16 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: space, the future
8 Stars
0 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
8 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: economic fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: France, the future
8 Stars
9 Comments
In the near future the economy has collapsed. Money is pretty much useless. Matt and his family have been lucky, they can grow some food and have been sensible, trading and bartering for what they need. But now the raids … 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
14 April 2013
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Olga Kurylenko, Tom Cruise
Script: Joseph Kosinski, Karl Gajdusek, Michael Arndt
Genre: Action, sff
Setting: 2070s, the future
6 Stars
0 comments
Jack is a drone repair man. Before his assignment on earth his memory, and that of his communications officer, was wiped, to protect the mission. 60 years ago, or so, the alien scavengers attacked. They destroyed the moon and forced … Continue reading
8 October 2012
Cast: Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Script: Rian Johnson
Genre: sff
Setting: 2040s, the future
8 Stars
4 Comments
Its 2044 and time travel hasn’t been invented yet. But in thirty years time it will be. And then promptly criminalised, which means of course that only the criminals use it, and mainly they use it to send people they … Continue reading
2 July 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: the future
4 Stars
2 Comments
It is the end of the world as Zoe knows it. A mysterious plague came along, killed almost everyone. A small few survived, but were changed, mutated. Others were immune. But civilisation is gone. It is man eat man out … 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
28 June 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff, short stories
Setting: 2010s, the future
7 Stars
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A Newsflesh novella. In 2014 Dr Wells was on his way to curing cancer. Tests are progressing well. At the same time Dr. Kellis is working on a cure for the common cause. Who would have thought that the two … Continue reading
24 June 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: the future
8 Stars
4 Comments
Book three in the Newsflesh trilogy It is 2041. Three years have gone by since the first book in this series, and a lot has happened in this series. So much so that to say anything about the plot would … Continue reading