Archive for the ‘Books’ category
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Do We Really Need Another ‘Blade Runner’?
When companies announce the ‘reboot’ or the ‘re-imaging’ of some of our favorite movies, many fans are excited at first but then cringe at the possible end results. ‘Blade Runner’ is my favorite movie. My wife and I even attended the premiere... -
Book Review: ‘Star Wars: Fate Of The Jedi – Ascension’
The world seems eager to get its Star Wars fix as the latest book in the Jedi saga has debuted at number 7 on the bestsellers’ list. This book follows a number of story lines all intertwining to tell a compelling tale of mystery and intrigue. Gavar Khai is a Sith Saber serving... -
Nanotechnology In Science Fiction Literature: ‘The Diamond Age’
‘The Diamond Age’ was written by Neal Stephenson and first published in 1995. It won The Hugo award in 1996. It is a coming-of-age novel that focuses on a girl named Nell who is born without a phyle (cultural group), which makes her a member of the lowest class. At... -
What Is Space Opera?
Space opera is a genre of science fiction literature, and the term can also be applied to movies and TV programs. The genre has almost no relationship to the opera music form, except for the similarity of grand scope and dramatic intensity. Typically, space opera occurs on a... -
Intel Enlists Sci-Fi Writers to Inspire Future Products
We are fortunate to live in a world in which many of the things that were once science fiction are now every day science fact. For example, look at the communicators used on the original Star Trek that aired in 1966, a mere forty-five years ago. These devices were small flip... -
NPR Releases Book Fans’ Top 100 Science Fiction And Fantasy List
NPR has just released a list of your favorite Top 100 science fiction and fantasy books. More than five thousand books were nominated with more than 60,000 fans voting for their favorite book. What the list didn’t include (after a lengthy geek debate) is young adult or... -
Jonathan Demme To Bring Stephen King’s ‘11/22/63’ To Life
Even before Stephen King’s new novel ‘11/22/63’ has hit the stores, it’s already been optioned to be made into a movie. And none other than Jonathan Demme will be at the helm of the whole process. Jonathan Demme is best known for directing such movies as ‘Philadelphia‘,... -
Harry Potter Team to Bring ‘The Stand’ To Big Screen
It looks like Warner Bros is hoping that the golden boys of ‘Harry Potter’ fame will put the Midas touch on their new project ‘The Stand’. Screenwriter, Steve Kloves, and director David Yates have earned over 7.5 billion dollars for Warner Bros. for their work on the... -
Book Review: ‘Ghost Ship’ By Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
‘Ghost Ship’ is the newest novel in the popular ‘Liaden Universe’ series of books from Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, A husband and wife team with years of experience in science fiction literature. Theo Waitley is a young pilot in the far future who is being... -
‘World War Z’ Movie Gets Release Date
Brad Pitt’s new post-apocalyptic zombie film, ‘World War Z’, has been given a release date of December 21, 2012, according to Paramount Studios. The film is directed by Marc Forster of ‘Quantum of Solace’ fame and currently under production. The screenplay, written... -
Lesser-known Science Fiction Novel: ‘Permutation City’
Plenty of science fiction novels exist that have not been read by as many people as perhaps they should be. ‘Permutation City’ is one of those novels. It was written by the Australian author Greg Egan and published in 1994. It won the John W. Campbell Award for best... -
My Favorite Science Fiction Book Is ‘Dune’
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration…” From the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear I read Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ about once every two years. I listen to it just as often. Though the... -
Alledged ‘Twilight’ Hacker Declares Innocence
Earlier this week we reported about the March 2011 hacker incident involving the upcoming ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ film from Summit Entertainment. Just a day after Summit announced filing charges against Daiana Santia, Santia held a press conference in Argentina,... -
Why ‘Neuromancer’ Is One Of The Greatest Cyberpunk Novels
For many cyberpunk fans, ‘Neuromancer’ is the first cyberpunk novel and one of the greatest. It was published in 1984, long before the internet was created. There is a myth and joke that Al Gore invented the internet. However, William Gibson — the author of... -
‘Twilight Saga’ Producer Summit Entertainment Goes After Hacker
Summit Entertainment, the company behind ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’, has announced that they have identified the principal hacker who earlier this year stole unreleased materials from the upcoming vampire film and then distributed them on the Internet. On March...
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mrgrimme: Boom, great review. Two things though... the timeline diverged at Kirks birth, with the ...
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mrgrimme: This was not a Wrath of Khan remake. In this new timeine, Khans ship, the Botany Bay wa...
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