Science fiction and fantasy
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Last Days by Adam Nevill A hard-up documentary maker investigates a sinister 70s cult, only to discover that its horrors are not all in the past. 
Railsea by China Mieville In a world of looping rails stretching to the horizon, a young man sets out to discover what is at the end of the tracks. Warpcore SF is all about sci-fi and fantasy. Read short fiction, discover films, books, and graphic novels, try a plot generator, or test your genre knowledge with a quiz. Book Reviews
Saga: Volume Two by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona StaplesIn this graphic novel a family flees from those who want them dead, and the hazards of outer space. Volume two of the Saga series. 
Copperhead by Tina ConnollyHelen is beautiful, but what good are perfect looks if people use them to keep her powerless? The sequel to Ironskin. 
Any Other Name by Emma NewmanCathy feels trapped by marriage, whilst her friend Sam feels unable to save his own. The second book in the Split Worlds series. 
The New Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoAnton Gorodetsky saves a boy prophet, only to find that his intervention could endanger all magical beings.The fifth volume in the Night Watch series. Film Reviews
Warm Bodies directed by Jonathan LevineA zombie falls in love with a human. But can he protect her from the dead, and can she stop her father from shooting him, in this story of love across the boundary of life and death? 
Star Trek: Into Darkness directed by J.J. AbramsKirk and his crew face an adversary who seems to be better than them in every way. The second film set in the rebooted Star Trek universe. and many more reviews ... |
