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sKingsley Amis’ Colonel Sun was the first non-Ian Fleming James Bond novel (1968). Glidrose Productions, the rights holders to James Bond, wanted a continuation novel to retain certain rights. Amis had already written The James Bond Dossier (1965) and The Book of Bond (1965). Colonel Sun was listed as by “James Markham.” The novel starts […]
Science Fiction and Fantasy New Releases: 7 October 2023
Saturday , 7, October 2023 Uncategorized Leave a commentEvery week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Aegeon #7 – edited by Brendan Heard Sharpen your thoughts, late stage fructose-cows, the barriers of your prison shall soon crumble before you, like an atomic crab shedding its black-glass shell. Peruse […]
Sensor Sweep: Bandes Dessinees, Iron Age, Perry Rhodan, and The Road Home
Monday , 2, October 2023 Uncategorized Leave a commentComics (Razorfist) – If you think one has to choose between SJW superheroes… or the idiosyncratic art of Manga… Good news! You don’t. France has been quietly producing better comic books than American and Japan for decades. Sword and Sorcery (Adventures Fantastic) – I have long felt a growing angst about the ongoing disputes of […]
True Believer is the second novel in the James Reece series by Jack Carr. Again, a description that is better than what I can do: “When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin. The attacks are being coordinated by a shadowy […]