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Annie Burman

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Annie Burman is a sometime resident of Uppsala with a passion for science fiction, fantasy and historical fact and fiction. When she isn't reading or talking about books, she studies comparative linguistics at King's College, Cambridge.

In Search of the Truth of Bletchley Park

By Annie Burman (Guest Blogger) on Tue, 2013-08-20 11:03
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Station X The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park by Michael Smith Codebreakers, eds. F.H. Hinsley and Alan Stripp The Ultra Secret by F.W. Winterbotham

(The Secrets of Station X by Michael Smith and Codebreakers, eds. F.H. Hinsley and Alan Stripp)

Bletchley Park is to my mind one of the most fascinating places in history. It was here that the British broke into German, Italian and Japanese codes and ciphers during the Second World War, among them the most famous, Enigma, the cipher used by all German Armed Forces.

The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman

By Annie Burman (Guest Blogger) on Thu, 2013-07-04 13:27
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There is comfort in the predictable. When picking a book to read, the title, the cover, the blurb, sometimes even the name of the author, send us signals of what to expect. Plots will often follow recognisable paths. Even good books, which do not fall prey to the use of clichés, will still contain recognisable tropes.

Doctor Who novels

By Annie Burman (Guest Blogger) on Fri, 2013-05-03 19:05
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I have always thought that among visual medias, the tv-series is best at telling a story. Because of its length, it has time to develop both plot-line and characters in a way that a film never can. But at times it's just not enough. Some tv-series leave me wanting more. Sometimes it's because the world it has built up is so huge and intricate that the series doesn't have time to explore all of its own possibilities. At other times, I want to learn more about characters, to get into their heads and hear their thoughts. I want more stories than television can ever provide.

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