Science Fiction and Fantasy Comment and Reviews
And so it ends, the final episode of Star Trek Picard has dropped and pretty much all of the plot is tied up. Taken section by section the last past of the story all works but somehow when added as a whole feels... lacking. Several things were handled well, the series gave us the suitable... Continue Reading →
Growing up I was a huge fan of Dragonlance. The original trilogy (Chronicles) and its sequels (Time of the Twins) were an integral part of my first foray into fantasy. I had already read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings and enjoyed the change of pace they offered. Dragonlance can't be considered high fantasy... Continue Reading →
Last year Richard K Morgans novel 'Altered Carbon' was turned into a lavish mini series on Netflix. The story is set in the far future where a persons identity is stored on a chip and can be downloaded into new bodies called sleeves. It is a fascinating view of morality, corruption and what it means... Continue Reading →
Its hard to believe it but we are already at the penultimate episode of Picard. After a somewhat slow build up the last few episodes have kept the pace going and adding depth to the story. This episode really does feel like the first part of a two part story, threads are not tied off... Continue Reading →
Last year I was pleasantly surprised by season 1 of Titans. DC seems to do TV series better than Marvel and the Titans were a group of superheros I knew little about. Season 1 was dark and violent and this was fine, it was appropriate to the material and helped illustrate these broken people coming... Continue Reading →
With the demise of Hugh last week and the rather slower pace of Picard with Riker and Troi the action really picks up. We also get an awful lot of exposition and understanding of what is happening. We learn Oh is half Romulan half Vulcan and that the Zhat Vash are trying to safe the... Continue Reading →
Nepenthe is a stand out episode of Picard up there among the best. A little slower than other episodes at its heart is a moving story of sorrow, soul searching and reunion. Nepenthe is the name of the planet to which Picard and Soje escape to in the last episode. Nepenthe is also a Greek... Continue Reading →
Tiamats Wrath is the penultimate novel in the exceptional Expanse series of novels, which most will know has been made into an excellent TV series. As nearly the last book of the planned run one would assume that this book was a rip roaring adventure setting up for a final showdown but no. This book... Continue Reading →
Picard hits its stride this week amping up the action and moving the plot on considerably. Picards motley crew finally reach the Borg Cube and we get a touching reunion between the old captain and Hugh. This was a much needed connection that helped ground the story in it roots. The episode saw Raffi at... Continue Reading →
Into the Nebula 