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21. A Law for the Stars by John Morressy I’m often asked, especially after installments like our last entry from Juanita Coulson, “James, why do you continue to torment yourself reading what is largely a very mediocre series of science fiction books?” And my answer is always the same. “For the memes, of course.” But…
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20. Space Trap by Juanita Coulson Whoa, 20 came around real fast. Juanita Coulson, the author of Laser Book 11. Unto the Last Generation, brings us a tale of exploration gone awry on a far off planet. Yes folks, this is the third shipwreck story we’ve seen on the Laser Books. But, if you’ll recall…
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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…