by G.L. Breedon | Sep 27, 2011 | Art, Books, Fantasy, Retro-Nostalgia, Science Fiction
Back after a short hiatus to traveling for work and then to visit my mom. Also had to deal with a dead laptop fan, limited email access, and a messed up middle finger (which makes typing just stupidly annoying). I came across this site today: Good Show Sir....
by G.L. Breedon | Sep 12, 2011 | Books, Film, Science Fiction
Today would be the 90th birthday of master Polish sci-fi withor Stanislaw Lem. Born September 12th, 1921, he passed away March 27th, 2006. While Lem is probably most famous for writing the source novel to Andrei Tarkovski’s film Solaris, my first introduction to...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 22, 2011 | Books, Science Fiction, Time Travel
The winners of the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced over the weekend. Founded in 1955, the awards are named for Sci-Fi legend, Hugo Gernsback, publisher of Amazing Stories among many other magazines. Connie Willis has won the 2011 Hugo Award for best novel for her two...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 18, 2011 | Books, Film, Future
After yesterday’s post on the notion of Apocalypse vs. Utopia, I thought a reading list might be fun. The following suggestions aren’t an exhaustive list, but a fun place to start. For the philosophical, there’s Plato’s Republic, which is interesting to...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 16, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Science Fiction, TV
I absolutely loved this book. I’ve been a big fan of the Doctor Who reboot since I caught an episode of season one on BBC America. When I came across this book during a search on Amazon, I snapped it up. I was always impressed with the storytelling in the series...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 8, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Science Fiction
I picked up a copy of Poul Anderson’s Tau Zero on ebay last year in a lot of mixed classic sci-fi novels. It turned out to be one my favorite novels from the last few years. The crew of an interstellar expedition become trapped on board in an ever accelerating...
