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• Locke & Key Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

  

  Title: Welcome to LovecraftAuthor: Joe HillArtist: Gabriel RodriquezFirst Publication: IDW Publishing, 2009Synopsis:From Goodreads:Locke Key tells of Keyhouse... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 COMIC BOOKS

• Anthem by Ayn Rand

  

  Title: AnthemAuthor: Ayn RandFirst Publication: 1938Cover Artist: UnknownSynopsis:From Wikipedia:Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 BOOKS

• Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton

  

  Cover by Jim BurnsFrom Amazon:In the distant future, corporations have become sustainable communities with their own militaries, and corporate goals have... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• New and Old Asimov Stories

  

  Title: DollyAuthor: Elizabeth BearFirst Publication: Asimov's Science Fiction, Jan. 2011Cover: Tomislav TikulinElizabeth Bear must be a fan of Isaac Asimov’s... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• January in Review

  

  January was a great reading month for me. I made a conscious effort to get back to reading and it paid off.Challenges Goals:January featured two of my favorit... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Radiant Dome by K. H. Scheer

  

  Title: The Radiant DomeAuthor: K. H. ScheerFirst Publication: 1961 (Germany)Cover Artist: Johnny BruckSeries: Perry Rhodan #3Cycle: The Third Power #3Synopsis:I... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Best SF of the Year, One That is Okay, & Some Old Favorites

  

  Like many fans, I am torn over which “best science fiction of the year” collection(s) to read. I find myself enjoying short stories more than the door-stopper... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• GrimJack: Killer Instinct

  

  Title: Killer InstinctWriter: John OstranderArtist: Tim TrumanFirst Publication: IDW Publishing, 2005Cover: Tim TrumanSynopsis: The classic GrimJack team of... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Spock Must Die! by James Blish

  

  Title: Spock Must Die!Author: James BlishFirst Publication: 1970Cover Artist: None-photographSeries: Star TrekSynopsis (from Amazon:When a transporter experimen... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• "Ghost Seas" by Steven Utley

  

  Story: Ghost SeasAuthor: Steven UtleyFirst Publication: Lone Star Universe, 1976Cover: Joseph TroffimoffOn January 12, 2013 the world lost another writer. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

  

  Title: DragonflightAuthor: Anne McCaffreyFirst Publication: 1968Cover Artist: Michael WhelanSeries: The Dragonriders of Pern"Dragonflight" has been sitting on m... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Slave Ship from Sergan by Gregory Kern

  

  Title: Slave Ship from SerganAuthor: Gregory Kern (E. C. Tubb)First Publication: 1973Cover Artist: Jack GaughanSeries: Cap Kennedy #2Synopsis (from the back... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley

  

  Title: The Door Through SpaceAuthor: Marion Zimmer BradleyFirst Publication: 1959 (Germany)Cover Artist(from the 1961 Ace Double): UnknownSynopsis:Race Cargill... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Annihilation Vol. 1

  

  Title: Annihilation Vol. 1Writers: Keith Giffin (Drax Prologue), Dan Abnett Andy Lanning (Nova)Artists: Mitch Breitweiser (Drax)Scott Kolins (Prologue),... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• "The Skull" by Philip K. Dick

  

  Story: The SkullAuthor: Philip K. DickFirst Publication: Worlds of IF, Sept. 1952Cover(not illustrating this story): Ralph JoinerSynopsis:Conger agreed to kill ... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Third Power by Walter Ernsting

  

  Title: The Third PowerAuthor: Walter ErnstingFirst Publication: 1961 (Germany)Cover Artist: Johnny BruckSeries: Perry Rhodan #2Cycle: The Third Power... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• In Times to Come...

  

  Looking ahead to 2013, two of my favorite "non challenges" are coming up fast. Once again, Little Red Reviewer is hosting "The Vintage Science Fiction Not a... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny

  

  From Amazon:In the climactic finale of The Corwin Saga of The Chronicles of Amber, the man clad in black with a silver rose at his throat takes it upon himself... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Halcyon Drift by Brian M. Stableford

  

  The series is the story of star pilot Grainger, who is forced by circumstances, after his own ship is destroyed in a disastrous crash, to accept a job flying a... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny

  

  Book four of The Chronicles of Amber features Corwin on a trip to the true Amber. He discovers the source of the Black Road and finds out what it will take to... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO