Rise of the new groupthink by Nalini Haynes ‘Rise of the new groupthink’ was first published in Dark Matter issue 7 in response to this …
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Vengeance by Ian Irvine
The Tainted Realm Trilogy – Book 1 A review by Steve Cameron Vengeance begins with Tali, a young slave girl, is not the obedient silent …
Rhiannon Hart in 2011
Rhiannon Hart YA paranormal romance author talked to Dark Matter in 2011 and 2012, the day before the launch of Blood Storm. This is the …
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 …
Art of the Adventures of Tintin by Chris Guise
a review by Nalini Haynes As a bit of a collector of books, and art books in particular, this book is a proud addition to …
House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
A review by Nalini Haynes A new Sherlock Holmes novel The House of Silk: another Sherlock Holmes interpretation The first time I saw the Sherlock Holmes movie …
Anywhere but Earth edited by Keith Stevenson
a review by Thoraiya Anywhere but Earth is an anthology incorporating short stories from Sean McMullen, Margo Lanagan, Cat Sparks, Brendan Duffy, Kim Westwood, Robert Hood, Patty …
Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds
A review by Nalini Haynes Blue Remembered Earth introduces Sunday and Geoffrey, who are sister and brother; their family lives in Africa after the Resource and Relocation …
Business of Death by Trent Jamieson
Death Works Trilogy A review by Nalini Haynes The Business of Death is the Death Works trilogy re-released in one volume. Steven de Selby is a …
Star Wars Fan-made remake
a review by Nalini Haynes At this link you can watch a Star Wars remake that is almost Robot Chicken-esque in its style; the original …
Adventures of Tintin
a review by Nalini Haynes Tintin is a reporter who travels the world with his terrier Snowy, who is part hero and part comical sidekick. …
Australian Women Writers Challenge
Australian Women Writers Challenge Australian Women Writers Challenge was formally introduced in this article in Dark Matter issue 8. A number of the people below …
Neil Gaiman in Melbourne 2011
Neil Gaiman in Melbourne 2011 In December 2011, Neil Gaiman spoke at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne about his career. The Wheeler Centre website says: …
Terry Pratchett in Melbourne
Terry Pratchett in Melbourne Sir Terry Prachett visited Melbourne early in 2011 and spoke as part of a series of author talks run by The …