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The War of the Worlds, or: Three Legs Good, Two Legs Bad

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Frank

Three is a recurring number in science fiction. We’re familiar with animals with four legs, and humans with two, and many various creatures with even numbers of legs, so in seeking to conjure up images of the alien it is … Continue reading →

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Under The Dome

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Frank

(Using the Czech cover because I think it gives a better sense of what the book’s about than the others I’ve seen.) ★★★★★ Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk goodreads The town of Chester’s Mill is cut off from the rest of the world … Continue reading →

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Orbitsville – Dyson Sphere vs The Ringworld

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Frank

★★★★★ Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk goodreads ★★★★★ Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk goodreads ★★★★★ Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk goodreads ★★★★★ Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk goodreads Bob Shaw’s Orbitsville, published 1974, won the British Science Fiction Award for the best novel of 1975. This is the kind of novel I … Continue reading →

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cloaked in silk and night – wait not for angels!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Frank

Another collection of haiku twittering from @AlinaMeridon… monsters from the deep seeking humans to mate with – the sea remembers… midnight visitor stirring flesh, his gift is sweet insemination the succubus comes frozen pleasure in her wake her womb a … Continue reading →

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Alina X Abducted

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Frank

‘Earlier this year I was abducted by aliens.’ I just stared at her. She ignored me, seemingly oblivious to all around her as she sipped her Darjeeling. ‘Aliens,’ I echoed, trying to suppress my instinctive sarcasm. Alina shrugged. ‘Maybe they … Continue reading →

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Hot Ships and Ancient Hunger – Sci-Fi Poetry

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Frank

Five short poems with a science fiction theme. * Hot ship barrelling through empty space Bright star ahead Fiery tail of gamma heat Leaving a ghostly trace Blue green shimmering paradise found Spied from afar Ninety nine point nine Analyses … Continue reading →

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what lips could refuse?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Frank

Another collection of haiku twittering from @AlinaMeridon… limbs of cold iron tight against my human flesh my heartless lover aching to be kissed two soft peaks hard with desire what lips could refuse? her fire melts my ice I cool … Continue reading →

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