The world of science fiction has brought us some of the most famous and best-loved works of fiction. From H G Wells to George Lucas and everything in between, there are so many science fiction terms out there that it can be easy to feel like you are Lost in Space. So here is the […]
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Robots, ray guns, rockets. Spacecraft, solar systems and Science Fiction cover art!
Despite not always being set in some kind of off-world, futuristic space colony, the aforementioned tropes have been featured so heavily in cover designs they have become synonymous with the oft maligned and much adored genre. With the proliferation of mass market science fiction paperbacks through the decades there was a high demand for visually […]
Who is the better detective, Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot?
As avid readers of the crime fiction genre, here at World of Rare Books we just can not decide who is the best detective out of the two most well-known figures in crime fiction. Whilst they each have different methods, it is very hard to compare them. Sherlock focuses on a clue and all the […]