Best Of British Science Fiction 2021 edited by Donna Scott (book review).
Here are twenty-three stories that appeared in various publications last year, collected for your delectation and delight because they represent
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The Man With A Thousand Names by AE Van Vogt (book review).
‘The Man With A Thousand Names’ comes from AE Van Vogt’s second phase of writing in the 1970s. Actually, it
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Skyward Flight by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson (book review).
‘Skyward Flight’ is the omnibus edition of three ‘Skyward’ novellas: ‘Sunreach’, ‘ReDawn’ and ‘Evershore’, all of which are related to
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The Making Of The Umbrella Academy (book review).
Don’t buy ‘The Making Of The Umbrella Academy’ expecting it to be like typical ‘making of’ TV or film books.
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Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong (book review).
In the sub-genre of contemporary supernatural fantasy, there are two approaches. The human population are aware of the supernaturals such
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Ironcastle by J.-H. Rosny, translated & retold by Philip José Farmer (book review).
‘L’Étonnant aventure de Hareton Ironcastle’ by J.-H. Rosny was originally published in 1922. In his informative introduction, ‘A Grateful Intrusion’,
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UFO Comic Anthology Volume Two (book review).
The second volume of the ‘UFO Comic Anthology’ is now out, following the adventures of the 1970 Gerry Anderson series
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Drawing From Photos by Patrick J. Jones (book review)
Patrick Jones in his introduction to this book, ‘Drawing From Photos’, acknowledges that doing live model posing has become problematic
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Monster Island (The Monster Trilogy book 1) by David Wellington (book review).
‘Monster Island’ is quite an old book now, first published in 2006, taken from the SFCrowsnest backlist. I’m not sure
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree, Jr. (book review).
‘Her Smoke Rose Up Forever’ by James Tiptree, Jr (aka Alice Sheldon) is a collection of 18 Science Fiction stories,
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