Book Review: Oliver Quade, the Human Encyclopedia by Frank Gruber Oliver Quade is a traveling salesman, specializing in books, and in particular The Compendium of Human Knowledge, a thousand-page condensed encyclopedia. His sales gimmick is that he has an eidetic memory, able to retain every fact he’s ever read, and Mr. Quade is a prodigious… Continue reading Book Review: Oliver Quade, the Human Encyclopedia
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Book Review: S.T.A.R. Flight
Book Review: S.T.A.R. Flight by E.C. Tubb About fifty years ago, the Kaltich came to Earth. Not in rocket ships, but by the Gates. Their technology was in many ways well advanced beyond ours, especially in the field of medicine. They offered easy organ transplants and restored youth treatments, for a price. Very favorable trade… Continue reading Book Review: S.T.A.R. Flight
Book Review: Ruth
Book Review: Ruth written by Kjersti Hoff Baez, illustrated by Al Bohl Ruth was born in the land of Moab, but married a Judahite named Mahlon who had come to live there with his family. The marriage was childless but happy, and Ruth became especially attached to her mother-in-law Naomi, who’d become widowed some years… Continue reading Book Review: Ruth
Book Review: They Lived by Their Guns
Book Review: They Lived by Their Guns by Various Authors Back in the day, Westerns were king. Even pulp magazines like Argosy that weren’t exclusively western-focused tended to have at least one tale set in that genre every issue. Thus this collection of five novelettes reprinted from the magazine from the late 1940s, published in… Continue reading Book Review: They Lived by Their Guns
Book Review: Strange Houses
Book Review: Strange Houses by Uketsu A young couple is in the market for a house, and they’ve found one that might meet their needs. It’s practically new, the exterior is attractive, and it has all the modern conveniences. But something about the interior layout feels off. They decide to consult their friend Uketsu, who… Continue reading Book Review: Strange Houses
Book Review: Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
Book Review: Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution edited by Professor Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed. Disclaimer: I contributed to the Kickstarter for this book. It’s time for another collection of essays about movies that “break the rules”, this time returning to the fertile field of speculative fiction films. There’s 41 essays for 40 movies (two people did A Boy… Continue reading Book Review: Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
Book Review: I, Barbarian
Book Review: I, Barbarian by Jay Scotland (John Jakes) James the Frank is not called that because of his honesty, though he does have a tendency to tell the truth even when it’s not convenient. He’s called that because his Crusader father got very lost and wound up at a yam station (kind of an… Continue reading Book Review: I, Barbarian
Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026
Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026 edited by Robert Greenberger Disclaimer: I contributed to the Kickstarter for this book, and there’s an advertisement for this blog on page 44. It’s time for another annual installment of this pulp-style anthology! Some returning authors, some new ones, and some familiar characters to follow. This year, the genres… Continue reading Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026
Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume II
Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume II by Ernest Bramah Disclaimer: I contributed to the Kickstarter for this project. To recap from my review of the first volume, Max Carrados is a blind detective published in stories from 1913-1934. A resident of a ritzy London suburb who’d been blinded in a riding accident, Max… Continue reading Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume II
Book Review: Mayday Orbit | No Man’s World
Book Review: Mayday Orbit | No Man’s World by Poul Anderson and Kenneth Bulmer, respectively. It’s time for another science fiction Ace Double, two books in one! It is the 31st Century, and the Terran Empire has passed its peak. Oh, to be sure it’s still very large and powerful and the vast majority of… Continue reading Book Review: Mayday Orbit | No Man’s World