Book Review: New Tales of Space and Time

Cover by Charles Frank

Book Review: New Tales of Space and Time edited by Raymond J. Healy This 1951 anthology opens with an introduction by Anthony Boucher. In it he notes the proliferation of science fiction anthologies at the time, most of which were reprints of magazine stories. Often the same stories, over and over–not bad because they are… Continue reading Book Review: New Tales of Space and Time

Book Review: The Jayhawkers

Book Review: The Jayhawkers by Saul Cooper They called it “Bloody Kansas” as pro- and anti-slavery gangs terrorized the Kansas Territory Cam Bleeker organized some men to defend their homes, but got careless and wound up in Topeka Prison. He still has some loyal followers, and they managed to break him out. Upon arriving wounded… Continue reading Book Review: The Jayhawkers

Movie Review: Black Jack: The Movie

The good doctor and a potential patient.

Movie Review: Black Jack: The Movie (1996) directed by Osamu Dezaki The Twentieth Century is still waning, but it looks like the people of the Twenty-First Century, the superhumans, have already arrived! At the most exciting Olympics in decades, record after record is smashed by athletes from around the world. They’re from different countries, so there… Continue reading Movie Review: Black Jack: The Movie

Book Review: The Wanderer and the New West

Book Review: The Wanderer and the New West by Adam Bender Disclaimer: I received a download of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway to facilitate this review.  No other compensation was requested or offered. Fifty years ago, the Born-Again Patriots party was a rising independent political party with a platform of libertarianism and isolationism.  About… Continue reading Book Review: The Wanderer and the New West

Book Review: A Life for a Life: A Mystery Novel

Book Review: A Life for a Life: A Mystery Novel by Lynda McDaniel Disclaimer: I received a download of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway to facilitate writing this review.  No other compensation was requested or offered. There’s big doings down to Coburn’s Country Store.  The new owner, Della Kincaid, used to be a big-city… Continue reading Book Review: A Life for a Life: A Mystery Novel