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Daughter Of Crows (The Academy Of Kindness book 1) by Mark Lawrence (book review).
The three Furies punish the gods for their crimes. In the ancient past, humanity sinned so well that the Fates came to earth…
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Cities Are Forests Waiting To Happen by Cécile Cristofari (book review).
Cécile Cristofari is a new author. ‘Cities Are Forests Waiting To Happen’ is her second published book following ‘Elephants In Bloom’, which is…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #164 February 2026 (magazine review).
‘Back Issue’ has been invaded by aliens. As you can see from the cover, even the Justice League Of America have been enriched…
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Worlds Of Exile And Illusion by Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz Masterworks) (book review).
Amongst the Gollancz Masterworks selection is ‘Worlds Of Exile And Illusion’ by Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018). It’s actually a composite of her…
TrailerScifi
For All Mankind season 5 trailer promises Mars independence (video).
There are plenty of science fiction series that talk a good game about the future, then quietly retreat into laser pew-pew and people…
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Dune Part Three brings the holy war home, and Arrakis still isn’t offering package holidays (trailer).
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three is now looming over the horizon like another sandstorm with a grudge, and the newly released trailer suggests…
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Spider-Man Brand New Day trailer lands, and Peter Parker’s life is somehow even more of a bin fire (video).
Poor old Peter Parker. Just when you think the lad has finally hit rock bottom, Marvel and Sony arrive with a shovel and…
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Project Hail Mary: Mark Kermode’s scifi film review.
Our man of many movies, Mark Kermode, sits down to watch Project Hail Mary – you can watch his review above. There’s a…
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Retro Fan #42 January 2026 (magazine review).
From the cover, it becomes pretty obvious that this edition of ‘Retro Fan’ is special. Writer Mark Voger brings out material from six…
ReviewBooks
Hal Foster: Prince Of Illustrators by Brian M. Kane (book review).
Considering how many comic book artists regarded Hal Foster (1892–1982) as a major influence on their art, when I came across this book,…
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Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds (book review).
The idea of generation ships has been around since before at least 1918, when physicist and rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard published ‘The…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #196 November 2025 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Alter Ego’ devotes another 55 pages to Eddy Zeno’s second part, a look at the Superman artists who ghosted for…