Recommended: Mercury Men
It’s so rare these days to recommend anything you find on Syfy, but I have to admit I enjoyed Mercury Men, a …
It’s new to me: Billy Boyle review
I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but the cover for Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery had …
Feathers! Martian airships don’t have feathers!
Yes, I am now starting my rants about Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, based on the eleven volume series of books by Edgar …
Monsters review: Spoiler, warning or praise, you decide
Reviewing Monsters is an almost impossible task because I have to include a spoiler straight away (in the third paragraph of this …
What I’m reading: Camouflage
The Nameless Detective returns for the — I don’t know, how many times, but it’s in the forties — time with Camouflage. …
What I’m reading: Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders
After reading of Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker investigating a murder in The Sherlockian, it’s only a small leap to read …
It’s new (old) to me: Quatermass and the Pit
I hate to lose my geek cred in admitting that I had never seen the original BBC production of Quatermass and the …
Reboots: Sherlock Holmes vs Star Trek
Among my friends I am known for how vehemently I object to J.J. Abrams’ reboot of Star Trek, despite my enjoying many …
It’s new to me: The Wreck of the River of Stars review
I would not normally include a review of a science fiction story on My Particular Friend, but I started reading The Wreck …
It’s new to me: In the Country of the Blind review
Comparing one book to another is a lazy way to review a book, but forgive me because there’s something about Michael Flynn’s …