Sea of Tranquility – Emily St. John Mandel
A thrilling side-quel to The Glass Hotel in the key of Cloud Atlas.
The Luminous Dead – Caitlin Starling
Let’s go caving with a-holes.
The Kingdoms – Natasha Pulley
I have crossed oceans of time to find you.
Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
The author of The Martian returns with one of the best science fiction novels since, well, The Martian.
Firefly: The Unification War – Greg Pak (Writer), Dan McDaid (Illustrations), Marcelo Costa (Coloring)
You still can’t take the sky from me.
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
You’ll never look at a giant space worm the same way again.
Ancillary Mercy – Ann Leckie
The Ancillary trilogy ends with the tremendously satisfying Ancillary Mercy.
Ancillary Sword – Ann Leckie
Middle installment stumbles a bit from the brilliant Ancillary Justice but is still compelling science fiction.
The Gone World – Tom Sweterlitsch
The Gone World is dark, twisty, and inventive, with big ideas and a plot that grabs you from the prologue.
Head On – John Scalzi
Head On is a great thriller and an exhilarating ride from the start!
Passengers (2016)
Passengers is 3/4 of a great movie undone by an outlandish and ludicrous finale.
Star Wars: Bloodline(2016) – Claudia Gray
This new iteration of Star Wars since Disney purchased them a few years back is not the Star Wars that we grew up on. While The Force Awakens largely played … Continue Reading Star Wars: Bloodline(2016) – Claudia Gray
The Girl With All the Gifts – M.R. Carey
Fans of apocalyptic science fiction and zombie horror will find a lot to like in The Girl With All the Gifts.
Star Trek Beyond (2016) – Movie Review
Star Trek Beyond is a mostly satisfying, perfectly entertaining film that still feels like it leaves a lot on the table.
Salvage & Demolition – Tim Powers
Salvage & Demolition is a lot like a novel I read last year, The Shining Girls. The difference is that novel was terrible and this one is not. Few writers … Continue Reading Salvage & Demolition – Tim Powers
John Carter (2012) – Movie Review
You would think the fourth most expensive movie ever made would have a super-kick-ass-awesomely-wicked story, right?
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