Warrior: A gritty, action-packed series that should be a hit
Unexpected depth from a gritty, action-packed series that should be a major hit. Looking forward to season 3.
The Mummy: Why we need more women like Evie
The Mummy’s Evie. This strong, smart, flawed, seductress is the kind of heroine that’s desperately needed today.
Reviewing A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga #12)
I am desperate for more books like A Civil Campaign, both in terms of writing and story. Please send recs my way. Human drives, not hyperdrives.
Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code
The Rose Code uses three actual strong women (not “strong female characters”) to tell a story of love and war.
John Carter of Mars: A Much Needed Character Evolution
John Carter of Mars. The one time that Disney took something and made it better. And then they squandered it.
Episode 1 of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone
Justin Watson and Monalisa Foster discuss episode one of Shadow and Bone based on Leigh Bardugo’s YA Fantasy series.
Shadow and Bone–A well-written YA fantasy
Shadow and Bone. Bardugo gets it right. Depth, characters, and well-written. I can see why it’s such a hit.
Review: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn is a recommended read. It gets so much right, including what it what was like to survive under the abomination of communism.
Jimbo’s Awesome SF&F reviews Ravages of Honor
Jimbo’s Awesome SF&F reviews Ravages of Honor
Hard sci-fi made me cry*
Three years later, Passengers is still a better sci-fi movie than anything else being hyped today.