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Human.4

November 21, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Travels in Space and Time (Without Leaving the Sofa): Reflections on a Life Lived in the Company of Doctor Who, a guest post by author Mike A. Lancaster

Illustration by Meryl Lancaster 1. First Contact       In my earliest memories he’s there: The Doctor.      That renegade Timelord who spends his days battling evil across the universe armed only with a sonic screwdriver.      The lunatic in the blue box.      The alien being who saves earth again and again.      My […]

November 20, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: True Confessions of a Sci Fi Reader with Maria Selke

I’ve always been a science fiction reader. Well, “always” if you count the fact that there wasn’t much science fiction available for younger readers when I was a kid. I got my start in fantasy with Narnia. I ventured into science fiction with A Wrinkle in Time, and never looked back. I continued to read […]

May 22, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sequel Preparedness: Human.4 by Mike Lancaster

Later this year, in November to be exact, the world as we know it will change – again. It began with a quiet little book titled Human.4 by Mike Lancaster.  Human.4 is a classicly creepy science fiction tale that immediately brought to mind some of the best episodes of The Twilight Zone.  The best part: […]

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