16 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: space, the future
8 Stars
2 Comments
For years humans had thought themselves alone in space. But then the Tampies made themselves known. And they, unlike humanity, had the ability to jump through space. Where humans were trapped into a small section of space the Tampies could … Continue reading
12 May 2013
Cast: Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
Script: Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci
Genre: Action, sff
Setting: space, the future
6 Stars
5 Comments
Terrorism is everywhere these days. From Iron Man to Star Trek and everywhere in between, you just can’t get away from it. In this case Capt. Kirk is on the trail of a Star Fleet operative gone rogue. He’s blown … Continue reading
21 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: Dai Viet Empire, space, the future
9 Stars
0 comments
Ever since she arrived on Prosper Station Quyen has been welcomed by the Honoured Ancestress, the artificial intelligence that runs the station. Now that her husband has been called away to war Quyen is in charge, being guided by the … Continue reading
2 July 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: detective & mystery, sff
Setting: space, the future
7 Stars
2 Comments
The Expanse – book 1 In the not so distant, but still far off, future humans have left Earth. Colonised Mars, the Moon, and many asteroids. The Solar System is our home now, we are not limited to just one … Continue reading
26 October 2010
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright
Script: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Genre: horror, sff
Setting: future, space
6 Comments
Dir. Ridley Scott
Can you believe that this film is 31 years old? Thirty one years old. That’s as old as I am. And yet it is still as effective as ever. And perfect for the RIP’s Peril on the Screen.
You probably all know the plot; a commercial space vessel’s crew is woken from cryo-sleep midway through their journey home. The ship’s computer has picked up a transmission that may be an SOS call. As they investigate they find an abandoned ship but suffer an attack on a crew member. They retreat to their own ship, carrying their injured member, and ignoring quarantine procedures, they undergo treatment from the science officer. And then things begin to go wrong…
By Dan Simons
I really loved Ilium when I read it in June so was looking forward to this, the sequel. And it kicks off right where we left the story in the first book. Unfortunately it just didn’t work as well. All through this book I was interested in what was going on, but never gripped, never fascinated or engaged by it. Merely hmm, that’s interesting. Continue reading
10 December 2005
Cast: Dwight Johnson, Karl Urban
Script: Dave Callaham, Wesley Strick
Genre: Action, sff
Setting: Mars, space
2 Stars
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I wasn’t hoping for great things, and all my hopes were met. Not good at all. The basic plot is that some sort of problem sends a group of marines up to Mars to enforce a quarantine and find out … Continue reading
ISBN: 1416502882 813.54 Novelization of the film by the same name. Where do you start when you go to write a novelization? Do you just stick to the script, or go off on little tangents of your own? How much … Continue reading
2 October 2005
Call no: 800
Genre: graphic novel, sff
Setting: space
8 Stars
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Serenity Comics #1-3 ISBN: 1593074492 Set between the end of Firefly and before the Big Damn Movie that is Serenity this story, Those Left Behind, is almost like a TV episode. And sees the return of a baddie from the … Continue reading
17 September 2005
Cast: Aaron Douglas, Edward James Olmos, Grace Park, James Callis, Jamie Bamber, Katee Sackhoff, Kita Ca, Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Micol Estévez, Robert Pattinson, Tahmoh Penikett, Tricia Helfer
Script: Ronald D. Moore
Genre: Action, sff
Setting: space
9 Stars
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I caught the mini-series when it showed on SkyOne last year, but missed a few of episodes of the series itself, and because the storyline is so involved I didn’t really make and effort to watch the others in the … Continue reading