Monthly Archives: July 2013

THE NECRONOMICON FILES

The Necronomicon Files by Daniel Harris and John Gonce (2003, Red Wheel) To go into the history of the Necronomicon would take up more space than I care to use. Besides, the authors of The Necronomicon Files, Daniel Harms and John Gonce , have done…

THE DAY OF THE DRONES By A. M. LIGHTNER

THE DAY OF THE DRONES by A. M. Lightner (Norton, 1969) I’ve been unable to find much information on Alice Lightner. She wrote a number of young adult science fiction novels in the 60’s, but…

WAR OVER LEMURIA BY RICHARD TORONTO

WAR OVER LEMURIA: RICHARD SHAVER, RAY PALMER AND THE STRANGEST CHAPTER OF 1940’S SCIENCE FICTION by Richard Toronto (2013, McFarland) War Over Lemuria concerns The Shaver Mystery, largely forgotten today. It was big news in the…

DOSSOYUE: BOOK ONE By Charles Saunders

Dossouye is a great book from Black writer Charles Saunders. Not exactly a novel, it’s a collection of short stories and novellas, some of which have been published before. Saunders is best known for his books and tales about Imaro, the African hero who wonders across the mythical land of Cush.