Monthly Archives: October 2013

Something for the Season

Posted on October 31, 2013 by petertennant

This morning in Iceland the staff were dressed in Halloween costumes. It was a bit disconcerting to see a line of trolleys being pushed down an aisle by the Grim Reaper, complete with scythe on his back, but being served by … Continue reading →

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Filler content with added Cate

Posted on October 30, 2013 by petertennant

This trio of beauties originally appeared in Black Static #27:- CATE GARDNER: THREE THINGS Cate Gardner doesn’t write like anybody else. In a field where individuality is at a premium and having a unique voice is valued above all else, … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Seventh Son

Posted on October 29, 2013 by petertennant

This looks like it might be fun:-   And nothing to do with OSC’s “Tales of Alvin Maker”.

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Filler content with another magazine

Posted on October 28, 2013 by petertennant

This review originally appeared in Black Static #28:- MAGAZINE SPOTLIGHT: MORPHEUS TALES #16 We open the first of what’s hoped will be a semi-regular feature, with a review of the latest issue of ‘one of the UK’s hottest genre magazines’ (at … Continue reading →

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Song for a Sunday – Masters of War

Posted on October 27, 2013 by petertennant

A golden oldie, but as true now as it was then.

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Filler content with a magazine

Posted on October 26, 2013 by petertennant

I’m very busy at the moment, and likely to stay so until the end of the month at least, hence a surfeit of filler content and trash talking blog posts. (And it also explains why I’m posting this at a … Continue reading →

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I Like This

Posted on October 25, 2013 by petertennant

One of my favourite quotes is from Henry Miller, paraphrasing Cervantes I believe – ‘By being crazy is understood losing one’s reasons. Reason but not the truth, for there are madmen speaking truth while others keep silent.’ Not just madmen, … Continue reading →

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Filler content with Tartarus Press

Posted on October 24, 2013 by petertennant

A brace of reviews from Black Static #30:- TARTARUS PRESS While many small publishers seem intent on dragging forgotten ‘classics’ back into the light of day or base their business model on printing limited editions of work by established writers, … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Ender’s Game

Posted on October 23, 2013 by petertennant

Out at the end of this week:-   I really, really want to see this, but I’m not sure that I should, given past thoughts on Orson Scott Card. Fortunately poverty means that making the right moral choices is relatively … Continue reading →

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Filler content: Joseph D’Lacey

Posted on October 22, 2013 by petertennant

For today’s filler content we have reviews of the first two novels by Joseph D’Lacey, which appeared in Black Static #4 and #11 respectively (the latter as part of a cluster of reviews, which should explain any apparent non sequiturs … Continue reading →

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