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A Brief Note on “Piracy”

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

I have been wanting to read Howard Kaylan’s book Shell-Shocked (his autobiography) for some time now, but when it first came out it was only in paperback, and I’m trying not to buy dead-tree books unless I really know I’m … Continue reading →

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Faction Paradox: Burning With Optimism’s Flame

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Andrew Hickey

I don’t have much time for blog posting at the moment, but I couldn’t let the release of the latest Faction Paradox short story collection go without at least a short review. (Ob. disclaimer — I know several of the … Continue reading →

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Tales Of The City

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Andrew Hickey

(ob. disclaimer — I know both the editor and publisher of this book online, in a “friendly on Facebook/Twitter” kind of way. However, I got to know them because I like their books, so don’t think this is biased by … Continue reading →

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Tor Recommendations?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Andrew Hickey

So, since payday was a couple of days ago, I now plan to live up to my promise and buy some books from Tor in recognition of their move to selling their ebooks DRM-free. Firstly, can anyone recommend a good … Continue reading →

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Question About The Forthcoming Kinks Book

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Andrew Hickey

EDIT – Please read this first, visitors from kindakinks.net For those of you who don’t know me, one of the many things I do is write critical essays, analysing the music of various bands, track-by-track. I post these essays to … Continue reading →

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