a review by Nalini Haynes Peacemaker is set in a national park encompassed by a supercity in futuristic Australia. Virgin is the very capable park ranger. …
Speculative fiction
Mole Hunt by Paul Collins
a review by Nalini Haynes Maximus Black is an 18 year old cadet in the interstellar peacekeeping agency known as RIM. He is a sociopath of …
Burn Bright by Marianne de Pierres
a review by Braiden Asciak This review of Burn Bright was originally published on Braiden’s website then published in Dark Matter issue 5, September 2011 with …
Echo City by Tim Lebbon
A review by Jade Hounsell Ok….where to start with Echo City?? I could do what I usually do and give you a run down on the …
Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat by Andrez Bergen
a review by Jane Feely The first thing I noticed when I began to read Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat was how unlike it was to anything else …
Metropolis
a review by Nalini Haynes Director: Fritz Lang Year: 1927, re-released in 2010 Distributor: Madman Freder is a young man living in Metropolis, a city built …
A Million
a review by Steve Cameron Distributor: Madman Year: 2009 Language: Korean (with English subtitles) Eight young Koreans become contestants on a Survivor type reality TV …
Monsters
a review by Nalini Haynes Writer and Director: Gareth Edwards Release: 2011 on DVD and BluRay Distributor: Madman Monsters opens with Andrew Kaulder, a photographer, searching …
Divergent by Veronica Roth
a review by Nalini Haynes Beatrice is a 16 year old girl living in a class based futuristic society based on factions, where the factionless are …
Hellhole by Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson
a review by Nalini Haynes General Adolphus led a rebellion against a corrupt Empire and lost. Instead of martyring the General, Diadem Michella, the empress, exiled …
America Pacifica by Anna North
A review by Nalini Haynes Darcy and her mother Sarah live in a one bedroom apartment on an island called ‘America Pacifica’. When Sarah goes missing, …
Game by Krystyna Kuhn
A review by Nalini Haynes The Game introduces Julia and Robert, teenage siblings starting at an elite college for gifted and talented students in a valley …
Razor Gate by Sean Cregan
A review by Nalini Haynes The Razor Gate begins when Maya, daughter of a refugee and US citizen, a journalist whose career is in shreds …
Evangelion 2.22 You can [not] advance
a review by Nalini Haynes Creator: Hideaki Anno of Studio Khara Cover: © khara. All Rights Reserved. Shinji Ikari, Shinji’s father Gendo, Misato, Rei and …
Evangelion 1.11 You are [not] alone
a review by Nalini Haynes Creator: Hideaki Anno of Studio Khara Cover: © khara. All Rights Reserved. Evangelion begins with Shinji Ikari, a boy called to …