In the endless search for good space opera I picked up the "Lost Fleet" series of novels about Black Jack Geary. Fourteen volumes. Seems serviceable. Let's find out. 1. Dauntless (2006) An officer in the Alliance Navy, Geary distinguished himself by doing his utmost to ensure that the ships and crew under his command survived … Continue reading Review: The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell
Art by Geoff Taylor. The Void Captain's Tale (1983) I've already reviewed two of Norman Spinrad's novels on my blog, The Men in the Jungle and Bug Jack Barron. I enjoyed them both and decided to re-read (?) today's novel, which I vaguely remembered reading many years ago. I suspect that I was too young … Continue reading Review: Norman Spinrad’s The Void Captain’s Tale and Child of Fortune
First edition cover. Psst, he has long blond hair in the novels, not a wig over black hair. I vacillated on whether to post this or not. If you're reading it I guess you can figure out what I decided. I read CS Forester's Horatio Hornblower stories, and I read Walter Jon William's Privateers & … Continue reading Review: The Aubrey & Maturin Novels of Patrick O’Brian
You might be aware of the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade and its videogames. You might even be aware of the short-lived TV series Kindred: The Embraced. Or their inspiration, the Anne Rice vampire novels and their movie / TV adaptations. Well, this 2021 Netflix production does a better job than all of that. There … Continue reading Movie Review: Night Teeth (2021)
Modern day Los Angeles but there's magic. It's been done but that's never stopped anyone before. The point is, how did these guys do with it? There are elves. They're beautiful, sexy, rich, powerful and at the cutting edge of fashion. Even elf assassins wear f*ck-me heels. Looks like Elftown is located right where Beverly … Continue reading Movie Review: Bright (2017)
This series has a good reputation, the author is an award-winner, and the writing style is accomplished. Characters are developed and the plots are generally good. The setting is interesting; not ground-breaking, although certainly serviceable for science fiction. Goodreads, my guide for this sort of thing, has a bunch of entries listed as part of … Continue reading Review: The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois Bujold
Mad Magazine artist Jack Davis. Remind you of Wally Wood, whose art was also in Mad? "For god's sake why can't we learn to live together?" Our distance from the 1960s seems like no time at all -- to me. But while re-watching this movie from 1966 what really strikes me is seeing this small … Continue reading The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Oh it's space opera all right. I've written about space operas; possibly my favorite genre. The Praxis, 2002 Inevitably I compare with WJW's Drake Maijstral series, which I loved. This one is much more serious. Mild chuckles only, and those not overmuch. The protagonists are Lord Gareth Martinez and Lady Caroline Sula. Sula is the … Continue reading Dread Empire’s Fall by Walter Jon Williams. Review of the Novel Series.
District 13 (2004) Here's a review of a French film from back in 2004. I saw it way back, and gave it a re-watch on impulse. I think I have to do more re-watches, because even though there's so much I haven't seen at all, old favorites are still favorites. Besson co-wrote and produced. Morel … Continue reading District B13, a Film from Pierre Morel and Luc Besson. Plus District 13 Ultimatum, the Sequel!
From South Pacific, 1958. Note the exaggerated colors. My parents grew up during World War Two thus I grew up watching war movies. I like a good drama and I like to watch the heroes beat the bad guys, but there are serious war movies and then there are not-so-serious movies set during the war. … Continue reading South Pacific, Father Goose, Operation Petticoat: Reviews!
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