ReviewFantasy
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang (translated by Slin Jung) (book review).
Serin is unhappy. Everything she does feels wrong and out of place. Her family’s financial situation has worsened since her father’s death. Her…
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ReviewComics
Weird Science volume 1: The EC Archives (graphic novel review).
As much as I applaud Dark Horse for re-releasing EC Comics output, I am confused by the issue order. For Weird Science Volume…
ReviewScifi
Open Mic Night At The Nexus by Ian Brazee-Cannon (book review).
‘Open Mic Night At The Nexus’ is a collection of short stories from a single author, Ian Brazee-Cannon. Here are a few stories…
ReviewScifi
The Black Flame by Stanley G. Weinbaum (book review).
The information on the back of this book, ‘The Black Flame’ by Stanley G. Weinbaum, is inaccurate for the most part. There are…
ReviewScifi
On Spec Magazine #130 Vol. 34 No. 4 (magazine review).
‘On Spec’ is a Canadian magazine of speculative fiction. Diane L. Walton’s opening editorial discusses how difficult it is to keep ‘On Spec’…
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #2 February 2025 (magazine review).
Something I should point out about all TwoMorrows publications and magazines, often seen in their ordering information, is that they tend to be…
ReviewScifi
A Truth Beyond Full by Rosie Oliver (book review).
Once upon a time, a colleague told me that science fiction was ‘Mills & Boon for boys.’. ’. In the early days of…
ReviewScifi
Picks & Shovels (Red Team book 3) by Cory Doctorow (book review).
‘Picks & Shovels’ by Cory Doctorow is the third ‘Red Team’ novel, although if you were to read the series in the order…
ReviewMagazines
Jack Kirby Collector Ninety Summer 2024 (magazine review).
The ‘Jack Kirby Collector’ is a quarterly magazine aimed at anyone with an interest or appreciation of the legendary comic book artist Jack…
ReviewBooks
Joe 90: Project 90 Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Jack Knoll, illustrated by Chris Thompson (book review).
Readers born after 2000 might not have come across ‘Joe 90,’ but it was big amongst the young in the 70s. Gerry and…
ReviewScifi
The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner (book review).
Nickie Haflinger is a non-person. He escaped from the Tarnover with the knowledge to adopt different identities. We’re at a point when he’s…
ReviewHorror
Back Issue #155 November 2024 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Back Issue’ is also editor Michael Eury’s last, as he sought retirement last year. An odd choice to end on,…