I reread The Player of Games by Iain M Banks and it was better than the first time
I first read The Player of Games by Iain M Banks in late 1990 and loved it. I then read Consider Phlebas which is fun but not quite as good, … Read More
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Sanderson’s Awesome Cosmere is officially coming to Apple TV+
Brandon Sanderson’s epic and sprawling Cosmere universe is coming to Apple TV+, and I am ludicrously excited about it. The Cosmere on Apple TV+ is a great fit. Sanderson has … Read More
Is God of War: Ragnarok as great as people say?
I have played every main God of War game since the first one on PS2, and Ragnarok is a superb addition. I am only talking the main ones – 1, … Read More
The Long Walk: Stephen King’s Provocative Dystopian Nightmare Is An Excellent Read
The Long Walk by Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, is the first King I have read in ages, and it was a genuinely gripping read. I read it in … Read More
Is Pluribus Good? Spoiler-Free Review Of Apple’s Interesting New Sci-Fi Show
Pluribus, aka Plur1bus, is the new Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad creator) show on Apple TV+. I must admit, I hadn’t heard anything about this until it came out. I saw … Read More
Happy Festivus – Here Is A Free Book Called Cooperworld
From the thousands of us here in Scifi Ward towers – Season’s Greetings and here’s a free book. It’s called Cooperworld and is a novella I wrote a while back. … Read More
Conan The Barbarian: Bound In Black Stone Is An Awesome Start To A New Series
The new Conan the Barbarian: Bound in Blackstone marks a new era for everyone’s favourite Cimmerian, and it’s a superb start. Written by Jim Zub (Avengers, Dungeons & Dragons) with … Read More
Future Man: Surprisingly Smart Sci Fi Disguised As Hilarious Chaos
I wrote recently about how I was about to finish Future Man soon. Well, that’s done, so here’s a review. I sweat for this website. Future Man came out on … Read More
Pluribus, Foundation, Future Man… I’m wallowing in superb Scifi TV right now
Scifi TV shows seem to be having a moment, and the last decade has seen a lot of great content, such as, off the top of my head, Pluribus, Foundation, … Read More
Gamera – Rebirth: Code Thyrsos Review. A Great Origin Story For The Legendary Kaiju
I was lucky enought to get an advance preview copy of Gamera – Rebirth: Code Thyrsos. It’s tremendous fun. I have seen some old Gamera movies but can’t really remember … Read More