Book Review: The Heist of Hollow London, by Eddie Robson
It’s an entertaining heist story that can be raced through in a few hours (288 pages), but it also has some deeper themes to consider.
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Dystopia
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Short Fiction Review: July–August 2025
My favorite stories from July and August feature a hungry ghost, a brain implant gone awry, and an gardening challenge in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Movie Review: STREET TRASH (2024) Directed by Ryan Kruger
“In terms of cheesy entertainment, I probably prefer the original. But I also enjoyed this new version for what it is, and for much of what it adds to balance things a bit more.”
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802. The Long Tomorrow (1955) by Leigh Brackett — Mining the Genre Asteroid
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-802-long-tomorrow/SandF_802_LongTomorrow.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMysterious traders, technophobia, and Mennonites, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces to discuss Leigh Brackett’s The Long Tomorrow (1955). Together, they tackle Brackett’s legacy, her treatment of religion- and technophobia-infused dystopia, gender roles, AI, and much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
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Book Review: We Lived on the Horizon, by Erika Swyler
An artisanal bio-prosthetist and her personal house AI become aware of growing data gaps in a post-cataclysmic city run by an artificial intelligence system, precipitated by the murder of an acquaintance and the subsequent erasure of facts about the victim and his death.
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Book Review: SHE’S A KILLER by Kirsten McDougall
“In She’s a Killer, Kirsten McDougall writes a near-future dystopia that does explore these layers of colonization and control, but the core of the novel rests on the personality/psychology of her protagonist and an overall satirical tone that balances the comedic and the disturbing.”