ReviewFantasy
The Blackhart Blades (NP Novella # 12) by David Gullen (book review)
‘The Blackhart Blades’ by David Gullen is that rare and lovely thing, a short fantasy story. It’s set in the usual mediaeval-style world…
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August 2023
ReviewFantasy
The Mythago Cycle Volume 2 by Robert Holdstock (book review).
Folklore and myth is woven through with archetypes, the basis on which heroes and adventurers are built. They are always there in the…
ReviewBooks
Secrets From The Black Vault by John Greenewald Jr. (book review).
It seems I inadvertently picked up John Greenewald’s second book, “Secrets From The Black Vault,” before his first. However, according to his introduction,…
ReviewScifi
Willful Child by Steven Erikson (book review).
Essentially. ‘Willful Child’ is a comical take on old school ‘Star Trek’, but this time with an oddball assortment of crew officers. A…
ReviewHorror
Sex And Horror 1: The Art Of Emanuele Taglietti (book review).
Mark Alfrey’s introduction to the first volume of “Sex And Horror” highlights the uniqueness of Italian comic books compared to those from other…
ReviewScifi
The Alien Way by Gordon R. Dickson (book review).
Gordon Dickson’s ‘The Alien Way’ was first penned in 1965, with a reprint surfacing in 1973. The narrative revolves around a classic sci-fi…
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Apex Books sows the seeds of speculative Fiction with Chlorophilia (book news).
Apex Book Company recently acquired the first North American English rights to the novella Chlorophilia by Cristina Jurado. The agreement was facilitated by…
July 2023
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Doctor Who: The Vault by Marcus Hearne (book review).
I didn’t establish contact with BBC Books when “Doctor Who: The Vault” initially released, and only recently managed to acquire a copy of…
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The Conspirators by G.W. Shaw (book review).
Jacob Meaney is in a bit of a slump. He’s been dumped by his girlfriend as he’s so unsuccessful. He’s pretty surprised to…
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Doctor Who: Warriors Gate and Beyond by Stephen Gallagher (book review).
‘Warriors Gate’, set in between our universe and E-Space starred the Fourth Doctor, Romana 2 and Adric. It was novelised by its author…
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Doctor Who: Planet Of The Ood by Keith Temple (book review)
This story is remembered as returning to the alien Ood, first seen as rogue red-eyed murderer in ‘The Impossible Planet’. Later, they are…
NewsFantasy
The God Is Not Willing (The First Tale Of The Witness) by Steven Erikson.
The cover of ‘The God is Not Willing’ proudly proclaims ‘the first tale of witness’ and so it is possible to guess that…