Science Fiction

Elsewhere by Dean Koontz

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The novel “Elsewhere” by Dean Koontz was published for the first time in 2020.

Jeffy Coltrane lives with his daughter Amity, and things seem to be going well for them, even though seven years earlier his wife, Michelle, had abandoned her husband and daughter. When Ed, a homeless man who makes ends meet in the area, shows up at their house and gives Jeffy a box that he claims holds the key to everything, warning him never to open it, Jeffy thinks he has a screw loose and agrees to take it simply to get rid of the man.

Shortly after that strange visit, a team of agents led by John Falkirk, who has an NSA badge, goes around the area asking everyone for information about Ed, or rather, Dr. Edwin Harkenbach. Surprised and a little scared, Jeffy decides to examine the contents of the box Ed had entrusted to him. The device in the box gets accidentally activated, bringing Jeffy and Amity to a house that isn’t entirely like their own and in a city that has some significant differences from the one they know.

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The official announcement arrived that the episodes “The Nightmare Begins” and “Devil’s Planet” have been recovered, the first and third episodes, respectively, of the serial “The Daleks’ Master Plan,” which aired between December 1965 and January 1966. It was the longest serial in the entire classic “Doctor Who” series, with the First Doctor and Steven Taylor. Over a decade has passed since the last announcement of the recovery of lost episodes, which helps keep alive hopes that, as in this case, there are still missing episodes in private collections.

In this case, the passionate volunteer group Film is Fabulous found the episodes during one of their activities, where they recover old films from private collectors. These films are sometimes put up for sale, especially after the collectors’ deaths. You can follow their activities on the group’s website and even make a donation to support their activities.

Teleport 2: Into the Darkness by Joshua T. Calvert

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The novel “Teleport 2: Into the Darkness” by Joshua T. Calvert was published for the first time in 2023. It’s the second book in the Teleport series and follows “Teleport”.

James Hamilton finds himself on a mission unlike any he’s ever faced. Rescuing a group of scientists who ended up in a dangerous location tests his abilities like never before. Encountering a native population is a great short-term help, but James knows that much more is needed to return home.

The region where the travelers can somehow recover is strange, with a forest seemingly immune to the radiation and storms that represent the main dangers. The decision they have to make is difficult, but the ruins of a city may represent the only real hope.

Sinister Barrier by Eric Frank Russell

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The novel “Sinister Barrier” by Eric Frank Russell was published for the first time in 1939 in the magazine “Unknown” and in 1943 as a book in a revised and expanded version.

Bill Graham is shocked when two scientists his agency has funded die within a short time. A quick investigation leads him to discover that they were two of the many scientists who have recently died, and that some of them appeared to have gone mad. This situation immediately raises his suspicions.

When he turns to the police, Bill Graham is met with skepticism because there’s no evidence that the scientists were murdered, but Lieutenant Art Wohl helps him uncover other cases, making such a coincidence highly unlikely. Gathering fragments of information, the two of them discover that Peder Bjornsen had identified the presence of strange creatures, visible only in infrared light, which appear to be able to control humans.

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The novella “Firewalkers” by Adrian Tchaikovsky was published for the first time in 2020. In 2023, it was published as part of the anthology “Terrible Worlds: Revolutions” as well.

In the African desert, the Firewalkers are tasked with maintaining the facilities that operate the space elevator that takes people into orbit. When a problem arises with the power grid, Mao, Lupé, and Hotep set out to look for the fault.

In an area where conditions are unsuitable for human survival, the three Firewalkers find a house. They discover that Bastien Fontaine, who had worked on the systems of the spaceship where the rich live, and his family live there. However, not everything is as it seems.