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

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. InCryptid #11 may be my favourite yet with Alice Price-Healy reaching the end of a 50 year quest to find her husband. @seananmcguire.bsky.social - Spelunking Through Hell www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/S... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. Doc Savage #129 is a thoroughly original journey into the Florida Everglades, with a story that goes back to Atlantis. Kenneth Robeson - The Secret of the Su www.thenamelesszine.org/Voices-2026/... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Sea Hides Its Dead is modern cosmic horror that wins big on location and mood but loses on annoying characters. @megbontra.bsky.social - The Sea Hides Its Dead www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/S... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The first half of Marjane Satrapi's graphic autobiography shows her as a child in Iran before, during and after the Islamic Revolution. RIP. Marjane Satrapi - Persepolis www.thenamelesszine.org/Illustrated-... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. The Three Investigators #36 is a strong instalment, almost a cosy set in a small neighbourhood in Venice, CA. M. V. Carey - The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid www.thenamelesszine.org/Nana-2026/My... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org

I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social. My Lost World-Lost Race Classic for July is an imaginative tour de force from 1920 that also features weak characters and little plot. A. Merritt - The Metal Monster www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/M... The Nameless Zine www.thenamelesszine.org