Posted by Sandy Ferber | Aug 30, 2022 | SFF Reviews | 6
The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood English author Algernon Blackwood was always one to make good use of his wide-ranging travels in the 14 novels and over 180 short stories and novellas that he would ultimately give to the world. For example, his early 1890s sojourn in Canada, where he worked as a dairy farmer and […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | Jul 11, 2022 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Wonder by J.D. Beresford As I believe I’ve mentioned elsewhere, one of the pet themes of both Radium Age and Golden Age sci-fi was that of the ubermensch (superman) or the wunderkind (child prodigy), as the case may be; individuals who, as a result of a mutation or genetic engineering, and whether deliberately or […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | Jul 27, 2021 | SFF Reviews | 3
The Second Deluge by Garrett P. Serviss It is the Indian state of Meghalaya, just north of Bangladesh, the holds the record for being “The Wettest Spot on Earth,” getting, on average, a whopping total of 467” of rain a year. (Do bring an umbrella if you’re planning a visit!) But while this 38-foot tally, […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | May 13, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 0
Red Eve by H. Rider Haggard For his 37th work of fiction, H. Rider Haggard, the so-called “father of the lost-race novel” and an expert at writing historical adventure tales as well, decided to go back to the Dark Ages. Red Eve, which Haggard wrote in a six-month period from 1908-1909, was ultimately published in […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | May 12, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 2
The Master of the World by Jules Verne First published in French in 1904 and in English in 1911, The Master of the World is another of Jules Verne’s adventure novels with an SFF twist. It’s a sequel to Robur the Conqueror, though it’s not necessary to have read that book first (I didn’t). The […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | May 1, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 2
The Mahatma and the Hare by H. Rider Haggard The Mahatma and the Hare was first published in book form in 1911, and is one of H. Rider Haggard‘s rarer titles. The idea for this short novel came to Haggard, he states in the book’s preface, after he had read a newspaper account of a […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jan 14, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Most people think they’ve read — or at least know — the story of Peter Pan. The figure of the boy who refuses to grow up has become so infused in Western culture that he’s taken on a life beyond his literary beginnings, starring in countless theatrical productions, movies, television […]
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