Science Fiction and Fantasy Comment and Reviews
The Last Astronaut is a fairly run of the mill first contact science fiction story occasionally elevated by some novel ideas. The setting is the near future and our lead is a failed Mars Astronaut who is struggling with her past role as Mission Commander and her need to redeem herself. Character interaction is played... Continue Reading →
The Light Brigade comes across at first glance as a very standard military science fiction in the vein of Jack Campbell but the further you get into it you realise that there is more to it. It reminded my a lot of John Scalzi's work and in terms of morals and meanings it was very... Continue Reading →
What can be said about Umbrella Academy Season 2? Well for starters it is just as crazy as the last season and just as frustrating. The core team are all back which is great, and a new cast of players are introduced. Once again, our anti heroes are trying to stop the apocalypse this time... Continue Reading →
A memory called empire is a solid, standard science fiction novel. It very much has the feel of those classic yellow Golancz sci fi books of old. The plot is basically a blend of political intrigue and a murder mystery in a science fiction wrapper. We follow the arrival of a new ambassador, Mahit, from... Continue Reading →
Humans is a Channel 4 series from 2015. It passed me by on first viewing but I am now having the opportunity to catch up on this series on Netflix. This is a British series with an interesting cast. The cast s biggest draw is William Hurt who plays an elderly AI tech but some... Continue Reading →
Into the Nebula 