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19. The Unknown Shore by Donald Malcolm In the early 2010s, I went on a camping trip to Maritime Canada with my brother and father. It was a great trip. We saw whales, slept in the basement of a dilapidated (and possibly haunted) Red Bay schoolhouse, and discovered a rare species of mooseberry cheesecake. We…
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18. Legacy by J.F. Bone It’s become a habit of these reviews to choose a theme for each Laser Book motivated by the content of said book. F’rinstance, we had Star Wars for Seeklight, time travel for Serving in Time, and Mad Max: Fury Road for The Black Roads. I was about to do the…
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17. The Black Roads by J.L. Hensley … when you get to queue up some Mad Max memes for a review. Today we’re gonna be taking a look at Blackrooms. Sorry, The Back Roads. Argh! Sorry. Look, it’s been a phonetically-challenging week. I just watched Backrooms with my girlfriend L. and now my tongue is…
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16. Kane’s Odyssey by Jeff Clinton TRANSCRIPT of Bradbury v. Bickham Madame Register: Oyez, oyez, oyez! All those having business before the Court of Scientifiction Plagiarism, attend and ye shall be heard. Judge Gernsback: (sighs) Mr. Dick, what is this, the hundred-and-seventieth time? Dick: (stands) Your Honour, my client, Mr. Bradbury, cannot help it if…
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Writing Seekers of the Fallen Stars
From a labour of love to a debut novel. On May 22nd, 2026, I received an email from Flame Arrow Publishing in which was enclosed the cover of my debut novel, Seekers of the Fallen Stars. This is a moment which very few writers ever have. I imagine it’s not so different from the feeling…
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15. The Star Web by George Zebrowski I’m not crazy, right? You guys see it too? This has been driving me crazy for weeks now. I dodge enough bullets for a living; I don’t need sic semper tyrannis over here adding on his two cents o’ lead. Anyway, you guys check out this review while…
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14. Birthright by Kathleen Sky “I am an android.” —Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation Ray Nelson kicked in the door of the second round of Laser Books with a piece of historical fanfiction that took us to the past, the future, the afterlife, and all places betwixt. Today, our next author–pardon me, authoress–steps through…
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13. Blake’s Progress by R.F. Nelson The Story So Far… With 1/5th of the Laser Books behind us, let’s pause for a moment, cast our minds back and look at the 12 (13, really) titles we’ve enjoyed/endured since late December, 2025. Yes, ladies and germs, today we’re doing a brief clip show. Hey, if Star…
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12. The King of Eolim by Raymond F. Jones *sigh* I was having such a good fortnight. First, my publisher told me they liked my first round of revisions on Seekers of the Fallen Stars, were adding the novel to their editorial pipeline, and wanted a proposal for Book 2 pronto. Sent that over, and…
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11. Unto the Last Generation by Juanita Coulson Last review, I made a crack about women writing sci-fi, and got a crack on the head for my political incorrectness. To anyone who might’ve been offended: I apologize. I don’t know how I’ll ever forgive myself. I’ve already booked myself into rehab. And next week I’ll…