ReviewScifi
Why Call Them Back From Heaven? by Clifford Simak (book review).
Some titles deserve stories that match their significance. I personally achieved this with ‘Nanny State’ for SFC, delivering an unexpected twist while elevating…
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ReviewBooks
Chasing The Sun by Linda Geddes (book review).
I haven’t reviewed any science books here for a while, so I’ve been looking for some for your consideration. For starters, we have…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #37 March 2025 (magazine review).
This edition of ‘Retro Fan’ introduces new editor Ed Catto to the fold. Objectively, TwoMorrows rarely changes editors, so it’ll be fascinating to…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #48 (magazine review).
There’s a more traditional set of artists in this latest edition of ‘Illustrators’. The first is Mark Schultz (1955- ). I’ve seen his…
TrailerScifi
Fallout TV series season 2: Viva Las Nuclear Vegas (trailer).
If season one of Fallout was all about finding your dad and discovering he’s not only a terrible father but also casually complicit…
ReviewScifi
Incredible Science Fiction: The EC Archives volume 2 (graphic novel review).
The reason I delayed reading ‘Incredible Science Fiction: The EC Archives Volume 2’ was because of some confusion with the issue numbering for…
ReviewFantasy
Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe (book review).
Gene Wolfe is a very well-respected author of fantasy. I suspect that many readers, just like myself, know of him primarily through ‘The…
ReviewBooks
21st Century Foss by Chris Foss (book review).
‘21st Century Foss’ has been on my wants list for quite a while, and one popped up cheaply on the auction website, so…
ReviewBooks
Dead Lions (Slough House thrillers book 2) by Mick Herron (book review).
An ex-streetwalker, Richard Bough, aka Dickie Bow, spots a Russian spook in London and pursues him out to Oxford; along the way, the…
NewsHorror
K-Pop Demon Hunters: Mark Kermode’s film review (video).
If you’ve ever watched a K-pop music video and thought, “This is great, but it could really use more demon-slaying, magical swords, and…
NewsDoctor Who
Doctor Who series six: the one where Hitler ends up in a cupboard (retrospective).
Doctor Who series six, the year Steven Moffat decided the show needed fewer Daleks and more trousers-wetting confusion. This was the season that…
ReviewScifi
Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (book review).
It is the year 2050. The Earth is suffering under the effects of climate change. Ten years ago, well over 160 million people…