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Female Protagonists In Genre Fiction

A list of recommended SFF books for adults which feature a female as the main character.
10th May 2013

On My Radar In April

A look at some notable forthcoming and recently released science fiction and fantasy books.
26th April 2013

Personalised Book Recommendations

Answer seven questions and find a book to match your personal tastes.

Test yourself with these quizzes and crosswords

Alien Quiz
Discover how well you know aliens in movies and literature.

Robots
This moderately hard quiz features all kinds of cute, sinister and strange droids.

Fantasy Novels of the '00s
Are you an expert on noughties fantasy literature?

Or try this month's featured quiz.


Short Story : Pulpulous

A novelist is faced with poverty and ruin when her work becomes obsolete. How will she fight the vast corporate machine and get back on top?
By Ros Jackson.


Generators

Fans of random silliness will enjoy the generators in the fiction section. These include generators for fantasy quests, prophecies, science fiction plots, MacGuffins, and characters.


Top 10 classic films

  1. Star Wars: A New Hope directed by George Lucas (1977)


  2. Time Bandits directed by Terry Gilliam (1981)


  3. Terminator 2: Judgement Day directed by James Cameron (1991)


  4. Galaxy Quest directed by Dean Parisot (1999)


  5. Sleepy Hollow directed by Tim Burton (1999)


  6. Starship Troopers directed by Paul Verhoeven (1997)


  7. Stargate directed by Roland Emmerich (1994)


  8. Men In Black directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (1997)


  9. The Mask directed by Charles Russel (1994)


  10. Army Of Darkness: The Medieval Dead directed by Sam Raimi (1993)



Recently reviewed older releases

The Usurper    

The Usurper's Crown by Sarah Zettel

3 star rating
The second novel in the Isavalta series is a prequel which takes the daughter of a fishing family into a realm of magic, treachery and scheming royals.


Released in 2002.


7th May 2013

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How To Think Like A Neandertal by Thomas Wynn and Frederick L. Coolidge

4 star rating
The Neandertals were an evolutionary offshoot that died out. But what did they have in common with us, and what were they really like?


Released in 2012.


15th April 2013


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Book Reviews

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The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

4 star rating
Aliens have come to wipe out humankind in this post-apocalyptic novel. Cassie, Zombie, and a few other ill-equipped teenagers seem to be the last, fading hope of the human race.


8th May 2013

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Across The Event Horizon by Mercurio D. Rivera

5 star rating
There's something quite classic about this collection of mostly science fiction stories. These short tales deal with aliens, bizarre futures and peculiar societies.


3rd April 2013

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Fuse by Julianna Baggott

4 star rating
Pressia tries to unlock the mystery of the past, whilst her untainted brother plots to take over the Dome from within. The second novel in the Pure trilogy.


18th March 2013

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Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole

4 star rating
A pen-pushing Colonel discovers whether he has what it takes to battle monsters. The second book in the Shadow Ops series.


20th February 2013

Film Reviews

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Oz The Great And Powerful directed by Sam Raimi

3 star rating
James Franco plays a magician who is struggling to convince anyone of his value, when he is swept away to the magical land of Oz.


29th March 2013

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Beautiful Creatures directed by Richard LaGravenese

4 star rating
A young man wants to leave his small town, until Lena arrives and brings magic and madness into his life. An adaptation of the novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.


24th February 2013


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