaumont (book review).
Cornwall is a magical county to visit, and it has generated a huge number of folkloric myths and legends. Alexandra Beaumont has taken…
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Ladies: Retold Tales Of Goddesses And Heroines by Boris Vallejo and Doris Vallejo (book review).
If you think you’ve got all of the Boris Vallejo books, then you might have missed this one from 1999, ‘Ladies: Retold Tales…
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The Mechanics Of Memory by Audrey Lee (book review).
‘The Mechanics of Memory’ by Audrey Lee is a technological thriller rather than a science fiction novel. It’s set more or less in…
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Earth by Ben Bova (book review)
Ben Bova should not need much introduction to SF fans. Bova has won the Hugo Awards no less than six times and has…
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Beyond The Barrier by Damon Knight (book review)
For those Brits old enough to remember, back in the late 1960s, our libraries released pamphlets of required reading in the various genres,…
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The Games by Ted Kosmatka (book review)
‘The Games’ was the first novel by prolific short form author Ted Kosmatka. First novels are always interesting. Will this author make mistakes…