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Tom Purdom. Warlord. (Asimovs April/May 2013)
Tom Purdom. Warlord. (Asimovs April/May 2013)

A ‘fast paced adventure’ of the kind that Purdom often produces that don’t really do it for me. But if you are wanting to read more about Harold the Human, here’s your chance…

Updates

  • [2nd March 2013] Spent a couple of hours getting the contents of the more recent Asimovs and Analog up to date, and will endeavour to keep on top of this going forward.
  • [16th February 2013] Slightly fewer updates than usual of late. Busy at work, and having a 10-week old Cocker Spaniel puppy is taking up a bit of time!
  • [7th September 2012] So, Worldcon in 2014 is to be in London, if I can grit my teeth and ignore those people dressed as Stormtroopers and the like, I might actually make my first SF convention. I had pondered saving up for a Readercon, to avoid that sort of stuff, but...
  • [16th August 2012] Just a word about Harry Harrison who died recently - I've still got the paperback copies of his Stainless Steel Rat and Deathworld books that I bought in the 1970s as a teenager, and still have the fond memories of the enjoyment I got from reading them at the time.
  • [28th July 2012] Just to avoid confusion, I'm finishing off reading some remaining stories from last year's Dozois' 28th Annual Collection, before getting to grips with this year's volume 29!

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