Tag Archives: SF

George R.R. Martin – Tuf Voyaging (1986) Review

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

Genre: science fiction pages: 435 My rating: 6/10 Long before George R.R. Martin became a household name due to his great success with A Song of Ice and Fire, he used to write science fiction. Mostly short stories, written in … Continue reading →

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Dave Hutchinson – Europe at Midnight (2015) Review

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

Genre: science fiction Pages: 303 My rating: 8.5/10 Much like its predecessor, Europe at Midnight is a fragmented novel. Dave Hutchinson’s remarkable science fiction series is about the fragmentation and fragile unity of the continent Europe. Our own version of … Continue reading →

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) Review

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

So I just saw Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and the only reason that I went to see this movie was to see special effects. And boy, was that a good decision, because while the visuals are … Continue reading →

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David D. Levine – Arabella of Mars (2016) Review

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Genre: Science Fantasy Series: The Adventures of Arabella Ashby 1 Pages: 382 The year 1812. England and France are at war. Arabella Ashby has a pleasant life running through canyons on Mars. She lives there as a young lady with … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Discovery & The Orville?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

So, in September there is a new Sci Fi show coming out named The Orville, and it provides us with an intriguing look into what is going on with the legacy of Star Trek. Successful and/or notorious producer Seth MacFarlane … Continue reading →

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T.J. Bass – The Godwhale (1974) Review

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

T.J. Bass only ever wrote two books and this is his second and last one. Both of them are extraordinarily weird. So, Half Past Human (1971) and The Godwhale (1974) play out in a future earth where a few trillion … Continue reading →

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Jeff VanderMeer – Borne (2017) Review

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

Genre: New Weird/Science Fiction/Biopunk Pages: 336 My rating: 8.5/10 Jeff Vandermeer’s new creation, or concoction, requires so much explaining that I don’t know where to start. I will try to give a brief description of what is only the setup: … Continue reading →

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