Beneath the Stains of Time: Invisible Green (1977) by John Sladek

Beneath the Stains of Time: Invisible Green (1977) by John Sladek: In my previous blog-post, I returned to an old favorite of mine, John Sladek's Black Aura (1974), which, barring one or two small blemi...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Black Aura (1974) by John Sladek

Beneath the Stains of Time: Black Aura (1974) by John Sladek: John Sladek was an American science-fiction writer who lived in London, England, from the mid-1960s to 1986 where he sold his first short s...

Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: ARACHNE RISING by "James Vogh" (John Sladek)

Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: ARACHNE RISING:   Arachne Rising:  the search for the thirteenth sign of the zodiac  by "James Vogh" (John Sladek)  (1977) It takes a special kind...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Lost in Space-Time: "Scenes from the Country of the Blind" (1977) by John Sladek

Beneath the Stains of Time: Lost in Space-Time: "Scenes from the Country of th...: Back in 2017, I reviewed John Sladek's often overlooked short detective stories, collected in Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek (2002)...

Beneath the Stains of Time: John Sladek: Short Slayings

Beneath the Stains of Time: John Sladek: Short Slayings: " A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complet...