Books

‘Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike’ (1984) offers a lot to chew on

“The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike” (written in 1960, published in 1984) is about a lot of different things, and the theme doesn’t

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‘Turnabout’ (2003) a country-spanning conclusion to ‘Roswell’

After three TV seasons and 10 previous books, the “Roswell” saga arrives at its country-spanning conclusion, “Turnabout” (November 2003). Andy Mangels’ and Michael A. Martin’s

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Preston & Child’s ‘Old Bones’ is gripping, creepy

In Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s co-authored debut “Relic” (1995), Agent Pendergast is already established in his career. The same goes for Lt. D’Agosta and

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PKD goes ‘Puttering About in a Small Land’ (1985) to observe human nature

One of the paradoxes of Philip K. Dick’s career is that he wrote his most robust and mature observations about human behavior at the sputtering

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‘Pursuit’ (2003) kicks off ‘Roswell’s’ grand finale

“Roswell’s” book-based “Season 4” starts with “A New Beginning” and “Nightscape,” but the stakes seriously ramp up in “Pursuit” (September 2003). Authors Andy Mangels and

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‘Buffy: Chosen’ a laser-focused study of Nina the Vampire Slayer

It takes some getting used to, I admit, but eventually I got on a roll with Nina the Vampire Slayer in Kiersten White’s second Buffyverse

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‘Eye in the Sky’ (1957) among PKD’s best early SF works

“Eye in the Sky” (1957) is one of Philip K. Dick’s most influential novels – or at least prophetic of what future authors would explore

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‘Roswell’ meets horror in ‘Season 4’ novel ‘Nightscape’ (2003)

After launching “Season 4” of “Roswell” in book form with “A New Beginning,” Kevin Ryan also writes the second “episode,” “Nightscape” (July 2003). He continues

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PKD adds humor to rigid future of ‘Man Who Japed’ (1956)

Philip K. Dick is known for wild ideas, so sometimes I anticipate them from the title. Before reading “The Man Who Japed” (1956), I would’ve

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‘Roswell’ gets ‘A New Beginning’ (2003) with ‘Season 4’

Executive producer Jason Katims says in the DVD commentary for the series finale of “Roswell” that a theoretical fourth season would’ve found the teens on

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