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<em>Friends Change</em>—More Great Space Opera
A few years ago I got to read and review the book Gift of Change by D. T. Sanders (Buy on Amazon). So when the sequel came out, I was intrigued. From …
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Finished my Christmas Present—Peacemaker
[pods name=“book” slug=“2”] [/ pods]Peacemaker is the fifteenth book in the Foreigner series. And the protagonists for this …
Essay
Ideas
Do you have ideas for SciFi stories that keep popping into your head? I do, and I’ve decided to write them down here. Just so I can remember …
Essay
Almost Human Gone - Fox Sucks - #bringbackAlmostHuman
I don’t know why I’m so surprised. But I was holding out hope that Fox would have learned its lesson from “Firefly” and …
Essay
SciFi as Classic Lit
I had the opportunity to write a guest article for the About.com Classic Literature site. And because my passion is Science Fiction and Fantasy, of …
Book review
Fast Paced Indy Space Opera
One of the things I miss from science fiction these days are the hard core space opera novels My favorites right now are the Culture novels by Iain M. …
Book review
Existence is hard… Existence by David Brin, that is
I am really enjoying Existence by David Brin but it is hard to read. Perhaps it’s because I’m reading it late at night, or perhaps it’s just me, but I …
Essay
Curiosity is never sated — But it has landed!
[caption id=“attachment_210” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech[/caption] This weekend …
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Where are the Strong Women?
Nora Ephron didn’t direct Science Fiction movies. But her death is a loss to all of us, and especially women. She made movies that women like, movies …
Book review
To read, reading, read…
I love to read, I always have. But as I get older I find myself more and more willing to stop reading mid-stream. Ironically, eBooks have made this …
Movie review
Brave
“Brave” (2012) Starring Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell (Buy soundtrack) …
Book review
Sleepers (The Swarm Trilogy, Vol 1)
SleepersSleepers by Megg Jensen One of the things I like best about my iPad is reading books on it. And with the proliferation of ebooks there are so …
Essay
The 12 SciFi and Fantasy Books Currently on My Kindle
I have fallen in love with my iPad primarily because of the Kindle and iBook apps. I love that I can keep dozens (if not hundreds) of books available …
Essay
What SciFi or Fantasy are You Reading?
Sometimes it can be difficult to decide what to read, so here I’m posting a list of the NPR Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote for 2011. Which of …
Movie review
Children of Men
“Children of Men” (2006) Starring: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen and Chiwetel Ejiofor Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón This movie came out a while ago, but I …
TV review
Doctor Who: The Complete First Series
Read my original review of the Christopher Eccleston season of Doctor Who.
Book review
Gridlinked
Gridlinked by Neal Asher This book took me a few more pages than normal to get into. There are a lot of concepts in the book that are left up to the …
Essay
SciFi Book Meme
Below is a Science Fiction Book Club list of the most significant SF novels between 1953–2006. The meme part of this works like so: Bold the ones you …
TV review
Firefly
Firefly: The Complete Series Firefly was an amazing television show. It was created and developed by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. …