The dazzle of day by Molly Gloss
Dolores Negrete is leaving home, she will be boarding the Dusty Miller along with many other Quakers and leaving the planet, heading …
Interstellar dir. by Christopher Nolan
Some time in the near future a blight hits earth. At first it hits the wheat and then spreads to other crops. …
Warhorse by Timothy Zahn
For years humans had thought themselves alone in space. But then the Tampies made themselves known. And they, unlike humanity, had the …
On a red station, drifting by Aliette de Bodard
Ever since she arrived on Prosper Station Quyen has been welcomed by the Honoured Ancestress, the artificial intelligence that runs the station. …
Officially, the White House says Obama never went to Mars
Books books books
I’ve noticed recently that I haven’t been blogging all the books that I’ve been reading so this is a bit of a …
Battlestar Galactica -season 1 dir. by Michael Rymer
I caught the mini-series when it showed on SkyOne last year, but missed a few of episodes of the series itself, and …
Firefly 1.01 – Serenity dir. by Joss Whedon
We open with war and death, and the fun of shooting a giant gun. And so, in a way, this opening teaser shows exactly what makes Joss Whedon’s writing so great. The humour, believable. real characters, emotion and let’s not forget the explosions, because, they are important you know. But, as well as introducing Mal and Zoe as ex-soldiers, this sequence is all about Mal. We get to see his faith and belief utterly destroyed in a single moment.
Serenity dir. by Joss Whedon
This is the non-spoiler review. Spoiler review is down below. The password is the name of The planet. If you’ve seen the …