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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 1x1 "A Shadow of the Past" and 1x2...
THE RINGS OF POWER is fine, specifically 1x1 "A Shadow of the Past" and 1x2 "Adrift", are fine. This is something that I feel is both damning as well as an argument against all the criticism the...
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House of the Dragon 1x3 "Second of His Name" review
"Second of His Name" is probably the weakest of the three House of the Dragons episodes so far. This is partially due to yet another massive time skip when I think everyone is actually quite...
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House of the Dragon 1x4 "King of the Narrow Sea"
"KING OF THE NARROW SEA" is the fourth episode of House of the Dragon and when things get SPICY. Unfortunately, for those who love hot and steamy Game of Thrones sex, it is sex that is frequently...
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Ten Indie Cyberpunk Novel Recommendations
Cyberpunk as a genre arguably hit its heyday during the Eighties as a cultural force with Neuromancer and reached its zenith in social acceptance in the Nineties with The Matrix movies. After that,...
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners review
CYBERPUNK 2077 is a game that I keep close to my heart but it's a bit like Night City itself in that it is a relationship that is probably toxic for both of us. She's a beautiful lady with all the...
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House of the Dragon 1x5 "We Light the Way" review
In a very real sense, "We Light the Way" is the end of Season One of House of the Dragon and in a more just world where HBO had more faith in the series then it would have been Episode 10 rather...
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Arvekt by Craig Lea Gordon review
ARVEKT by Craig Lea Gordon is a kinetic action-filled cyberpunk thriller that I absolutely love. If anyone anything about me, they'll know that I am a huge fan of the cyberpunk genre. It is my...
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The Blueprint by Wesley Cross review
THE BLUEPRINT by Wesley Cross is a cyberpunk political thriller and corporate conspiracy. The former is virtually unknown in the genre while the latter is usually, "guys bust in to steal stuff" not...
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House of the Dragon 1x6 "The Princess and the Queen" review
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1x06 "THE PRINCESS AND THE QUEEN" is basically a reboot of the entire House of the Dragon series, which is an odd thing to happen in the fifth episode of the season. Here, we...
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Anon (2018) review
ANON is a 2018 science fiction thriller by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Simone, The Host, In Time). Andrew Niccol really loves his science fiction movies that have high concepts and while I think The...
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House of the Dragon 1x7 "Driftmark" review
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1x07 "DRIFTMARK" is an improvement over the previous episode and gives me hope that we're going to be getting over the massive time skips that leave absolutely no consequences...
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The Auxiliary: London 2039 by Jon Richter review
THE AUXILIARY: LONDON 2039 is a dark, seedy, and depressing story about a cyberpunk future as well as a broken/damaged detective investigating a murder. The thing is that I'm not actually...
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Beyond a Steel Sky review
BEYOND A STEEL SKY is the follow-up to the classic cyberpunk point and click adventure game BENEATH A STEEL SKY. I really enjoyed that game and it's rusted Australian vision of the future as Robert...
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House of the Dragon 1x8 "The Lord of the Tides" review
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1x08 "THE LORD OF THE TIDES" is one of the biggest episodes in the series and it's interesting because it is one of the quieter ones. While there's yet another unnecessary time...
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Star Trek: Requiem (New Frontier #9) review
I am a huge fan of NEW FRONTIER and the series by Peter David is among there with the Dresden Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for some of the biggest influences on my writing. No one can quite...
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Star Trek: Picard: Second Self by Una McCormack review
STAR TREK: PICARD is something of a broken base for me. It's one of my all-time favorite time periods in the Star Trek chronology for the world-building set up in Season One: the Romulan supernova,...
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Ten Indie Space Opera and Military Science Fiction Recommendations
Space opera and military science fiction are genres that have benefited tremendously from the boom in indie publishing. If nothing else, geeks love space and thus the kind of people who own kindles and...
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House of the Dragon 1x09 "The Green Council"
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1x09 "THE GREEN COUNCIL" is easily the best of the episodes so far. I think this will be a controversial decision but it's how I feel. After a lot of issues with previous...
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House of the Dragon 1x10 "The Black Queen" review
Do you hate the Greens? I know I do. George R.R. Martin stated when he wrote The Dance of the Dragons, he expected fans to be divided on which side to support. Then he found out that it was...
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Interstellar Gunrunner by James Wolanyk review
INTERSTELLAR GUNRUNNER by James Wolanyk is something that has been recommended on my feed for some time. Indeed, for years, right under THE RULES OF SUPERVILLAINY it was always being told to me...
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