OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Mecha-Jesus and Other Stories – by Derwin Mak Published by Brain Lag, Milton, Ontario, Canada, 2024 Cover art – by Catherine Fitzsimmons Note: All stories […]
There are several types of readers I feel Reprise is aimed at, and the Venn diagram of those types all overlap with me except for one: post-graduate academics. But when it comes to things like […]
Published by: Blackstone Audio Published date: 2014 Format: Audio CD (5 disks) Listen Time: 6 hours Author: Jeff Vandermeer Read by: Carolyn McCormick ISBN 10: 1482956756 ISBN 13: […]
OBITUARIO Falleció el escritor mexicano José Luis Velarde. Entre 1985 y 2003 fue codirector de la revista literaria A Quien Corresponda, ganadora de 5 premios por la mejor publicación independiente en México (Premio Nacional Tierra […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Pulp Literature Magazine #41 Winter 2024 Published by Pulp Literature Press, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Winter 2024. Editor in Chief: Jennifer Landels, Senior Editor: Melanie […]
Ad Astra games soon to release Architect of Worlds by Jon F. Zeigler
Steve retro-reviews possible cult classic John Dies at the End, because it showed up on his satellite system several times this week, and he missed it when it first came out. Did he like it? (Will you?) Read the column for a possible answer.
Emily St. John Mandel has a way with words and story. The Glass Hotel tells the story of a Bernie Madoff type huge Ponzi scam and its affects on various people from the investors to […]
Publisher: Berkley Books Publication date: 07/04/2017 Pages: 304 ISBN: 9780399584022 Author: Christina Henry Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry is an alternate take on the Peter Pan story. This […]
I had never even heard of The Adventure Zone when my wife picked up this graphic novel from the library. I just saw what appeared to be a decent-sized graphic novel that had a roleplaying […]
In his latest review, David tackles one of the most influential figures in science fiction – Judith Merrill
As a youngster in the 1960’s, I was an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy, and fed my voracious appetite by emptying the shelves of my local library – six books at a time […]
LIBROS La gran noticia es la publicación de “Qhipa Pacha: Futurismo peruano” (Pandemonium Editorial) en edición bilingüe. ¿Y qué lo convierte en la gran noticia? Pues lean la sección Premios y lo sabrán. Pueden comprar […]
Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: June 2019 Length: 336 Pages ISBN10: 1524759783 SBN13: 9781524759780 Recursion by Blake Crouch tells the story of a brilliant woman who is trying to find a way to save memories […]
There was initially a lot of discussion around this movie when it came out, but that has died down. From a fan’s perspective, is it worth watching? Depends. Read it and find out.
Como era de esperarse, no hubo mucha actividad durante diciembre. Y con este artículo, me pongo al día. LIBROS El 2 de diciembre se presentó el libro “Historia peruana bifurcada”. Se trata del cuarto libro […]
Publisher: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Publication date: 10/04/2022 Pages: 464 ISBN: 9780374605957 Author: Ray Nayler The Mountain In The Sea by Ray Nayler is a ‘first contact’ story, but not in the way you might imagine. […]
David Agranoff, reviewer and podcaster (Dick Heads Podcast) shares his first column for Amazing Stories
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE Publication date: 04/02/1998 Pages: 256 Copyright Year: 1985 ISBN: 0-684-85394-9 Author: Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a […]
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America Published Date: 2006 Author: Ray Bradbury Read By: Robert Fass ISBN: 0-7927-4519-1 Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury is the sequel, or maybe just the completion, […]
“Bodies” is a relatively new science fiction limited series on Netflix. It follows 4 different detectives who come across the exact same dead naked body in an alley in London in 1890, 1941, 2023 […]
Debbie Urbanski’s ‘After World’ (permalink) Debbie Urbanski’s debut novel After World is an unflinching and relentlessly bleak tale of humanity’s mass extinction, shot through with pathos and veined with seams of tragic tenderness and care: […]
A couple of years ago, I reviewed a book called Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. One of the observations I made then was that while fanfic writing and fandom is discussed in the first half of […]
I recently wrote an article about a fan made update to the classic wargame Battletech, which rekindled my interest in the game. It also rekindled my interest in the lore, and made me want to […]
Kirkus Review Reviews ESPionage: Regime Change
Publisher: Ace Publication date: 08/04/2015 ISBN: 9780425266793 Pages: 304 Author: Christina Henry Alice by Christina Henry is her homage to the Alice In Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass books. Those Lewis Carroll books […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. A God in Hiding – by Matthew Hughes Published in 2023. Premise: A quest for a sacred object risks restoring a god to full power. […]
I have been spending time in the stacks of my local library and my book shelves revisiting some of the beloved books from my youth. With so many new tales being released every day, it […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Indigent Earth – by Scott Overton Publisher: No Walls Publishing, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 2023. Premise: The best and the brightest fled the dying Earth, establishing […]
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