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Time Untamed (book review).
Now here’s a surprise. Back in the day, most SF publishers put out a few SF anthologies annually. Like ‘Time Untamed,’ it allowed…
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February 2025
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #158 December 2024 (magazine review).
Oddly, despite the cover of two heroic Marvel superheroes, the latest edition of ‘Back Issue,’ with new editor Roger Ash, is devoted to…
ReviewBooks
Under A Crimson Sun: Prospects For Life In A Red Dwarf System by David S. Stevenson (book review).
Under this long title, ‘Under A Crimson Sun: Prospects For Life In A Red Dwarf System,’ author David S. Stevenson actually gives the…
January 2025
ReviewScifi
Knight Moves by Walter Jon Williams (book review).
The Knight’s Move Project is a search for teleportation in the future. The Knight’s Move Project originates from the chess knight, who moves…
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Detective Comics: 80 Years Of The Batman: The Deluxe Edition (graphic novel review).
Of the three introductions, only Senator Patrick Leahy ignored Bill Finger’s contribution to the Batman mythos. Dan DiDio notes that Batman debuted in…
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The Runes Of Engagement by Dave Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell (book review).
There can be very few readers who are unaware of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, “Lord of the Rings,” or of the rage of…
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Farewell Horizontal by K.W. Jeter (book review).
This is my first time reading a book by K.W. Jeter, but with a title like ‘Farewell Horizontal,’ you have to be curious…
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The Sound And The Furry: The Complete Hoka Stories by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson (book review).
‘The Sound And The Furry’ consists of two novels: ‘Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!’ and ‘Hokas Pokas.’. The Hokas are a sentient teddy bear-looking species…
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The Gift limited edition 4K Ultra HD (film review).
Originally released in 2000, ‘The Gift’ follows widowed Annie Wilson (actress Cate Blanchett), who has three sons and is a practicing psychic in…
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That Which Stands Outside by Mark Morris (book review).
There is a tradition of horror novels isolating a community or group of people and having nasty things happen to them, often involving…
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Relight My Fire (Stranger Times book 4) by C.K. McDonnell (book review).
Humour is a strange creature. Not everyone finds the same things funny. This is particularly true in fiction. Some readers may find a…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #35 November 2024 (magazine review).
Writer Scott Shaw!’s article on Space Ghost neglects explaining just what exactly his and his team’s powers are other than him being ‘Batman…