What’s hot in the awesome worlds of sci-fi and fantasy?
I asked ChatGPT what was hot and trending in SFF. It turns out I’m out of touch – or it is wrong. I have taken the ‘What is hot?” bit … Read More
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Redshirts By John Scalzi Is An Interesting Meta Take On Trek
Redshirts by John Scalzi is a lot of fun. I should start by saying that although this book is rightly loved, it didn’t entirely work for me. But it’s well … Read More
The Mercy of Gods Review: A Thrilling New Sci-Fi Epic from The Expanse Creators
The Mercy of Gods is the new series by James SA Corey – aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck – the geniuses who created The Expanse. You can tell I … Read More
Alien: Romulus – The Best Since Aliens?
I have been meaning to watch Alien: Romulus for ages, and it finally dropped on Disney+ the other day. It immediately leapt up my personal rankings to third place after … Read More
Skeleton Crew Delivers Nostalgia in a Star Wars World
I finished Star Wars: Skeleton Crew last night, and it was all I hoped it would be. I remember watching the trailer when it first came out, and my initial … Read More
Dredge: A Stylish and Spooky Journey into Lovecraftian Waters
The indie hit Dredge had been on my ‘to play’ list since it came out. I usually play AAA first-person story-driven games, but I’d just finished Star Wars Outlaws and … Read More
Kate Dylan’s Mindwalker Explores The Dark Side Of Technology
As someone who doesn’t typically read young adult (YA) novels, Mindwalker by Kate Dylan was a surprisingly fun and engaging read. It also, happily, doesn’t have a love triangle, which is the … Read More
Feeling down? Check out the Hopepunk and Noblebright sub-genres
Hopepunk and Noblebright are terms I just learned about, and after reading a lot of grimdark stuff, I will be checking them out more than I inadvertently already have. I’m … Read More
Read Mickey7 by Edward Ashton before the new film!
I just finished Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. It wasn’t flawless, but it was a great book that explores identity, humanity, philosophy, morality, and a whole load of other good stuff. … Read More
House of the Dragon Season 2 – good but slow
I just realised I never did a complete review of the House of the Dragon. I wrote about episodes 1 to 4 and then stopped. Time for that to change. … Read More