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Nerds of a Feather
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a Hugo and Ignyte Award-winning fanzine covering fantasy, science fiction, video games, comics, cult movies, and other realms of nerddom since 2012.

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Book Review: Alien: Cult, by Gavin G Smith
The Alien: Earth series we should have got.
One of our new flock members, @stewarthotston.com , has our review at the blog:
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Book Review: Alien: Cult, by Gavin G Smith
The Alien: Earth series we should have got.  cover artist: Marco Turini and Julia Lloyd We've been spoilt with new Alien content in the la...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Film Review: Keeper
A slow-burning, dizzying, and surreal descent into folk horror madness
@cestlahaley.bsky.social of @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social has the review at the blog
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Film Review: Keeper
A slow-burning, dizzying, and surreal descent into folk horror madness I'm continuing a trend this year where I go into movies absolutely bl...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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One of these is me! Looking forward to getting some thoughts up over the next few weeks.
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more from them in the coming weeks and months, \here is a quick introduction to who they are:
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New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more fr...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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The Nerds of a Feather team is growing!
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more from them in the coming weeks and months, \here is a quick introduction to who they are:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/new-...
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more fr...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Second time is the charm. Delighted to say that I'll be joining the NOAF team (and not 'doing' as the previous attempt said)
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
6 Books with @stewarthotston.com
Today at the blog, @princejvstin.com asks Stew, who also is joining the NOAF team, about his six books, focused on his new novel Project Hanuman, from @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

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6 Books with Stew Hotston
With a Celtic-Indian mother and a father of North African/Roma descent, Stewart Hotston is a somewhat confused second-generation immigrant l...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more from them in the coming weeks and months, \here is a quick introduction to who they are:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/new-...
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more fr...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Anime Review: 7th Time Loop
There's a little bit of everything in this compact time loop/romance/action/adventure
@annmichelleharris.bsky.social has our review at the blog
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Anime Review: 7th Time Loop
There's a little bit of everything in this compact time loop/romance/action/adventure Anime series usually fall into distinct categories: ...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Film Review: In Your Dreams
@carturo222.bsky.social tells you whether or not to sleep on this one or to wake up for it at the NOAF blog
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Film Review: In Your Dreams
Maybe sleep on this one It’s tricky to make a story about dreams feel like it has actual stakes. In Paprika , the danger is that the outland...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Video Game Review: Death Stranding: Director's Cut by Kojima Productions
Better late than never says Joe DelFranco
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Video Game Review: Death Stranding: Director's Cut by Kojima Productions
Better late than never! Death Stranding , six years old now (note: this is a review of the original, not the recently released sequel), sat ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Film Review: Frankenstein (2025)
Del Toro masterfully crafts a visually stunning, moving adaptation of Frankenstein, full of body horror, epic vistas, and heavy-handed themes.
Haley [ @cestlahaley.bsky.social ] of @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social has our review
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Film Review: Frankenstein (2025)
Guillermo Del Toro masterfully crafts a visually stunning, moving adaptation of Frankenstein,  full of body horror, epic vistas, and heavy-h...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
TV Review: The Witcher Season 4
A big casting change and a return to linear storytelling redefines the tone in season 4
@annmichelleharris.bsky.social has our review at the NOAF blog:
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TV Review: The Witcher Season 4
A big casting change and a return to linear storytelling redefines the tone in season 4 Netflix’s popular fantasy adventure series, The Wi...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Audio Review: Star Trek: Khan
Star Trek Khan is a nine episode audio drama directed by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Kirsten Beyer and David Mack, based on a story by Nicholas Meyer.
@princejvstin.com has our review
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Audio Review: Star Trek: Khan
Star Trek Khan is a nine episode audio drama directed by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Kirsten Beyer and David Mack, based on a story by Ni...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Looking for an online writing class to start off the new year? I'm offering a flash one designed to get you writing a ton. Plus feedback on a first draft and a revision!
Flash Royale January Edition
If you’ve ever played video games, you may have heard the term Battle Royale. It refers to a type of game that features a large number of players who play with the goal of being the last player standi...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Review: The Hymn to Dionysus, by Natasha Pulley
"To stay sane, we must go mad"
@ergative-abs.bsky.social has our review at the NOAF blog
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Review: The Hymn to Dionysus, by Natasha Pulley
To stay sane, we must go mad Cover design by Rachael Lancaster   Natasha Pulley is back, reverting to fantasy after her brief, not-entirely...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Book Review: A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
A deeply unsettling addition to the series, bringing the connecting thread of food up to the forefront of the story.
@chloroformtea.bsky.social has our review at the NOAF blog
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Book Review: A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
A deeply unsettling addition to the series, bringing the connecting thread of food up to the forefront of the story. Cover art by Alyssa Win...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Realm of the Elderlings Project: The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 2: Dragon Haven
To build a new society, you must understand what worked (and didn’t) about the old
@ergative-abs.bsky.social continues the project at the NOAF blog
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Realm of the Elderlings Project: The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 2: Dragon Haven
To build a new society, you must understand what worked (and didn’t) about the old Dragon Haven is, at its heart, a meditation on self-dete...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Book Review: God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines
A story of expectations, the hazy memories of youth, and… oh yes, a plot and setting inspired by a famous TV show
@princejvstin.com has our review at the NOAF blog
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Book Review: God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines
A story of expectations, the hazy memories of youth, and… oh yes, a plot and setting inspired by a famous TV show Noah Barnes is a strange...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Book Review: The Witch of Prague by J.M. Sidorova
An intriguing magical realism novel set in the run up to the Prague Spring of 1968.
@princejvstin.com has the review at the NOAF blog
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Book Review: The Witch of Prague by J.M. Sidorova
An intriguing magical realism novel set in the run up to the Prague Spring of 1968. Alica is a dyslexic teenager in Czechoslovakia. She wan...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Anime Review: The Summer Hikaru Died
Creepy, artistic, poignant, coming of age, horror
@annmichelleharris.bsky.social has the review at the NOAF blog
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Anime Review: The Summer Hikaru Died
Creepy, artistic, poignant, coming of age, horror The Summer Hikaru Died is a unique, hypnotic, creepy horror series with a lots of coming ...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Film Review: Queens of the Dead
Tina Romero, daughter of the legendary George Romero, directs a comedy zombie thriller set in a queer nightclub
Haley of @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social has the review at the NOAF blog

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Film Review: Queens of the Dead
Tina Romero, daughter of the legendary George Romero, directs a comedy zombie thriller set in a queer nightclub that's all style and no real...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Book Review: The Everlasting, by Alix E Harrow
In order to have a future worth fighting for, you must have a past worth remembering.
@ergative-abs.bsky.social has our review at the NOAF blog
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Book Review: The Everlasting, by Alix E Harrow
In order to have a future worth fighting for, you must have a past worth remembering. Do you remember back in, oh, 2017 or so, when a certa...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM