Artificial Condition is the sequel to All Systems Red (in the Murderbot Diaries). In the sequel novella, we follow our favourite freed Murderbot on a mission to find out about something that happened in its past. Continue reading
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Book review: Certain Dark Things
Certain Dark Things is Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s second novel. Like her first novel, Signal to Noise, it is set in Mexico City. However, this is a very different Mexico City. In the book’s universe, vampires were found to exist in the 1960s – and most countries banned them. While vampires aren’t banned in Mexico, they are banned … Continue reading
Marvel Rewatch: Iron Man 2
I think this is viewed as one of the worst Marvel films and re-watching it, you really can see why. It’s a bad imitation of the first film, which was efficient and fun. This one is somewhat tone deaf and you feel like Stark learned virtually nothing from any of the events that took place … Continue reading
Marvel Rewatch: Incredible Hulk
Marvel Rewatch of the Incredible Hulk – the least Marvel-y of the Marvel films. Continue reading
Marvel Rewatch: Iron Man
In preparation for Infinity War, we’ve decided (probably like a lot of people) to rewatch the entirely of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Continue reading
Episode 10: Provenance
This month we talk to none other than Ann Leckie about her new book Provenance. And after that we have Paul Craddock, materials scientist from the British Museum to talk about what makes a historical object authentic. Plot of Provenance Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. … Continue reading
Book review: All Systems Red
A brilliantly quick read with a delightful lead character. Continue reading
Book Review: Ice
I really should give up on reading older novels, I never tend to like them. Ice by Anna Kavan was written in 1967 and was supposed to be about the advancing glacial ice consuming the world. However, it was mostly about an obsessive man chasing after a woman. But also imagining different violent ways she … Continue reading
Book review: Warcross
I bought Marie Lu’s Warcross at the same time as The Last Man. It felt a little bit Ready Player One meets Infomocracy. Basically, it sounded good and fun. And to a large extent it was – it was a good fictional romp. However, it’s not something that we haven’t seen before, and that’s its weakness. So, the plot. The world is our … Continue reading
Book review: Autonomous
Last year it felt that Annalee Newitz’s first novel Autonomous was on every must read list. For some reason it was always in a very expensive hardback, so I didn’t pick it up on a random whim (I came very close when I was in Oslo because holiday money isn’t real money). However, it was on … Continue reading
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