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…
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…
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…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #192 March 2025 (magazine review).
In this edition of ‘Alter Ego’, writer Mark Carlson-Ghost disproves the myth that very few superheroes existed in the 1950s, providing over 50…
ReviewComics
The Avengers In The Veracity Trap! by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho (graphic novel review).
‘The Avengers In The Veracity Trap’ is a new adventure that harks back to the very early days of Marvel’s Avengers, a superhero…
ReviewScifi
Drive Or Be Driven: Stories Of Travel (Polestars 6) by Aliya Whiteley (book review).
‘Drive Or Be Driven’ by Aliya Whiteley is the sixth book in the ‘Polestars’ series of individual author short story collections from Newcon…