ReviewScifi
Jack Of Eagles by James Blish (book review).
I’ve been meaning to read ‘Jack Of Eagles’ by James Blish for some time. Don’t treat the cover as representative of the contents.…
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ReviewBooks
Art Cure: The Science Of How The Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt (book review).
I came across an article by author Daisy Fancourt in ‘New Scientist’ regarding how the arts can improve your mental health and relieve…
ReviewBooks
The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation by Cory Doctorow (book review).
I greatly admire Cory Doctorow, particularly his non-fiction books. This one, The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation’ from 2024,…
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #5 October 2025 (magazine review).
The fifth edition of ‘Cryptology’ is noted on the cover as the ‘Skull & Bones Issue’. Nothing to do with the Jolly Roger…
ReviewFilms
Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) (film/dvd review).
How many ‘Fantastic Four’ films have there been now? The Corman one few if any have seen but would like to. One film…
ReviewStar Trek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 (TV series review).
For those who follow my reviews, I’m not exactly impressed with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, so why buy season 3? It’s been…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #160 July 2025 (magazine review).
This July edition of ‘Back Issue’ dedicates a significant portion of its cover to Marvel’s 1980s swimsuit magazines. Before you get there, there…
NewsScifi
Blake’s 7 Rebooted: Servalan Sharpens Her Shoulder Pads (TV news).
Here at SFcrowsnest magazine, we have a finely tuned sixth sense for cult sci-fi news that makes the internet hum like a misaligned…
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Time Travel by Peter Mckinstry (book review).
Peter McKinstry is a commercial artist who achieved an ambition with his love of ‘Doctor Who’ by becoming one of its illustrators at…
ReviewScifi
The Collected Stories by Cixin Liu (book review).
For the majority of us who read fiction, most of it appears on the shelf as written in the author’s first language, English.…
ReviewScifi
The House That Stood Still by AE van Vogt (book review).
If you went by the back cover of this book, ‘The House That Stood Still’ by AE van Vogt, you would think Allison…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #40 September 2025 (magazine review).
Another 1960s or so mix with the 40th edition of ‘Retro Fan’. This time, writer Mark Voger looks at the American ‘Dennis The…