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The UFO Casebook edited by Peter Brookersmith (book review).
Here’s a glimpse into the past. Back in 1980-83, the multi-part ‘The Unexplained’ magazine, which became a 26-volume set, was released. Unlike the…
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The Other Frankenstein by Melissa P. Olson (book review).
Retelling classic novels, particularly if the aim is to give them a more contemporary twist, is always risky. But with ‘The Other Frankenstein’,…
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The Collected Arthur Rackham Artworks edited by Leonard Stevens (book review).
There are two books published by Redcrest focusing on the works of Victorian fantasy artist Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). The first is ‘The Collected…
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The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss (book review).
Relationships are difficult things to navigate. Couples often say they have no secrets and tell each other everything. They may think so, but…
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The Anechoic Chamber And Other Weird Tales by Will Wiles (book review).
I read a great many author collections, and this ‘The Anechoic Chamber And Other Weird’ is Will Wiles’ first and outstandingly different, quirky…
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Chaos: Uncharted Hearts book 3 by Constance Fay (book review).
Once upon a time, the go-to books for romance were Mills & & Boon or, if you preferred an historical setting, the novels…
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A One-Sided Interrogation: a Psi-Kicks Story by GF Willmetts.
Trouble spots tended never to look like trouble when she arrived, Sara Seeker surveyed the scene. Like a lot of Psionics, she disliked…
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Aces High: A Wild Cards Collection (book 31) edited by George RR Martin.
Another ‘Wild Cards’ book from TOR, when the Wild Cards Trust has moved to Random House Worlds? Under their Reactor Internet imprint, eleven…
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Retro Fan #41 November 2025 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the cover of this issue of ‘Retro Fan’, a major article by Herbie J. Pilato is spent on…
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The Book Of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso (book review).
Modern society, with most people carrying smartphones, has made writing fiction more problematic if the characters need to do things off the grid.…
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Edge Of Oblivion by Kirk Weddell (book review).
‘Edge Of Oblion’ by Kirk Weddell is a near-future science fiction thriller that asks serious questions about mankind’s future. It is adapted from…
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The Paintings Of J. Allen St. John: Grand Master Of Fantasy by Stephen D. Korshak with J. David Spurlock (book review).
J. Allen St. John (1872-1957) was a commercial artist and art teacher. As the paintings showed here in this book, ‘The Paintings Of…