ReviewFantasy
Queen Demon (The Rising World book 2) by Martha Wells (book review).
After casting down the conspiracy to make prince-heir Bashat emperor, the coalition of the Rising World meets once more. Kaiisteron, Fourth Prince of…
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ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #39 July 2025 (magazine review).
This edition of ‘Retro Fan’ has its usual mixture and from different perspectives. Writer Mark Voger has a look at writer-director (said under…
ReviewFantasy
The Burning Land (Talmont book 1) by David Hair (book review).
‘The Burning Land’ is the first volume in ‘The Talmont Trilogy’, an epic fantasy series set in the world of Coros. It was…
ReviewFantasy
Make-Believe And Artifice (Polestars 11) by Rose Biggin (book review).
Many of us admit to having imaginary friends when we were young, and most children play at make-believe. It is their way of…
ReviewDoctor Who
The War Between The Land And The Sea episodes 3 & 4 by Pete McTighe (TV review).
Thank you for your patience. I split some lemonade over the laptop keyboard, mopped it up and rebooted, and the screen played up.…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #49 (magazine review).
There are some times with the ‘Illustrators’ magazine that some of the artists selected are just jaw-droppingly awesome. This is the case with…
ReviewScifi
What Not: A Prophetic Comedy by Rose Macaulay (book review).
‘What Not: A Prophetic Comedy’ was written towards the end of World War One, or the Great War, as it was called then.…
ReviewScifi
Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Frank Herbert, Raúl Allén and Patricia Martén (graphic novel review).
‘Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet’ is the third and final instalment in the graphic novel adaptation of Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’,…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #194 July 2025 (magazine review).
This July issue of ‘Alter Ego’ covers editor Roy Thomas’ 60-year comic book career. Part of me does feel it odd that the…
ReviewComics
Harley Quinn: Black And White + Redder (graphic novel review).
According to Harley Quinn, ‘What is black and white and redder? A nun in a blender.’ Well, that and other things. A lot…
ReviewComics
Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (graphic novel review).
I read the sequel book, ‘Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder’, before realising that there was an earlier book that started the…
ReviewDoctor Who
The War Between The Land And The Sea episodes 1 & 2 by Russell T Davies (TV review).
OK, so there is no ‘Doctor Who’ this yuletide, but as ‘The War Between The Land And The Sea’ is set in the…