Tag Archives: Science Fiction
Re-discovering parts of the 90s that I sorta missed…
RWhen I was a kid in the late 90s, we had these neighbors who were fun, clever and eccentric – I remember them going from being incredibly distant to some … Continue reading
Book Review: A People’s Future of the United States
In a beautiful intro, editor Victor LaValle describes the origin of the idea for A People’s Future of the United States – speculative fiction that derives in theme from Howard … Continue reading
Review: Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell
In his debut novel, Expiration Day, William Campbell Powell seamlessly transports his readers to London fifty-plus years into the future. This is a dangerous world, denoted by colored zones for … Continue reading
Book Review: Star Trek: From History’s Shadow
One major Science Fiction trope Star Trek uses over and over again is that of time travel. We always find the crew of whatever ship visiting whatever time the show … Continue reading
Book Review: Game Slaves by Gard Skinner
Gard Skinners first Young Adult title, Game Slaves, blasts open with a stunning fight scene you would play through in the middle of a video game. As team leader Phoenix … Continue reading
The 5th Wave Pulls Me In
Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave pushes us into a world much akin to that of TV’s Falling Skies. I compare only so that you can have an embarking point for … Continue reading
On-Air TV Shows I Regularly Watch
I used to only watch TV on DVD. Then I started watching a lot of shows that were on now. So while I try to not watch TV as much … Continue reading
Welcome to the Future
Science Fiction is what pushes advancing technology along. Want proof? How about cell phones? when were these crafty little devices first imaged? All through the thirties and forties. Even in … Continue reading