Tag: Sci-fi
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To the Moon and back with Dublin Worldcon
Every so often I find myself picking up an old classic in an impulse to broaden my education. So it was when I plucked H.G.Wells The ... -
The Hive Reads… Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Welcome to the ninth instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the others here.) After settling on Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky as our next read, ... -
Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson
Snapshot is a convincing sci-fi mystery novella by master of the craft Brandon Sanderson. In a near-future America, the city of New Clipperton has some amazing ... -
A Book and a Film: The Man Who Fell to Earth
I can’t remember exactly when I first saw the film of The Man Who Fell to Earth – back in the 1980s, I guess, when TV channels ... -
Fall by J.P. Ashman
John Wick meets Altered Carbon/Deus Ex Machina in this savagely surreal short-story from J.P. Ashman. Senfel, a soldier-type who survived ‘the fall’, leaving her with survivor’s ... -
Planetfall by Emma Newman
“Mack understands these people far too well. They may be scientists and experts and handpicked from thousands of hopefuls vying for every single place on Atlas, ... -
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
Warning: this review contains spoilers! “War eats the victors last.” Stepping back into the worlds of Red Rising was not as easy as I expected it ... -
Explosions and FEELINGS (and More Explosions) (Guest Post by T. Eric Bakutis)
While I enjoy mindless action as much as the next person, stories where I can genuinely empathize with the folks currently shooting at each other have ... -
10 Reasons Doctor Who is the Most Inspired Science Fiction Series Ever
Don’t get me wrong; I like Star Wars and Star Trek, loved Blake’s 7, and enjoyed Battlestar Galactica. I think all those series have many brilliant ...
