Was Deckard a replicant? After watching the BFI’s release of Blade Runner’s Final Cut, we decided to put this 33 year-old question to bed….
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ALIEN: Out of the Shadows By Tim Lebbon Published by Titan Books, paperback, £7.99, OUT NOW I remember reading about this in the month or so running up to its release and I admit to scoffing at the premise. Set 37 years after the events of the classic Ridley Scott film, ALIEN, the […]
Between February and March 1974, renowned science fiction author Philip K. Dick experienced a series of bizarre occurrences (summarised here in graphic form by the legendary R. Crumb) which as far as he was concerned constituted a direct communication from either God, an alien intelligence, or both. Experiencing visions of the ancient past (specifically 1st […]
I usually can’t stand literary fiction. That’s a gross generalisation, I know, but stories of middle class people struggling with “worthy” social problems and unexpected family histories set my teeth on edge, and that (or some variation of it) is what the majority of literary fiction seems to concern. As such, Strange Bodies took me […]
Have apocalyptic tropes like conspiracy theories and the living dead run their course in literature? At an Edinburgh Book Festival event titled Breathing Life into Zombies, Mike Carey and Ken MacLeod answered this question with a resounding “no” as they discussed their new books and the ideas behind them. Perhaps best known for his work […]
Where’s Lando? (And other Episode VII musings) by Andrew Jamieson, Geekzine UK’s Editor-in-chief It is the question I have asked more than any other (with regard to Star Wars, of course; usually the most asked question of the day is “what’s for dinner?”) since that cast photo was released at the end of April. Straight […]