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Philip K. Dick: Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of his Death
Thirty years ago, on March 2nd 1982, one of the greatest ever science fiction writers died a pauper. His work is now well known through adaptations such as Blade Runner and “Minority Report. He was...
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Lise Meitner: An Inspirational Life
It is natural for us to remember heroes and villains, the Captains and the Kings who strode across our stage and mesmerised us with their oratory and occasional genius. But sometimes, behind them and...
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Book Review: The Affair Lee Child
When reviewing the Jack Reacher novels I believe that you need to write for two different types of readers. There are those who are new to the books and those who are already sold on Lee Child’s hero....
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Guide to Choosing an Audio Book
Before there were books we had storytelling. The popular image here is of people sitting round a camp fire telling tales of long forgotten lands. Yes, this must have happened, but storytelling was so...
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Audiobook Review: The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice, Ron McLarty (Reader)
We know Anne Rice through her Interview with the Vampire novels. We remember Tom Cruise in the film of the book and yet knowing all this did not really prepare me for her new novel on werewolves. A...
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Audiobook Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin, Narrated by Scott Brick et al
I remember clearly the first time that I saw the book for sale and the black and white face of the young girl on the front cover. Intrigued I browsed the book and on seeing it was about vampires (well,...
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Audio Book Review: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Sci-fi and audio books can be a gamble. Long alien names can really become annoying and sometimes the stories just don’t seem to lend themselves to the spoken word. However when they do work then it...
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