Category: Science fiction

Female Heroes

December 30, 2015 No Comments

Recently, some media commentators have said that female heroes are coming to the fore in science fiction because of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and

Review of Brother in the Land

May 22, 2015 No Comments

Brother in The Land begins with teenager Danny taking a break from working in his father’s corner store for a long bike ride into the English

Review of The Method – a dystopian science fiction novel.

March 30, 2015 No Comments

Juli Zeh’s The Method is a very believable dystopian science-fiction thriller. It is a different take on themes explored in novels like 1984 and Brave

2014’s Science Fiction Movies.

January 2, 2015 4 Comments

Many science fiction movies were released this year. Here’s what I thought of some of them. The Very Good. 1) Interstellar. A voyage of discovery. Written

2014’s Small Screen Science Fiction: the Good, the Bad and the Inconsistent.

December 15, 2014 2 Comments

I watched a lot of science fiction on television this year. Much of what I watched were short series, which I appreciate because there is

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

June 25, 2014 8 Comments

While writing my last post, a review of the excellent movie Edge of Tomorrow, I had cause to reflect on science-fiction movies starring Tom Cruise.

What Should I be Reading?

December 4, 2013 4 Comments

A newspaper article, along with a couple of list challenges and a television show, have me thinking about what I read. To Read People Better,

The Ten Best Apocalyptic Novels I Have Read.

September 7, 2012 3 Comments

I finished reading Justin Cronin’s apocalyptic vampire novel The Passage a week ago. It is a brilliant novel in both the way it is written and the

Review of Matt Browne’s “The Future Happens Twice”

February 27, 2008 No Comments

The Future Happens Twice is one of the better science-fiction novels I have read. Its originality and Matt’s uncomplicated writing style made it a delight