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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Aces High, Jokers Wild book 6: Deuces Are Wild by O. E. Tearmann (book review).
‘Deuces Are Wild is the 6th book in the ‘Aces High, Joker Wild’ series written by O. E. Tearmann. This
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Eric Flint, U.S. science fiction author, dies (news).
Baen Books, the main publisher for U.S. science fiction author Eric Flint, has posted the sad news of Eric’s passing
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Drawing Masterclass: Clothed Figures by Lucy Swinburne (book review)
Looking at the indicia for this book, ‘Drawing Masterclass: Clothed Figures’, its author Lucy Swinburne not only draws professionally but
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In The Heart Of Hidden Things by Kit Whitfield (book review)
One of the problems with ‘high’ fantasy is that it tends to concentrate on the players in the larger picture,
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Clabbernappers by Len Bailey (book review).
‘Clabbernappers’ by Len Bailey is a children’s book in the fantasy genre. The hero is eleven year-old Danny Ray, a
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