Dune: just what is the secret sauce that turned Frank Herbert’s creation into a classic? (article)
Frank Herbert’s Dune novels are widely regarded as classics of the science fiction genre, and there are a hundred or
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The Shadow Of War (Rise Of Oceania book 5) by Timothy S. Johnston (book review).
Any good heist consists of three components: a team, a plan and something worth stealing. ‘The Shadow Of War’, the
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The Charlton Companion by Jon B. Cooke (book review).
The publisher Charlton has different memories for people depending how old you are. In their time, they were the third
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City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky (fantasy book review: video format).
The Library of Allenxandria (hah, we saw what you did there) brings us his review of the new fantasy novel
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Monster Planet: A Zombie Novel (book 3) by David Wellington (book review).
‘Monster Planet’ is the third book of a zombie trilogy. The first, ‘Monster Island’ was set in New York and
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Rayguns & Rocketships by Rian Hughes (book review).
If you do the page flick test with ‘Rayguns & Rocketships’, you could be mistaken to think its all about
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Greg Bear, the wonderful imaginative science fiction author, passes away aged 71 (obituary).
Greg Bear, the wonderful, imaginative science fiction writer from Seattle, passed away aged 71 in hospital this Saturday 19th November
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Brit Mania by Mark Voger (book review).
I did wonder at Mark Voger’s book, ‘Brit Mania’, as to whether it would fit our remit since the focus
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Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland (book review).
I should point out that the ‘Plenty’ in Colin Greenland’s 1990 novel, ‘Take Back Plenty’, is actually a planetary destination
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A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge (classic science fiction novel retrospective: audio format panel chat).
David Barr Kirtley is joined by Tobias S. Buckell, Abby Goldsmith, and Mercurio D. Rivera to talk about Vernor Vinge’s
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