Picture this. It’s our world. But instead of the sea separating land and islands and peninsulas and continents, all there is are great stretches of sand. And on that sand are endless rails, multiple rails,[…]
Tag: science fiction
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties is an undoubtedly unusual movie and one that I have no doubt some people will leave, thinking, ‘Wtf did I just watch???’. Thankfully I knew this was based[…]
Day of the Dead by Neil Gaiman
Day of the Dead by Neil Gaiman is actually a script for the series Babylon 5. I’ve never actually watched Babylon 5 aside from a few random passing glances many, many years ago, so I[…]
Trigger warning by Neil Gaiman
I have mixed feelings about Trigger Warning, and it has nothing to do with the many charming, creepy, scary, intriguing stories contained within its pages. Neil Gaiman’s writing is stellar as always, and there were[…]
William Shakespeare’s the Jedi doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth by Ian Doescher
What can I say except that this was awesome. William Shakespeare’s the Jedi doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth is the third written, third filmed, sixth instalment of the Star Wars series, be it[…]
William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back, Star Wars part the Fifth by Ian Doescher
In which Luke findeth out that Darth Vader is his father. And the young Skywalker is still prone to lamentation and monologues. Ian Doescher’s sophomore effort is definitely an improvement on Verily, a New Hope,[…]
The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
This is it. The last book in the Long Earth series, and one of the few Terry Pratchett stories left that I can say I am reading for the very first time. The feeling is[…]
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope by Ian Doescher
Like the movie franchise, Ian Doescher began writing William Shakespeare’s Star Wars with Episode IV. Me, being the kind of person who likes to start at the beginning of the story instead of somewhere in[…]
Heroes Reborn, season 1
I really enjoyed the original Heroes series, and it’s a pity it didn’t last very long. I was so into it that I would even read the add-on comic tales online. But then the writer’s[…]
The Long Utopia by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
The Long Utopia carries on the style and story of its predecessors, with stories of The Long Earth told through different perspectives, although this time, the first half of the book is dominated by historic[…]
Helix, season 2
It’s been a good couple of years at least since I watched season one of Helix that it took me awhile to remember what it was all about. I knew there was a deadly infectious[…]
Ready Player One (2018)
I get the feeling that Ready Player One will be one of those movies parents bring their kids to see, but will end up enjoying a whole lot more instead simply by virtue of having[…]
Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is not an easy novel to read, and not because the language is complicating, although there were a few parts where things got quite technical. That aside,[…]
Haven (ended 2015)
Goodbye, Haven. You’re not the most polished of series out there – the graphics were on the cheap side, the sets a little too constructed, and the acting could have been better. But despite it[…]
William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge: Star Wars part the Third by Ian Doescher
William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge: Star Wars part the Third by Ian Doescher is my favourite of this Shakepearean Star Wars series so far. Doescher really manages to capture the whole ‘tragedy’ aspect[…]
The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
After a fairly dull The Long War, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s The Long Mars picks up the pace of The Long Earth series again. This time the storyline is more focused, with Sally exploring[…]
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
What else can one say about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, that hasn’t already been said? Naysayers and enthusiasts abound, but I, personally, enjoyed it. I especially liked the scenes in the red room and[…]
The Long War by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Having been quite enthralled at the idea of multi-worlds accessible through a ‘step’ in The Long Earth, I found the second novel in this series, The Long War, just ok to be honest. To me[…]
William Shakespeare’s The Clone Army Attacketh: Star Wars part the Second by Ian Doescher
William Shakespeare’s The Clone Army Attacketh: Star Wars part the Second is truly an impressive and also quite funny yet absolutely legit feat and adaptation of the infamous Star Wars world. Hats off to Ian[…]
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
I feel David Mitchell writes his best when he creates stories made up of stories that link to each other – whether direct and obvious, or only fleetingly by a tiny thin thread. His past[…]
William Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First by Ian Doescher
Ok, William Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First is fun. It’s not exactly exactly like the movie – the book is written for the Shakespearean stage after all – but it does[…]