Monthly Archives: May 2020

Exclusive Science Fiction Preview: “Jimmy Diamond and the Girl from Venus”

Posted on May 30, 2020 by J P Catton

It’s Swinging London, 1965 – with Mods, Rockers, flying scooters, ray-guns, and alien invaders! Excalibur Books proudly presents an excerpt from Engines of Night, Volume One of the time-twisting pulp-adventure Dimensions Unknown series! (Image courtesy influx.co.uk) ONE Jimmy Diamond leaped … Continue reading →

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Preview: Frank Cooper’s War

Posted on May 28, 2020 by J P Catton

This month has seen the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. To celebrate the event, Excalibur Books presents a preview of a story published in “Dimensions Unknown” Volume One … a tale of love and magic, amidst the horrors … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Science Fiction Preview: “The God Symbiote”, by Donald L. Flynn.

Posted on May 17, 2020 by J P Catton

Excalibur Books presents an excerpt from another story included in the forthcoming anthology “Dimensions Unknown 2020: Warriors of Olympia”. Here, Donald Flynn speculates on what changes could transform society in first Japan, and then the world, in years to come … Continue reading →

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New Movie: “Hokusai” – the Secret Life of Japan’s Artistic Genius!

Posted on May 8, 2020 by J P Catton

This month will see the release (hopefully) of a new Japanese movie (details here) exploring the unknown life of the artist Katsushika Hokusai, who lived in Japan’s late Edo period (the early 19th Century). His works, such as “The Great … Continue reading →

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