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Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Archival Quality, by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz (Oni Press) | review by Stephen Theaker

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Because I read this 280pp graphic novel without reading the back cover first (“a surprisingly vulnerable, intricate look at mental health”, ...
Sunday, 26 July 2020

Fear the Walking Dead, Season 5 | review by Stephen Theaker

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Previous seasons of Fear the Walking Dead reminded me of the Fallout games, but this one really goes for it. This is a show that never me...
Thursday, 23 July 2020

Lone Wolf 26: The Fall of Blood Mountain | review by Rafe McGregor

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Lone Wolf 26: The Fall of Blood Mountain (Collector’s Edition) by Joe Dever Holmgard Press, hardback, £16.99, July 2020, ISBN 97819162680...
Tuesday, 21 July 2020

Theaker's Quarterly Fiction #67: now out in paperback and ebook!

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free epub | free mobi | free pdf | print UK | print USA | Kindle UK | Kindle US Welcome to Theaker's Quarterly Fiction #67, edit...
Monday, 20 July 2020

A Princess of the Linear Jungle, by Paul Di Filippo (PS Publishing) | review by Stephen Theaker

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This novella begins with a quotation from A Princess of Mars (a book by Edgar Rice Burroughs), mentions in passing an exhibit called The Di...
Monday, 13 July 2020

Joanna Russ, by Gwyneth Jones (University of Illinois Press) | review by Stephen Theaker

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A new entry in the Modern Masters of Science Fiction covers the life and work of Joanna Russ in seven fascinating chapters. It also includes...
Friday, 10 July 2020

The Art of the Tingle, by Chuck Tingle (self-published) | review by Stephen Theaker

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A collection of book covers and plot summaries from the world’s leading purveyor of post-modern, metatextual, magical realist erotic literat...
Monday, 6 July 2020

My Boyfriend Is a Bear, by Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris (Oni Press) | review by Stephen Theaker

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A woman falls in love with a 230 kg American black bear and he moves in to live with her. He doesn’t say much, but he’s cute, strong, huggab...
Sunday, 5 July 2020

Questions and Answers, 5 July 2020

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Here are Stephen's answers to the less urgent questions that the world has been asking this week. Feel free to supply your own answers i...
Saturday, 4 July 2020

The Hidden People by Alison Littlewood | review by Stephen Theaker

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The Hidden People (Jo Fletcher Books) is in my view Littlewood’s best novel yet [ mid-2017 ]. While her earlier books from this publisher...
Friday, 3 July 2020

Always North, by Vicki Jarrett (Unsung Stories) | review by Stephen Theaker

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In the year 2025, Isobel is on board the Polar Horizon , a ship surveying for oil at the north pole. A nuclear-powered icebreaker joins them...
Monday, 29 June 2020

The Señor 105 Adventure Book, by Joe Curreri (Manleigh Books) | review by Stephen Theaker

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Señor 105 is a Mexican wrestler and an international man of mystery, whose various elemental masks grant him special powers. He is also repu...
Sunday, 28 June 2020

Questions and Answers, 28 June 2020

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Here are my answers to the less urgent questions that the world has been asking this week. Feel free to supply your own answers in the comme...
Friday, 26 June 2020

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Musical Drama, by H.G. Wells (Audible) | review by Stephen Theaker

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Do we really need a new version of The War of the Worlds , one might ask? Do we really need a new version of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds ...
Wednesday, 24 June 2020

Angel Heart | review by Rafe McGregor

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Angel Heart, by Alan Parker (Tri-Star Pictures) Hellishly hardboiled detection. The story of the occult detective is the tale of a t...
Monday, 22 June 2020

Rogue Protocol, by Martha Wells (Tor.com) | review by Stephen Theaker

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Third in the Murderbot series, and like the first two I enjoyed it very much. The SecUnit is a Droid with No Name (“I’d given myself a name,...
Sunday, 21 June 2020

Questions and Answers, 21 June 2020

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Here are Stephen's answers to the less important questions that the world has been asking this week. Feel free to supply your own answer...
Friday, 19 June 2020

Empire of Sand, by Tasha Suri (Little Brown) | review by Stephen Theaker

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Mehr is the governor’s daughter, but she’s inherited the powers of her mother’s nomadic people. When the emperor’s chief mystic learns of he...
Sunday, 14 June 2020

Questions and Answers, 14 June 2020

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Here are my answers to the less urgent questions that the world has been asking this week. Hilary Mantel’s new essay collection is called M...
Friday, 12 June 2020

The Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay (Bolinda Publishing) | review by Stephen Theaker

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Rather like Terminator 2 from Miles Dyson’s point of view, crossed with Vacationland by John Hodgman. What do you do if people show up at ...