Future Revisitations
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Revisiting a love of classic SF last enjoyed several decades ago… and so now in the process of discovering many fine page-turners for the very first time. 📚
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Another engaging ‘Club Room Archive Release’ video from the Outlaw Bookseller this week - includes insightful overviews of several of Philip K. Dick’s best loved short stories, alongside an affectionate review of Walter Tevis’s ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’.
Recommended.
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Recommended.
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Science Fiction Reviews: Dick, Walter Tevis, Silverberg and More (Club Room Archive Release #5)
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November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Another engaging ‘Club Room Archive Release’ video from the Outlaw Bookseller this week - includes insightful overviews of several of Philip K. Dick’s best loved short stories, alongside an affectionate review of Walter Tevis’s ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’.
Recommended.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvq8...
Recommended.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvq8...
Another engaging ‘Club Room Archive Release’ video from the Outlaw Bookseller this week - includes insightful overviews of several of Philip K. Dick’s best loved short stories, alongside an affectionate review of Walter Tevis’s ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’.
Recommended.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvq8...
Recommended.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvq8...
Science Fiction Reviews: Dick, Walter Tevis, Silverberg and More (Club Room Archive Release #5)
YouTube video by Outlaw Bookseller
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November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Another engaging ‘Club Room Archive Release’ video from the Outlaw Bookseller this week - includes insightful overviews of several of Philip K. Dick’s best loved short stories, alongside an affectionate review of Walter Tevis’s ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’.
Recommended.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvq8...
Recommended.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvq8...
Just caught up with what I gather was Philip K. Dick’s first published genre story in 1952.
And its remarkable that all the ingredients that defined his work are already here, even the elements of playful whimsy that lighten even the macabre moments.
The bovine-like ‘Wub’ is a remarkable creation.
And its remarkable that all the ingredients that defined his work are already here, even the elements of playful whimsy that lighten even the macabre moments.
The bovine-like ‘Wub’ is a remarkable creation.
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just caught up with what I gather was Philip K. Dick’s first published genre story in 1952.
And its remarkable that all the ingredients that defined his work are already here, even the elements of playful whimsy that lighten even the macabre moments.
The bovine-like ‘Wub’ is a remarkable creation.
And its remarkable that all the ingredients that defined his work are already here, even the elements of playful whimsy that lighten even the macabre moments.
The bovine-like ‘Wub’ is a remarkable creation.
Having noted its 60 years to the day that Terry Nation’s television adaptation of ‘The Fox and the Forest’ was shown, it seemed apt to revisit ‘The Illustrated Man’ as this wonderful thriller is the next story in line.
A strong instalment, with a neatly staged reveal.
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A strong instalment, with a neatly staged reveal.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Having noted its 60 years to the day that Terry Nation’s television adaptation of ‘The Fox and the Forest’ was shown, it seemed apt to revisit ‘The Illustrated Man’ as this wonderful thriller is the next story in line.
A strong instalment, with a neatly staged reveal.
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A strong instalment, with a neatly staged reveal.
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Hey Presto! I did manage to finish one book this week and I chat about it here, plus the usual stuff. Check it out 👀! 🪐📚💙 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube #theprestige
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I Finally Read The Prestige — WOW! | Christopher Priest | Weekly Sci-fi Update November 21st 2025
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November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hey Presto! I did manage to finish one book this week and I chat about it here, plus the usual stuff. Check it out 👀! 🪐📚💙 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube #theprestige
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I’ve been dipping in & out of this fine collection over the past year. Finally finished the remaining tale, the wryly humorous ‘The Great Slow Kings’.
I think Zelazny had a lot of fun with his two laconic reptilian monarchs, whose laboured decisions are literally millions of years in the making! 🙂
I think Zelazny had a lot of fun with his two laconic reptilian monarchs, whose laboured decisions are literally millions of years in the making! 🙂
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I’ve been dipping in & out of this fine collection over the past year. Finally finished the remaining tale, the wryly humorous ‘The Great Slow Kings’.
I think Zelazny had a lot of fun with his two laconic reptilian monarchs, whose laboured decisions are literally millions of years in the making! 🙂
I think Zelazny had a lot of fun with his two laconic reptilian monarchs, whose laboured decisions are literally millions of years in the making! 🙂
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"They do not form a coherent history". This week's article is up (podcast to follow): my beginner's guide to the Hainish novels and stories (1966 - 2000) by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Other ways to live: introducing the Hainish stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
A beginner’s guide to her groundbreaking SF setting
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November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"They do not form a coherent history". This week's article is up (podcast to follow): my beginner's guide to the Hainish novels and stories (1966 - 2000) by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Remembering J.G. Ballard, born OTD 1930.
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Remembering J.G. Ballard, born OTD 1930.
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂
I’ve been reading his work for many years & I can readily appreciate why many qualify his writing as ‘timeless’.
And I can think of no better imagery to accompany this post than the equally timeless appeal of David Pelham’s superlative cover art 🙂
Embarked on ‘Inverted World’ over the last few days & it had me hooked from the opening chapters. I’ve still some way to go of course, but I’m already thinking that it’s likely to end up as one of my top 5 reads of the year.
My first novel by this fine author - & I’ll certainly be seeking out more…
My first novel by this fine author - & I’ll certainly be seeking out more…
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Embarked on ‘Inverted World’ over the last few days & it had me hooked from the opening chapters. I’ve still some way to go of course, but I’m already thinking that it’s likely to end up as one of my top 5 reads of the year.
My first novel by this fine author - & I’ll certainly be seeking out more…
My first novel by this fine author - & I’ll certainly be seeking out more…
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ACD Q/A: We'd love your help with our December show - a Question and Answer episode on any (ACD-related!) topic you like. If you've got a burning question about Conan Doyle's life and work, drop us a comment and we'll get through as many as we can this December. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
ACD Q/A: We'd love your help with our December show - a Question and Answer episode on any (ACD-related!) topic you like. If you've got a burning question about Conan Doyle's life and work, drop us a comment and we'll get through as many as we can this December. Thanks!
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The hiatus is over, and the self-replicating machines are on the loose - this week's article and podcast ep cover John Sladek's anarchic, comic debut SF novel The Reproductive System, AKA Mechasm (1968).
Silicon and steel: The Reproductive System (1968) by John Sladek
Machines run amok in a comic disaster ahead of its time
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November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The hiatus is over, and the self-replicating machines are on the loose - this week's article and podcast ep cover John Sladek's anarchic, comic debut SF novel The Reproductive System, AKA Mechasm (1968).
Ending a week of fine short stories with Samuel R. Delany’s ‘Driftglass’, a tale concerning humans who have been biologically modified to live & work in the ocean depths.
A fine character study & all rather beautifully written - amazing to think that this story ranks amongst his earliest work.
A fine character study & all rather beautifully written - amazing to think that this story ranks amongst his earliest work.
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Ending a week of fine short stories with Samuel R. Delany’s ‘Driftglass’, a tale concerning humans who have been biologically modified to live & work in the ocean depths.
A fine character study & all rather beautifully written - amazing to think that this story ranks amongst his earliest work.
A fine character study & all rather beautifully written - amazing to think that this story ranks amongst his earliest work.
Remembering author & curator/librarian David I. Masson, born OTD 1915.
A frequent contributor to New Worlds magazine, Masson’s stories were later assembled in the 1968 volume ‘The Caltraps of Time’. His 1965 debut ‘Travellers Rest’ was a huge influence on a young & aspiring Christopher Priest.
A frequent contributor to New Worlds magazine, Masson’s stories were later assembled in the 1968 volume ‘The Caltraps of Time’. His 1965 debut ‘Travellers Rest’ was a huge influence on a young & aspiring Christopher Priest.
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Remembering author & curator/librarian David I. Masson, born OTD 1915.
A frequent contributor to New Worlds magazine, Masson’s stories were later assembled in the 1968 volume ‘The Caltraps of Time’. His 1965 debut ‘Travellers Rest’ was a huge influence on a young & aspiring Christopher Priest.
A frequent contributor to New Worlds magazine, Masson’s stories were later assembled in the 1968 volume ‘The Caltraps of Time’. His 1965 debut ‘Travellers Rest’ was a huge influence on a young & aspiring Christopher Priest.
Next up in ‘The Illustrated Man‘ was the enigmatic & unsettling ‘The Last Night of the World’.
It’s a finely crafted mood piece, as a couple consider their final actions before the world is extinguished, an event mysteriously foreshadowed in a dream that they had both experienced the night before…
It’s a finely crafted mood piece, as a couple consider their final actions before the world is extinguished, an event mysteriously foreshadowed in a dream that they had both experienced the night before…
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Next up in ‘The Illustrated Man‘ was the enigmatic & unsettling ‘The Last Night of the World’.
It’s a finely crafted mood piece, as a couple consider their final actions before the world is extinguished, an event mysteriously foreshadowed in a dream that they had both experienced the night before…
It’s a finely crafted mood piece, as a couple consider their final actions before the world is extinguished, an event mysteriously foreshadowed in a dream that they had both experienced the night before…
David Masson’s ’A Two-Timer’, one of this year’s best reading surprises.
First published in New Worlds, it’s an engaging first-person account of a man accidentally brought forward in time from 1678 to 1964. Told entirely in 17th century English dialect, it’s a fantastic conceit, brilliantly told.
First published in New Worlds, it’s an engaging first-person account of a man accidentally brought forward in time from 1678 to 1964. Told entirely in 17th century English dialect, it’s a fantastic conceit, brilliantly told.
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
David Masson’s ’A Two-Timer’, one of this year’s best reading surprises.
First published in New Worlds, it’s an engaging first-person account of a man accidentally brought forward in time from 1678 to 1964. Told entirely in 17th century English dialect, it’s a fantastic conceit, brilliantly told.
First published in New Worlds, it’s an engaging first-person account of a man accidentally brought forward in time from 1678 to 1964. Told entirely in 17th century English dialect, it’s a fantastic conceit, brilliantly told.
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BBC2's remarkable adult science fiction anthology Out of the Unknown deserves to be talked about more. I'd actually want the missing episodes to be found over Doctor Who ones. I went on a deep dive with Stephen Hatcher and Dylan Rees for the Very British Futures podcast goodpods.com/podcasts/ver...
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
BBC2's remarkable adult science fiction anthology Out of the Unknown deserves to be talked about more. I'd actually want the missing episodes to be found over Doctor Who ones. I went on a deep dive with Stephen Hatcher and Dylan Rees for the Very British Futures podcast goodpods.com/podcasts/ver...
Today’s selected story was archetypal PKD. ‘The Electric Ant’ concerns an android who only realises it’s non-human status when being treated after a traffic accident. It’s sense of identity lost, it then sets about establishing whether anything else is truly ‘real‘. The ending is suitably unnerving!
November 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today’s selected story was archetypal PKD. ‘The Electric Ant’ concerns an android who only realises it’s non-human status when being treated after a traffic accident. It’s sense of identity lost, it then sets about establishing whether anything else is truly ‘real‘. The ending is suitably unnerving!
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There's still time, but the survey will close late tomorrow, so get your thinking cap on and get your top 10 science fiction books in, and your top 5 science fiction book series too. 📚🪐💙
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2025 Sci Fi Scavenger Survey - Your Top 10 Science Fiction Books! AND Your Top 5 SF Book Series!
Just tell me your ALL TIME favourite science fiction books, recent, vintage, any era, any size, novel/collection/anthology, whatever. No whole series, pick single books (which could be from a series)...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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#scifibooks #sciencefiction
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Today‘s All Hallows' Eve reading pleasure will be a choice M. R. James story.
There’s something particularly fitting about reading James from a faded & dusty Penguin Paperback from the late 50s - they now seem to mirror the antiquarian books whose discovery bodes ill in many of his best loved tales!
There’s something particularly fitting about reading James from a faded & dusty Penguin Paperback from the late 50s - they now seem to mirror the antiquarian books whose discovery bodes ill in many of his best loved tales!
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Today‘s All Hallows' Eve reading pleasure will be a choice M. R. James story.
There’s something particularly fitting about reading James from a faded & dusty Penguin Paperback from the late 50s - they now seem to mirror the antiquarian books whose discovery bodes ill in many of his best loved tales!
There’s something particularly fitting about reading James from a faded & dusty Penguin Paperback from the late 50s - they now seem to mirror the antiquarian books whose discovery bodes ill in many of his best loved tales!
Today’s SF Hall of Fame selection, part of Blish’s ’pantropy’ series, in which humans are adapted in order to survive diverse planetary environments.
Here our microscopic protagonists, who have only known life underwater, undertake a journey that involves a life-changing conceptual breakthrough…
Here our microscopic protagonists, who have only known life underwater, undertake a journey that involves a life-changing conceptual breakthrough…
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Today’s SF Hall of Fame selection, part of Blish’s ’pantropy’ series, in which humans are adapted in order to survive diverse planetary environments.
Here our microscopic protagonists, who have only known life underwater, undertake a journey that involves a life-changing conceptual breakthrough…
Here our microscopic protagonists, who have only known life underwater, undertake a journey that involves a life-changing conceptual breakthrough…
Remembering author and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, who we lost on this day in 2006.
Such an enduring legacy, as frequently revisited and admired as these cherished Penguin paperbacks.
Timeless works.
Such an enduring legacy, as frequently revisited and admired as these cherished Penguin paperbacks.
Timeless works.
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Remembering author and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, who we lost on this day in 2006.
Such an enduring legacy, as frequently revisited and admired as these cherished Penguin paperbacks.
Timeless works.
Such an enduring legacy, as frequently revisited and admired as these cherished Penguin paperbacks.
Timeless works.
Today’s pick from the ’Platinum Pohl’ tome was ‘The Meeting’ from 1972, a Hugo award-winning collaboration with C.M. Kornbluth.
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Today’s pick from the ’Platinum Pohl’ tome was ‘The Meeting’ from 1972, a Hugo award-winning collaboration with C.M. Kornbluth.
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
Another recent acquisition, keen to sample Asimov’s later work. Having vastly enjoyed his earlier robot novels, my first pick from the collection was ’Mirror Image’ (1972), which reunites the characters of Detective Lije Baley & his robot partner R. Daneel Olivaw. A neat ‘mini-episode’ of a tale 🙂
October 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Another recent acquisition, keen to sample Asimov’s later work. Having vastly enjoyed his earlier robot novels, my first pick from the collection was ’Mirror Image’ (1972), which reunites the characters of Detective Lije Baley & his robot partner R. Daneel Olivaw. A neat ‘mini-episode’ of a tale 🙂
A trio of welcome acquisitions today whilst perusing the secondhand bookshops.
Shaw, Bayley & Cowper are three authors whom I’ve heard many good things about (particularly these three titles). Very nostalgic to pick up a Fontana, Pan & Corgi paperback too - all in very decent condition 👍
Shaw, Bayley & Cowper are three authors whom I’ve heard many good things about (particularly these three titles). Very nostalgic to pick up a Fontana, Pan & Corgi paperback too - all in very decent condition 👍
October 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A trio of welcome acquisitions today whilst perusing the secondhand bookshops.
Shaw, Bayley & Cowper are three authors whom I’ve heard many good things about (particularly these three titles). Very nostalgic to pick up a Fontana, Pan & Corgi paperback too - all in very decent condition 👍
Shaw, Bayley & Cowper are three authors whom I’ve heard many good things about (particularly these three titles). Very nostalgic to pick up a Fontana, Pan & Corgi paperback too - all in very decent condition 👍
Continuing with J.G. Ballard this week & currently halfway through this gem of a book.
Enthralling evocation of a submerged London, the rise of landscapes that echo the primordial jungles of the Triassic era, & global temperatures threatening to expand beyond human tolerance.
A captivating novel.
Enthralling evocation of a submerged London, the rise of landscapes that echo the primordial jungles of the Triassic era, & global temperatures threatening to expand beyond human tolerance.
A captivating novel.
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Continuing with J.G. Ballard this week & currently halfway through this gem of a book.
Enthralling evocation of a submerged London, the rise of landscapes that echo the primordial jungles of the Triassic era, & global temperatures threatening to expand beyond human tolerance.
A captivating novel.
Enthralling evocation of a submerged London, the rise of landscapes that echo the primordial jungles of the Triassic era, & global temperatures threatening to expand beyond human tolerance.
A captivating novel.