SF Universe

Author: Phil Friel

  • A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories (2003)

    [T]his time out, I\’m taking a brief look at one of the high-quality NESFA Press collections of SF author short fiction. This one contains all of John W. Campbell, Jr\’s short fiction written under his \”Don A. Stuart\” pseudonym, plus a couple of previously unpublished (in book form) articles also written by Campbell under the…

  • A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories (2003)

    This time out, I\’m taking a brief look at one of the high-quality NESFA Press collections of SF author short fiction. This one contains all of John W. Campbell, Jr\’s short fiction written under his \”Don A. Stuart\” pseudonym, plus a couple of previously unpublished (in book form) articles also written by Campbell under the…

  • Doctor Who (New): Series 8 DVD Box Set (Part One)

    [I]\’ve just recently gotten my hands on the Series 8 DVD Box Set of the new Doctor Who, and I\’m about to give it the once over. I\’ll be posting my opinions here, quick, general impressions first, followed by more in depth thoughts on each episode as I watch them. I\’ve only ever seen these…

  • Doctor Who New Series 8 DVD Box Set (Part One)

    I\’ve just recently gotten my hands on the Series 8 DVD Box Set of the new Doctor Who, and I\’m about to give it the once over. I\’ll be posting my opinions here, quick, general impressions first, followed by more in depth thoughts on each episode as I watch them. I\’ve only ever seen these…

  • THE RED PERI (1952) by Stanley G. Weinbaum

    [L]ast time out, I had a look at one of the oldest and most valuable SF books in my collection, the original 1949 Fantasy Press US 1st Edition hardcover of A Martian Odyssey and Others, which contained a dozen of the best pieces of short fiction written by classic 1930\’s SF author Stanley G. Weinbaum.…

  • THE RED PERI (1952) by Stanley G. Weinbaum

    Last time out, I had a look at one of the oldest and most valuable SF books in my collection, the original 1949 Fantasy Press US 1st Edition hardcover of A Martian Odyssey and Others, which contained a dozen of the best pieces of short fiction written by classic 1930\’s SF author Stanley G. Weinbaum.…

  • Doctor Who – The Beginning (DVD Box Set)

    [R]ecently, I decided to conduct an interesting experiment in total immersion in classic Doctor Who, go right back to where it all started, and start watching my Doctor Who DVDs in order, starting with the earliest episodes first. Well, you can\’t get any earlier than The Beginning three-disk DVD Box Set, which contains the first…

  • Doctor Who – The Beginning (DVD Box Set)

    Recently, I decided to conduct an interesting experiment in total immersion in classic Doctor Who, go right back to where it all started, and start watching my Doctor Who DVDs in order, starting with the earliest episodes first. Well, you can\’t get any earlier than The Beginning three-disk DVD Box Set, which contains the first…

  • A MARTIAN ODYSSEY AND OTHERS by Stanley G. Weinbaum

    [T]his time out, I\’m going to take a brief look at one of the oldest and most valuable SF books in my collection, the earliest collection of short fiction by classic 1930\’s SF author Stanley G. Weinbaum. I bought this book a long time ago from a UK used book dealer, must\’ve been thirty-five years…

  • A MARTIAN ODYSSEY AND OTHERS (1949) by Stanley G. Weinbaum

    This time out, I\’m going to take a brief look at one of the oldest and most valuable SF books in my collection, the earliest collection of short fiction by classic 1930\’s SF author Stanley G. Weinbaum. I bought this book a long time ago from a UK used book dealer, must\’ve been thirty-five years…