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REVERSE ENGINEERING
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REVERSE ENGINEERING

TIME TRAVEL THRILLER THE LAZARUS PROJECT TAKES ON THE END OF THE WORLD. THE CLOCK IS TICKING... BACKWARDS

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8 mins  |
July 2022
SILK FIRE
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SILK FIRE

This novel is more interesting for its setting, Jadzia, a city the size of a planet, than its story. Split into sectors, each dedicated to a different now-dead god, with its own language and prioritising of a different skill, it’s a fascinating place.

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1 min  |
July 2022
THE SPLENDID CITY
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THE SPLENDID CITY

As the cost of living crisis accelerates in the real world, The Splendid City is very timely: a story set in Liberty, a country formed after Texas secedes from the USA, where water is rationed and the shortages always blamed on someone else, while the President distracts the population with random giveaways and cheap nougats.

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1 min  |
July 2022
THE PATH OF THORNS
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THE PATH OF THORNS

That’ll learn ’em

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2 mins  |
July 2022
THE SEAWOMEN
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THE SEAWOMEN

In Chloe Timms’s debut, women accused of witchery aren’t burnt at the stake, but ritually drowned. The element changes, but society’s compulsion to punish women remains the same.

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1 min  |
July 2022
TWILIGHT'S LAST SCREAMING
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TWILIGHT'S LAST SCREAMING

In England’s Screaming, Sean Hogan transformed his collection of cult British DVDs into a literary universe, penning short story pseudo-sequels to horror films both well-known (The Wicker Man) and obscure (The Appointment), placing them within a larger narrative, with crossovers aplenty.

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1 min  |
July 2022
TOGETHER WE BURN
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TOGETHER WE BURN

Zarela used to have it all. The daughter of a famed flamenco dancer and a renowned dragonador (dragon fighter) and heir to the La Giralda dragon fighting arena, performance and tradition have always been her life.

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1 min  |
July 2022
THIS VICIOUS GRACE
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THIS VICIOUS GRACE

Generally speaking, calling someone a window isn’t particularly complimentary. But for Alessa, becoming her island’s “Finestra” is both a blessing and a curse.

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1 min  |
July 2022
THIS TIME TOMORROW
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THIS TIME TOMORROW

Life is full of what-ifs and if-onlys, and rarely more so than at moments of grief and change. Birthdays, deaths, promotions – all seem destined to make us wonder what might have been.

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1 min  |
July 2022
Big Brother Is Watching You
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Big Brother Is Watching You

Thought Crime and Punishment

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8 mins  |
May 2022
Chamber Of Secrets
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Chamber Of Secrets

The mundane and the fantastical collide in Night Sky

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4 mins  |
June 2022
ABOUT A TOY
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ABOUT A TOY

A PIXAR LOOKS TO THE STARS IN LIGHTYEAR, A SCI-FI ADVENTURE THAT BOLDLY GOES WHERE NO TOY STORY HAS GONE BEFORE...

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7 mins  |
June 2022
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
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DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS

Strange In Loads Of Strange Lands

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3 mins  |
June 2022
Village People
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Village People

Alex Garland gets surreal in Men, his latest twist on the horror genre

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3 mins  |
June 2022
WHEN DINOSAURS RULE THE EARTH
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WHEN DINOSAURS RULE THE EARTH

FIRST AN ISLAND, THEN THE ENTIRE PLANET. JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION BRINGS THE DINO-DRAMA TO A CLOSE. FOR NOW...

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
Dark Bloom
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Dark Bloom

Nancy A Collins on bringing anime Blade Runner: Black Lotus to comic books

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2 mins  |
June 2022
EDGE OF GLORY
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EDGE OF GLORY

FANS OF THE BOYS SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT THEY WISH FOR... SHOWRUNNER ERIC KRIPKE PREPARES TO UNLEASH SEASON THREE

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10 mins  |
June 2022
JM MIRO
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JM MIRO

Why the award-winning Canadian writer has turned to fantasy

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4 mins  |
June 2022
KHAN DO ATTITUDE
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KHAN DO ATTITUDE

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SANA AMANAT AND HEAD WRITER BISHA KALI EXPLAIN WHY BELOVED COMIC HEROINE MS MARVEL BREAKS NEW GROUND AS A DISNEY+ SERIES

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
THE JOY OF SETH
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THE JOY OF SETH

IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS, BUT THE ORVILLE IS READY TO SET SAIL ONCE MORE AND ITS SIGHTS ARE SET FIRMLY ON NEW HORIZONS

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
RETURN OF THE JEDI
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RETURN OF THE JEDI

DISNEY+'S NEW OBI-WAN KENOBI TV SHOW REVEALS WHAT THE VENERABLE JEDI HAS BEEN UP TO SINCE REVENGE OF THE SITH. WE GET THE LOWDOWN ON A HOTLY ANTICIPATED COMEBACK...

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
THE KIDS ARE UNITED
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THE KIDS ARE UNITED

BRITISH SF GREAT JOHN WYNDHAM'S CLASSIC NOVEL THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS HAS BEEN ADAPTED FOR TELEVISION. WRITER DAVID FARR TELLS US HOW HE WENT ABOUT IT

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
THE PHARMACIST
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THE PHARMACIST

Book Review

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1 min  |
June 2022
THE COLLARBOUND
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THE COLLARBOUND

Book Review

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1 min  |
June 2022
STAR WARS: BROTHERHOOD
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STAR WARS: BROTHERHOOD

Book Review

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1 min  |
June 2022
OUR SISTER, AGAIN
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OUR SISTER, AGAIN

Book Review

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1 min  |
June 2022