Category Archives: Science fiction and fantasy

I noticed Tron once ahead of, but so long ago that I had forgotten all but the basic premise of a gentleman caught in a computer sport. So I determined that a 2nd viewing was because of prior to watching … Continue reading →

Having read and enthusiastically reviewed Bill Napier’s The Lure, I promptly ordered all of his earlier books, of which the first to be published was Nemesis. The setting is the near future, and the basic plot element a familiar one: … Continue reading →

This is a contemporary urban fantasy. There is a sentient ‘alternate Swansea’, co-existing with the present-day one but stuck in a 1940s timewarp. It is possible for some people to travel between the two Swanseas, and the alternate one has … Continue reading →

I had heard good things about this award-winning low-budget British SF film and also about the director and co-author Duncan Jones, whose debut film this was, so I sat down to watch it with some anticipation. Moon has a claustrophic … Continue reading →

An early post this time, since I’ll be otherwise occupied later in week. So while you read this one, you have to imagine that it’s next weekend…. Among the regular columnists in the British SFF magazine is David Langford, whose … Continue reading →