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  • Review: Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory

    When a family of psychics gets discredited in the 1970s, you would think that their story would end right there.  Nope. It is just the start. Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory picks up the story of the Telemachus family in 1995. At first glance, this could easy be a piece of nostalgia. But it goes beyond… [Continue Reading]

    Review: Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory

  • Review: Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

    In the future, corporations will rule everything and crafted drugs will help people achieve many things. Those on the fringe will fight against this same world. From this description, Autonomous by Annalee Newitz would seem like another rip off William Gibson’s Neuromancer, but it’s more than that. Based in the year 2144, this story tells… [Continue Reading]

    Review: Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

  • Review: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss

    In the lead up to the 2018 Nebula Awards, our sci-fi and fantasy guru Shaun Taylor reviews the nominees. When read a story, we assume that what the author is telling us, is the truth. But what would happen if a number of classic stories were wrong ? Theodora Goss plays with this premise really… [Continue Reading]

    Review: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss

  • Review: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

    In the lead up to the 2018 Nebula Awards, our sci-fi and fantasy guru Shaun Taylor reviews the nominees. In the final installment of Broken Earth, N.K. Jemisin presents an incredible vision of the end or rebirth of the planet. With Essun and Nassun – Mother and Daughter – against each other, the clock is… [Continue Reading]

    Review: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

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Review: Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

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A community-drive event, the first Second Life Remembrance Day is being held on April 17th 6am to 11pm SLT (from Midnight on … [Read More...]

Grandad and the Australian Taxation Office

The ATO decides to audit Grandad, and summons him to their office. The auditor was not surprised when Grandad showed up … [Read More...]

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