Monthly Archives: May 2022

A review that originally appeared in Interzone #200:- WHO NEEDS CLEOPATRA? Steve Redwood – Reverb – £7.99 PB Having lampooned first and last things in the mock-Miltonian Fisher of Devils, for his next trick Redwood turns his comic capabilities loose … Continue reading →

This might be my favourite Steely Dan song. I love the lyrics.

This post follows on from Books Read in 2004, which I posted at the end of April. And for 2005 I read one hundred and eight books, up eight from 2004’s total. 2005 was the year in which I first … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #39:- OUT OF MIND: SAM HAYES Bluechrome pb, 319pp, £7.99 There are two plot strands here that interact and eventually merge. In one we confront Mackenzie, who is married to Richard, … Continue reading →

Lots of hi-tech toys, with Tommy Testosterone in the driving seat. I’m not proud. I’ll probably go and see it.

A review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #37:- BIBLIOMANCY: ELIZABETH HAND PS Publishing hb, 296pp, £35 Elizabeth Hand is an expert at blurring fictional boundaries and dodging the bullet when it comes to genre specification, consistently producing work … Continue reading →

Laid back listening.

Freelance writer Sadie Asquith, the protagonist of Syd Moore’s second novel Witch Hunt, has a lot going on. Her mother has just died after a bout of mental illness, and before passing hinted at some dark secret in Sadie’s past. … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #39:- DEADFOLK: CHARLIE WILLIAMS Serpent’s Tail pb, 305pp, £7.99 In the town of Mangel, an insular community in which crime is rife and survival of the fittest rules apply, Royston Blake … Continue reading →

New film from Alex Garland.