A review by Nalini Haynes ★★★★ In the future, D-mat (teleport) is the mode of transport. Similar technology called ‘fabbing’ replicates all humanity’s needs, substituting cleaning clothes …
Speculative fiction
Ender’s Game: Inside the world of an epic adventure by Jed Alger
A review by Nalini Haynes I’ve reviewed Ender’s Game the novel. I’m in the process of writing a review of the movie and a comparison …
Wholock: the best Doctor Who/Sherlock mashup EVER
Wholock mashes Doctor Who and Sherlock. This is the BEST fanfic I’ve seen in quite a while. ‘Nuff said. Who is this John Smith?
Doctor Who s01e01: Rose
A review by Nalini Haynes After a hiatus, in 2005 Doctor Who returned with a new series, new creators and a new Doctor. Christopher Eccleston …
Maison d’Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere)
by Evie Kendal Website in English: http://www.ailleurs.ch/en/ Maison d’Ailleurs is a dedicated science fiction museum in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. The full name in English is The …
Champion by Marie Lu
A review by Nalini Haynes Champion concludes the Legend trilogy. I’ve previously reviewed Legend and Prodigy; I recommend reading these reviews first. June Iparis and …
Ender’s Game (the novel) by Orson Scott Card
A review by Nalini Haynes Andrew Wiggins calls himself Ender. Ender’s older siblings are geniuses but Peter, the oldest, is a sadistic torturer of people …
Doctor Who (1970): Spearhead from Space
The Doctors Revisited vol 1 part iii A review by Nalini Haynes ‘The Spearhead from Space’ is Jon Pertwee’s first appearance as the Doctor. Arriving …
Hunger Games: Catching Fire (movie)
A review by Nalini Haynes In the past 15 years reality television has grown to dominate prime time television because it’s cheaper to make than …
Doctor Who (1967): Enemy of the World
A review by Nalini Haynes To be released on 27 November 2013 Missing for 45 years, most of ‘The Enemy of the World’ episodes were …
Doctor Who (1967): The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Doctors Revisited volume I part ii of iv A review by Nalini Haynes Foolish humans search for the tomb of the cybermen in the …
Doctor Who (1964): The Aztecs
The Doctors Revisited, part 1 disc 1 A review by Nalini Haynes An epic bundle – eleven discs in all – arrived last week for …
Doctor Who (1966): The Tenth Planet
A review by Nalini Haynes The Doctor (William Hartnell), Polly (Anneke Wills) and Ben (Michael Craze) arrive on the South Pole of Earth near a …
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
A review by Nalini Haynes Ancillary Justice is a pun. The Justice of Toren is a spaceship in the vein of Anne McCaffrey’s sentient ships …
Intrusion by Ken MacLeod
A review by Nalini Haynes Hope and Hugh Morrison are expecting their second child. This is the second time Hope has refused ‘the fix’, a …