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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 5h

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Akira Vol. 4 sets up a war between two sides in the wreckage of Neo-Tokyo. Akira himself is oddly apart, given that he's worshipped by one. Katsuhiro Otomo - Akira Vol. 4 www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. InCryptid #13 is the big one that trawls in everyone and everything and it's a fast, sprawling and emotional ride! @seananmcguire.bsky.social - Aftermarket Afterlife www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/A... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Doc Savage #131 starts wonderfully with Renny being cleverly set up for murder. It can't maintain that quality. Kenneth Robeson - According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Yellow God is an unjustly overlooked Haggard, with Jeekie Smith, a faithful black servant, stealing the show from the routine hero. H. Rider Haggard - The Yellow God www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/Y... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Winter Folk is a wonderful dark fantasy horror novel, rather like how Spirited Away would be if the bath house was run by the Fae. Jen Julian - The Winter Folk www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/W... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Singing Hills #2 (my fourth) is a clever look at story and bias, with life or death on the line throughout. @nghivo.bsky.social - When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/W... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The August 1926 WT is another gem, with Edmond Hamilton's debut in print, new Merritt, HPL and lots of female authors. Farnsworth Wright (ed.) - Weird Tales Vol. 8 No. 2 www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Tom Swift #4 is something new, an underwater adventure yarn set away from home (including South America). Victor Appleton - Swift and His Submarine Boat www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/To... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Wayward Children #11 reacquaints us with Nancy in the Halls of the Dead but escalates everything. @seananmcguire.bsky.social - Through Gates of Garnet and Gold www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/T... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Doc Savage #130 starts out with wonderful dry humour and builds a wonderful MacGuffin. Kenneth Robeson - The Spook of Grandpa Eben www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Reliquary translates Innsmouth into something for the ultra-privileged with a side of claustrophobia. Hannah F. Whitten - Reliquary www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/R... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. @guynsmith.bsky.social shifts an urban fox into the countryside and shows us how out of place he is. It's sad but poignant. Jonathan Guy - Rak: The Story of an Urban Fox www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/Ra... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Prince Caspian is a strong fantasy sequel set in a completely different time still with almost no Christian overtones. C. S. Lewis - Prince Caspian www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/Pr... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Pride of Baghdad is an exquisitely simple but highly effective graphic novel with almost no human beings. Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon - Pride of Baghdad www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. What we remember as Peter Pan is technically the fifth version of his story, but it's pretty much what we remember with a few surprises. J. M. Barrie - Peter Pan www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/Pe... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Unsurprisingly, Persepolis 2 is the second half of the late Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel: Austria then back to Iran. Marjane Satrapi - Persepolis 2 www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Erik Hofstatter's third book of poetry for Aqueduct Press is my favourite: dark, palpable and dangerous. Erik Hofstatter - Pain is a Chain. Move, and I’ll Hear You www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/P... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Three Investigators #37 rolls along and wraps up neatly, a decent if predictable second entry for Marc Brandel. Marc Brandel - The Mystery of the Two-Toed Pigeon www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/My... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Anthologies tend to be inconsistent. This cosmic horror anthology is the exception with every story strong and some amazing. Ellen Datlow (ed.) - Lovecraft's Brood www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/L... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. My AZ author for August is J. F. Castillo and the first in her A Realm Hereafter series has one of the ballsiest endings I've ever read. J. F. Castillo - The King's Son www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/K... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Oz #23 is the best Ruth Plumly Thompson yet, with Peter returning from #21 to team up with Jack to save the Emerald City. Ruth Plumly Thompson - Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/Ja... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Guy N. Smith #63 is a very English book for an American publisher but a universal nightmare set against the Satanic Panic. @guynsmith.bsky.social - The Dark One www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Kinda sorta Vorkosigan #5, the awkward framing story sucks but the three novellas in between all rock. Also very different. Lois McMaster Bujold - Borders of Infinity www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. InCryptid #12 is a transition from everything thus far to the war to come. I enjoyed it but I want that even more. @seananmcguire.bsky.social - Backpacking Through Bedlam www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/B... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Asterix #29 is a fun riff on the battle of the sexes, with the Romans inevitably caught in the middle. Albert Uderzo - Asterix and the Secret Weapon www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Amazing Stories in August 1926 was a weak issue: lesser Verne and Wells, but a pair of stories from one time writers. Hugo Gernsback (ed.) - Amazing Stories Vol. 1 No. 5 www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Akira Vol. 3 surprisingly ditches Tetsuo to set up complex Mexican standoffs between every group who wants Akira, now that he's free. Katsuhiro Otomo - Akira Vol. 3 www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. A Greye la Spina novel, a Jules de Grandin and a host of female authors are highlights in the July 1926 Weird Tales. Farnsworth Wright (ed.) - Weird Tales, Vol. 8 No. 1 www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The title story in Weird Tales #2 is a link between Poirot and de Grandin. And it's only 1 of 20 stories in a huge issue. Edwin Baird (ed.) - Weird Tales, Vol. 1 No. 2 www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Tom Swift #3 sent me down a rabbit hole about licences, driving tests and flight plans. It's a fun adventure too. Victor Appleton - Tom Swift and His Airship www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/To... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. This popular Jumpmaster Press title romps through time having fun with tropes, even explaining JFK in a way you won't expect. R. Kyle Hannah - Time Assassins www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/T... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Tillinghast is a fascinating and thoroughly unusual debut novel. I'm still not sure what genre it counts as but I hope it finds an audience. Clare Cavenagh - Tillinghast www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/T... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. I enjoyed this Magic: The Gathering tie-in far more than I expected, given that I've never played the game. @seananmcguire.bsky.social - Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/S... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. InCryptid #11 may be my favourite yet with Alice Price-Healy reaching the end of a 50 year quest to find her husband. @seananmcguire.bsky.social - Spelunking Through Hell www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/S... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Doc Savage #129 is a thoroughly original journey into the Florida Everglades, with a story that goes back to Atlantis. Kenneth Robeson - The Secret of the Su www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Sea Hides Its Dead is modern cosmic horror that wins big on location and mood but loses on annoying characters. @megbontra.bsky.social - The Sea Hides Its Dead www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/S... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The first half of Marjane Satrapi's graphic autobiography shows her as a child in Iran before, during and after the Islamic Revolution. RIP. Marjane Satrapi - Persepolis www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Three Investigators #36 is a strong instalment, almost a cosy set in a small neighbourhood in Venice, CA. M. V. Carey - The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/My... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. My Lost World-Lost Race Classic for July is an imaginative tour de force from 1920 that also features weak characters and little plot. A. Merritt - The Metal Monster www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/M... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. My children's classic for July is well known, the first published Narnia book, which seems as pagan as it is Christian. C. S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/Li... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Why this isn't called Mexican Noir, I have no idea, but it does noir well. Crooks, femme fatales and secrets in '40s rural Mexico. @silviamg.bsky.social - The Intrigue www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/I... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. @guynsmith.bsky.social's first pseudonymous novel is a slow revenge story, not just for the lead character but for the author too. Gavin Newman - The Hangman www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Oz #22 is the most consistent Thompson has got in 8 tries. Not as much wordplay (usually her best aspect) but a strong plot. Ruth Plumly Thompson - The Giant Horse of Oz www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/Gi... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Falling Free is a Vorkosigan Saga book without a Vorkosigan, but folk genetically modified for zero G become obsolete. Cue the story. Lois McMaster Bujold - Falling Free www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The first book in Nghi Vo's wonderfully deep Singing Hills Cycle spins a nation-changing story out of an inventory. @nghivo.bsky.social - The Empress of Salt and Fortune www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/E... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. July's Books of Horror Go To List pick is a journey of discovery as a man learns about his late wife and continues her obsession. @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social - Come with Me www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/C... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. 2nd book in Seth Coulter's Spinelight Saga has the floating island of Tiber rammed by another floating island. Enjoyable chaos ensues. Seth D. Coulter - The Child Throne www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/C... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. My Arizona author for July is J. L. Doty and the first book in his Gods Within fantasy series covers a heck of a lot of ground. I like. J. L. Doty - Child of the Sword www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/C... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. @guynsmith.bsky.social's first animal fantasy returns to one of his horror locations, Hopwas Wood, with more badgers and fewer sucking pits. Jonathan Guy - Badger Island www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/Ba... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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Apocalypse Later @apoclater.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Asterix #28 takes him to India so Cacofonix can summon the monsoon with his awful singing. Albert Uderzo - Asterix and the Magic Carpet www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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