Author Archives: Jeroen Admiraal

Peter F. Hamilton – The Reality Dysfunction (1996) Review

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

DNF at 65% Peter F. Hamilton’s first major space opera series clearly marks him as part of the British space opera revival movement that includes the authors Iain M. Banks, Alastair Reynolds and Neal Asher. Hamilton’s big fat 1200 page … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: Valerian and Laureline, Vol. 1-3

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

One of the most influential European science fiction comics of the 20th century, Valerian and Laureline, had plenty of impact on comics in both Europe and the US, on SF movies such as Star Wars, Conan the Barbarian and The … Continue reading →

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13 Mini Reviews of Movies From 2023

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

Cocaine Bear (2023). Watch this with a group of friends, preferably intoxicated, because if you watch this by yourself you will inevitably wonder what you are doing with your life watching this. The film doesn’t amount to much but could … Continue reading →

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Manga Review: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1982-95) by Hayao Miyazaki. An ecological SF epic to rival Dune.

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

The manga of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a massive achievement in storytelling by a single author and artist, and it is one of the best epic fantasy/SF stories I have ever read, comic or otherwise.  Set … Continue reading →

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Steven Erikson – The God is Not Willing (2021) Review

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 A fantastic title, wouldn’t you say? The God is Not Willing’s first objective is to make the reader get used to the idea that we are in fact back in the Malazan universe, and that the world has changed. … Continue reading →

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Voltaire – Micromegas (1752) Review

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

What’s this, a story from 1752? Jeroen, why do you have to be so boring and intellectual? Why do you only read stuffy books from the attic? Why can’t you be more hip? I know you all want me to … Continue reading →

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Haruki Murakami – 1Q84, Book One (2009) Review

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 This is not an easy book to put in a box. Murakami wrote a kind of science fiction novel in which two main characters end up in a slightly alternate version of reality. It’s a form of slipstream fiction … Continue reading →

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Clark Ashton Smith – Zothique (1970) Review

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Zothique is a collection of Clark Ashton Smith short stories and is the brainchild of legendary editor Lin Carter who, in the 1970s, edited the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series which became legendary for its quality and for its dusting … Continue reading →

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R.A. Lafferty – Fourth Mansions (1969) Review

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 This is a long review. It’s Lafferty. Another crazy Lafferty novel that blew my mind. He has the greatest imagination of all science fiction writers. In this novel too, the writing is energetic, hyperactive even, but always controlled and … Continue reading →

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Alan Moore – Watchmen (1986-87) Review

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

I feel out of my depth talking about this graphic novel, because I am just not so familiar with the history of American superhero comics. I can’t be a proper spokesperson for this work, as I do not have a … Continue reading →

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