A soldier hitches a ride aboard a star freighter, hoping to make his way home from the other side of the galaxy. Something else has hitched a ride with him. (Science Fiction) (Incomplete) (2/?)
Fiction Snapshot: Last Flight from Tazab Station (2)
Sci-Fi Film Review – Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Today we continue our Star Trek adventures with the ninth entry in the series. Picard and crew are back, along with their snazzy new spaceship, the Enterprise-E, that was specially designed for the big screen. This is one of the odd-numbered Star Trek movies, with a reputation to suit; fans generally view it as mediocre,... Continue Reading →
Fiction Snapshot: Last Flight from Tazab Station
A soldier hitches a ride aboard a star freighter, hoping to make his way home from the other side of the galaxy. Something else has hitched a ride with him. (Science Fiction) (Incomplete) (1/?)
Book Review – Extraterrestrial (Avi Loeb)
Avi Loeb believes aliens are real, and they've visited our Solar System. But this man is no fringe conspiracy theorist, dressed in ratty flannels and a tinfoil hat, broadcasting rants from a pirate radio station in the wilderness—he's a Harvard University professor, who has done world-renowned research on cosmology and astrophysics. This is a serious... Continue Reading →
Sci-Fi Film Review – Titan A.E. (2000)
Anyone who has worked retail knows that the customer is often wrong. By extension, the market is often wrong. Nowhere is that truer than at the box office, where a copy-paste rehash can rake in billions if it pushes the right buttons, while audiences turn up their noses at works of genuine beauty and creativity.... Continue Reading →
Book Review – The Dark Ship (Phillip P. Peterson)
I've always been one for spooky spaceship stories. And while there are some terrific deep-space horror movies out there, I've had a much harder time finding a book that fits the bill---for whatever reason, it's a subgenre with relatively little presence in print sci-fi. So you can imagine I was intrigued when I found an... Continue Reading →
Short Story: Coming Home to Vancouver Station
A young lieutenant makes a desperate last stand in the depths of an alien catacomb---only to find himself somewhere very, very familiar. (Science Fiction/Horror) (Complete)
Apollo 20: The Dark Side of the Moon
Author's note: I originally published this more than three years ago, and took it down because it proved to be a magnet for genuine UFO conspiracy theorists---not exactly the audience I'm attempting to cultivate. That being said, I'm still quite proud of the piece and I want it to be part of my site. Hopefully... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Deep Black (Samuel Best)
Hello, all! I have returned from my hiatus---and now that I've wrapped up my hectic school term, I ought to have ample time to blog during the long, hot summer. Let's kick things off again with another book review! You may remember my post on the novel Mission One, by Samuel Best. I deemed it... Continue Reading →
Sci-Fi Film Review: Starship Troopers (1997)
Hello again, all! Sorry for the unannounced hiatus, these last few months have been godawful. I'm finally back on my feet again, though, and ready to resume blogging---so here's that review of Starship Troopers I promised. Fair warning, this is one of my favorite movies. Expect some gushing. Starship Troopers was directed by Paul Verhoeven, and... Continue Reading →
