“And people, Charles, are the same everywhere.” Originally published in the March 1952 edition of Fantastic Adventures magazine, Paul W. Fairman’s short story “Brothers Beyond the Void” was made into the classic Season 1 Twilight Zone episode “People Are Alike All Over” (the different title is actually a quotation from…
Poirot Review #13: The ABC Murders (1936) by Agatha Christie
“Madness, Hastings, is a terrible thing… I am afraid… I am very much afraid…” Once again narrated by our old friend, Captain Arthur Hastings (who was absent in the past three Poirot novels), The ABC Murders is another magnificent Hercule Poirot novel by Agatha Christie in which an apparent serial…
Book Review: Licence Renewed (1981) by John Gardner
“Changing world; changing times, James.” Nearly two decades after the death of Ian Fleming, Glidrose Publications handed the future of the literary James Bond saga over to John Gardner, a writer of thrillers and spy novels, including several Sherlock Holmes continuation novels in the mid-1970s featuring the character Professor Moriarty….
Star Trek Book Review: Purgatory’s Key (2016) by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
“The mission of the Enterprise is one of discovery, not secrecy. Let that be its tradition for generations to come.” Stardate: Unknown (2268) In a historian’s note, the third novel in the Legacies trilogy, Purgatory’s Key by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore, takes place several months after the TOS episode…