There has been much ado about the new novel Redshirts by John Scalzi, about to be released by Tor. (I don’t know what has happened …
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Zombies are people too
Melbourne’s newest science fiction, fantasy, horror and New Age bookshop is an equal opportunity employer. They have a zombie on staff.
Kittens livestreaming, free game, Pikatchu turns to the Dark Side
Hopefully later today the minion will enable photos to be posted to this site; THEN we’ll have Free comic book day photos and World Guinness Book cosplay …
Robot Chicken season 5
a review by Nalini Haynes This was my first foray into Robot Chicken so it was quite an education. Each episode is about ten minutes …
Outland
a review by Nalini Haynes The press release sums up the characters in Outland thus: ‘There’s Max (Toby Truslove), insecure and looking for love; the …
Troll Hunter
A review by Nalini Haynes Troll Hunter or Trolljegeren is a Norwegian horror/comedy mockumentary movie about three college students, Thomas, Johanna and Kalle, who pursue Hans in …
Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
a review by Nalini Haynes Song of the Quarkbeast is set in an alternate world in the UK where there are dragons, quarkbeasts, magic and …
Desperate Dwarf by Ian Irvine
a review by Nalini Haynes Ike, a 14 year old boy, seems to have fallen down the rabbit hole. Ike lost his memories of his …
Hell’s Bells by John Connolly
Samuel Johnson Vs. The Devil Round II a review by Nalini Haynes Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Release date: 2011 Samuel Johnson is a 13 year old …
Moon over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
A review by Nalini Haynes Moon over Soho is the sequel to Rivers of London (reviewed here). Peter Grant is a somewhat erratic cop who needs …
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
a review by Nalini Haynes Rivers of London introduces Peter Grant, who is nearing the end of his probationary period in the Metropolitan Police Service, expecting …
Harriet the Spy: The Blog Wars
a review by Nalini Haynes Production: 9 Story Entertainment Distributor: Madman Release: 2011 Spoiler Alert! Harriet is a teenager living in Manhattan with her movie …
Looking for Group by Ryan Sohmer and Lar de Souza
a review by Nalini Haynes Published: Blind Ferret Entertainment The title, Looking for Group, identifies this comic as a spoof of World of Warcraft where people ‘look for …
Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
A review by Nalini Haynes Morag and Heather are supposedly The Good Fairies of New York; they’re on the run and very secretive about the cause for …
Stainless Steel Rat Returns by Harry Harrison
a review by Nalini Haynes Slippery Jim Degris (the Stainless Steel Rat) and his wife, Angelina, are enjoying life on Moolaplenty until Jim’s cousin Elmo …