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I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Thompson's debut for adults ties cloning to privilege. It's a heady mix of sci-fi, horror, technothriller and mystery. @marygthompson.bsky.social - Precious Children www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/P... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. My favourite Malerman since my first, this is a nightmarish read with a tiny cast. It needs him to nail the landing. He does. @joshmalerman.bsky.social - Pictures of You www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/P... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Pedro & Me is an emotional graphic novel by one Real World participant about another, the late AIDS educator Pedro Zamora. It carries a punch. Judd Winick - Pedro & Me www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Three Investigators #38 is a very modern mystery that sometimes feels like a greatest hits package. William Arden - The Mystery of the Smashing Glass www.thenamelesszine.org/Odds-2026/My... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Mothersucker is a fascinating and topical feminist Korean take on vampires. For fans of Eman Quotah's The Night is Not for You. Kim Bohyun - Mothersucker www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/M... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. This is an odd but engaging collection of short stories, articles and rants from @joerlansdale.bsky.social. Joe R. Lansdale - Miracles Ain't What they Used to Be www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/M... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. My AZ book for the month is a linked set of ghost and murder stories set in and around the haunted town of Lafington. Todd VanHooser - The Lamplighter Collection www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/I... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Cleric Chih #3 merges reality, story and legend seamlessly. Nghi Vo is easily my favourite writer right now. @nghivo.bsky.social - Into the Riverlands www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/I... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. To start a Euro albums project, here's the first Blake and Mortimer, in which much of the world is destroyed in a Third World War. Edgar P. Jacobs - The Incredible Chase www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Flesh of All Sorrows is a character drama, serial killer thriller, romance and tough look at integrity under pressure. @jeffmariotte.bsky.social - Flesh of All Sorrows www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/F... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. A Realm Hereafter #2 goes broad, expanding the world beyond Belasi and setting up an awful lot to come. J. F. Castillo - The Dragon Queen www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/D... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. After reviewing Demon Vols. 2 and 4, I finally get to read Vol. 1 and it's a glorious opening. Wrong in all the right ways. Jason Shiga - Demon Volume 1 www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. A highly unusual GNS, this dark fantasy that's drenched in grief unfolds in a netherworld beyond the city limits. @guynsmith.bsky.social - Dead End www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Book 5 for Boneyard shifts into slasher territory, with Abbey working with inept Men in Black to kick ass at Camp Waterlake. Richard Moore - Boneyard Volume Five www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The reprint of Bamboo Guerillas is a glorious thing. It's good to see this sleazy war novel back in print and looking like this! @guynsmith.bsky.social - Bamboo Guerillas www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/B... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The hunt for Caesar's galley in Asterix #30 takes the Gauls (and Spartakis, who looks just like Kirk Douglas) to Atlantis. Albert Uderzo - Asterix and Obelix All at Sea www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The most unusual reprint in September 1926's Amazing is an 1835 Moon Hoax from the NY Sun. It's fascinating but dry. Hugo Gernsback (ed.) - Amazing Stories, Vol. 1 No. 6 www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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