And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer
Let me state this first: I am a massive Hitchhiker fan. Not to the point where it becomes sad-loner going to a convention level, but damn close – I’ll probably … Read More
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A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
The story follows a group of drug users in California in the far-off year of 1994. Actually, the date doesn’t really matter, the book is barely science fiction. The futuristic … Read More
Non-stop by Brian Aldiss
Non-stop by Brian Aldiss is a classic Scifi book and shame on you if you haven’t read it. I love this book but this review will be a short one … Read More
Out of this World: Science Fiction but not as you know it.
Earlier this evening Mrs Scifiward and myself went to a fascinating talk at the British Library entitled ‘Who owns the Story of the Future?’ The chat was about Science Fiction … Read More
District 9
First off, the plot. In 1982 a spaceship arrives and stops overJohannesburg. There is some shaky footage of a command pod detatching and crashing to earth but it is never … Read More
Legend of the Seeker
A simple lad unaware of his destiny lives out his life in the middle of nowhere. While he’s popped out his family are killed by an evil ruler’s henchmen. He … Read More
Science Fiction goes Canadian
Well, I haven’t written much recently as I have been busy. I survived yet another trip to Amsterdam and have been working a lot. Mostly for the Sci Fi channel. … Read More
Halting State by Charles Stross
The book is set in the not too distant future. Scotland has devolved (in a political not Darwinian sense), gained independence, and the world is even more saturated with information … Read More
Aliens please abduct me!
If aliens are monitoring our planet, it is just possible that some low level alien civil servant might just read this. If you are reading this Zarg, I henceforth volunteer to be … Read More