Science Fiction and Fantasy Comment and Reviews
Peter F. Hamilton is one of the great Sci-Fi Space Opera authors. The scope with which he embraces his story telling matched only by the likes of Alastair Reynolds and Stephen Baxter. Saints of Salvation is the third book in the Salvation sequence, a series of books with an epic scale and sprawling narrative. I... Continue Reading →
Shadow and Bone was a delightful surprise find on Netflix. Being an avid consumer of all things Sci-fi and Fantasy I am usually well versed on what series are coming across the various platforms, but for some reason this slipped past my notice. As is the modern trend for tighter story telling this series was... Continue Reading →
There are different tiers of Science fiction on TV there are the grand epic series with ground breaking effects or themes such as Battlestar Galactica and The Expanse, there are the Old Faithfull’s like Star Trek and Stargate and lastly there are the SyFy series such as Dark Matter or Killjoys. Pandora is most definitely... Continue Reading →
Sci Fi films on Netflix can sometimes be a bit hit and miss. You never really know what calibre or budget of film you are going to get. I originally had no intention to watch this film this weekend or perhaps even at all, but an autoplay moment from an errant mouse click drew me... Continue Reading →
Despite the pandemic my reading has actually slowed down. For one I choose the exceptionally long Brandon Sanderson Way of Kings to read and much the rest of my reading time assigned to American Civil War texts to help complete the first year of my MA in Military History. I did however manage to finish... Continue Reading →
I have said before that in my opinion the DC universe nails TV series better than Marvel does but in recent months we have been treated to two event TV series from Marvel aired on Disney Plus that aimed to make its mark. The first of these was Wandavision. In the same way that Iron... Continue Reading →
Something a bit different. I have been super busy doing various things. I have been world building and writing for years and these have been coalescing into novel. I have made a timid start, it is no Tolkien by any means and my literary skills are meagre but I thought I would post parts every... Continue Reading →
The Way of Kings is epic in more than one way. I have great respect for Brandon Sanderson, he first came to my attention as the author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, something that he did with great aplomb. Following that I sampled his Mistborn trilogy and enjoyed his unique take on... Continue Reading →
The Expanse is one of the best realised science fiction series on TV at the moment. Season 5 of this show based on the books of James S.A. Corey just finished on Amazon Prime in the UK and what a ride it was. This season has continued to impress with its scale and scope but... Continue Reading →
It is no secret that Babylon 5 is perhaps y all time favourite science fiction series. Yes, I am a big trekkie and I love all of the franchise, but Babylon 5 has so much more depth to it. I must have watched all 5 seasons multiple times and still find new nuances within. Whilst... Continue Reading →
Into the Nebula 