ReviewScifi
Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi (book review).
It is 2050. The Earth is barely habitable. Those who can afford it leave for the Colonies in space. Those that can’t struggle…
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February 2022
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #18 January 2022 (magazine review).
With a picture of actress Barbara Eden on the cover of the latest ‘Retro Fan’, expectations of a telephone interview with her by…
ReviewFantasy
The Dying Squad by Adam Simcox (book review).
‘The Dying Squad’ is Adam Simcox’s debut novel. It’s far from being his first work of creative fiction though. Simcox is a British…
ReviewFantasy
Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by Seanan McGuire (book review).
‘Come Tumbling Down’ is book 5 in the ‘Wayward Children’ series by Seanan McGuire. Each of the books in the series so far…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #132 December 2021 (magazine review).
In many respects, Marvel Comics led the way with limited series comicbooks in the 1980s. Editor Mike Eury points out that they had…
ReviewFantasy
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (book review).
Imagine a school where, at fourteen, you disappear inside and don’t come out for four years. That’s four years when you don’t see…
ReviewScifi
Downward To The Earth by Robert Silverberg (SF Masterworks) (book review)
Robert Silverberg (1935- ) wrote ‘Downward To Earth’ in 1969-70. Seeing the enormous list of books he’s written, you would think I’ve have…
ReviewScifi
Seven Mercies: TikTok Made Me Buy It (book 2 of 2) by Elizabeth May & Laura Lam (book review).
‘Seven Mercies’ is the sequel to last year’s ‘Seven Devils’ and the concluding part of this duology. It continues the action-packed, entertaining, fast-paced…
ReviewHorror
Nights Of Blood Wine: Lush Dark Tales by Freda Warrington (book review).
‘Nights Of Blood Wine’ is a collection of two parts by Freda Warrington. The first section, ‘Blood Wine Tales’ consists of ten stories…
January 2022
ReviewComics
Harleen by Stjefan Šejić (graphic novel review).
It’s getting a bit worrying to start reading a Harley Quinn story and looking at the initial on the hotwater tap and think…
ReviewScifi
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell (SF Masterworks) (book review).
Eric Frank Russell (1905-1978) wrote ‘Wasp’ back in 1957. For the purposes of the story, an example is giving of how much chaos…
ReviewScifi
Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii duology book 1) by Miles Cameron (book review).
‘Artifact Space’ by Miles Cameron, the first of the ‘Arcana Imperii’ duology, is a crossover of space opera and thriller. Cadet Marca Nbaro…