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Category Archives: John Sladek
BLACK ALICE (1968) by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek
When Todd Mason wrote on his Sweet Freedom blog about the neglect of SF writer Thomas M. Disch, this immediately struck a chord. I realised that not only did I know very little of the man’s work but that what … Continue reading
INVISIBLE GREEN (1977) by John Sladek
This detective novel by science fiction author John Sladek offers several impossible crimes in the style of John Dickson Carr and deserves to be much better known. It was paid a great compliment in 1981 when, only two years after … Continue reading