Category: Fiction
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City Infernal by Edward Lee. A review
To horror fans, Edward Lee is a famous name, credited with some of the most incredible tales I’ve read in a while – scary,…
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Blade Runner 2049. Not (yet) a review.
… simply because the movie is going to premiere on 6 October 2017 and I’ll need to wait until that day. But I make…
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Historical Fiction from the Renaissance – The Tudors
I have just finished watching Showtime’s historical series The Tudors (now entirely on Netflix), and I have to say I have mixed feelings about it.…
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2017 New Year’s Resolutions
2016 was not a bad year blog-wise, even though I went nowhere near my desired reading quota and even less in terms of book reviews.…
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Rogue One (2016). Some thoughts about the latest Star Wars
*Mild Spoilers alert: I won’t give away many details here, but if you haven’t seen the movie yet, you may want to skip this…
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Rome (BBC Series, Netflix). A review
It seems ancient history takes the fancy, nowadays – at least, this is the impression you get by browsing Netflix’s offer. I can’t complain…
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Host (2015). A review
[Disclaimer: this review is about Host, by Robin Cook -not The Host, which is instead a Stephanie Meyer’s novel – which you’ll probably never find…
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Roman Empire: Reign of Blood – (a lot of) history in my fiction
During the (rather few) moments NaNoWriMo let me free to do something else, I’ve started watching a new series now premiering on Netflix. Historical…
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Interview with Deborah Cher – 2016 B&S Readers’ Choice Awards Author of the Year
I got to know Deborah thanks to 2016 Bard&Sages Readers’ Choice Awards that she brilliantly aced as Writer of the Year, winning also the…
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Children of the Different, by S.C. Flynn. A review
It doesn’t happen often that I review a self-published book – not because I have anything against indie authors, but just because my time…
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Speculative Fiction Podcasts: Interview with Gary Dowell, Far-Fetched Fables
This is a post in the series re: speculative fiction podcasts, and the third interview for “Seven Questions with your favourite SFF podcast editors”…
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Blindsight by Peter Watts
Blindsight (2006), by Peter Watts, is a hard SF novel of first contact with a unique twist. It asks difficult questions about the nature of…
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Deja Vu by Ian Hocking. A review
Cyberpunk is without any doubt one of my favourite brands of SF, and I am always glad when I discover authors and books that…
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![Saint-Seiya: The Lost Canvas [セイントセイヤ THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神話]](https://earthianhivemind.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/syeia.jpg)
Saint-Seiya: The Lost Canvas [セイントセイヤ THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神話]
Few manga/anime can compete with Saint-Seiya for complexity of timelines, characters – and beauty. But, unfortunately, one of their late instalments – The Lost…
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Speculative Fiction Podcasts: Interview with Rock Manor, Manor House
This is a post in the series re: speculative fiction podcasts, and the second interview for “Seven Questions with your favourite SFF podcast editors”…
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![Manga / Anime Classics – Devilman [ デビルマン]](https://earthianhivemind.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Devilman01-e1475009773493.jpg)
Manga / Anime Classics – Devilman [ デビルマン]
For historical /manga lovers, Devilman [デビルマン] is quite a famous (or infamous, depending on where you stand) feature. Authored by Go Nagai [永井 豪]…
