Tag: Science Fiction
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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 ... -
Interview with Richard Morgan
Richard Morgan’s debut novel Altered Carbon (2002) made him an instant cyberpunk legend and won the Philip K. Dick Award. Since then he has written two ... -
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 ... -
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I hate spiders. Really, truly hate them. I am severely arachnophobic. When I see one it sends a jolt through my body that momentarily paralyses me. ... -
Two Films & a Book: Blade Runner (1982; 2017) & Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Having recently seen Blade Runner 2049, I finally got around to reading Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? on which the original Ridley Scott Blade ... -
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
I first heard about this book when reading through Philip K. Dick’s biography, I Am Alive and You Are Dead, which took its title from one of the ... -
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Nobody needs me to say that Cryptonomicon is relentlessly witty, written with wonderful, vivid prose, immersed in layers of fascinating concepts and technology, and absolutely vertigo-inducing in scope. These ...
