a review by Nalini Haynes Slippery Jim Degris (the Stainless Steel Rat) and his wife, Angelina, are enjoying life on Moolaplenty until Jim’s cousin Elmo …
Speculative fiction
Equations of Life by Simon Morden
a review by Nalini Haynes Samuil Petrovitch is a Russian PhD student with a shady past living in post-Armageddon London, whose PhD supervisor is Pif, …
Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
A review by Nalini Haynes The Difference Engine is a steampunk novel beginning with Sybil, an elderly woman, who remembers the events of 1855 when …
Spiral by Paul McEuen
A review by Nalini Haynes Double-helix DNA looks like a spiral, hence the name of this novel. During World War II Liam Connor is a …
BATTLECRY: Sten Omnibus 1 by Chris Bunch & Allan Cole
a review by Elyse Taylor Battlecry is not a book. It’s more like a conquest. Well technically, it’s an anthology, but I digress. This edition …
Machine of Death edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo & David Malki
A review by Steve Cameron Imagine a world where anyone can pay a basic fee, poke their finger into the slot of a machine that …
Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
a review by Nalini Haynes Emiko is a windup girl, a genetically engineered creature designed and trained to act as a personal assistant and consort …
Barking Death Squirrels by Douglas A. Van Belle
a review by Steve Cameron Publisher: Random Static Year: 2010 Sometime in the far future, mankind has travelled beyond the limitations of our solar system …
Stargate Universe
A review by Nalini Haynes There is a stargate on a planet, Icarus, and a computer-stored address with a 9th chevron. So of course the …
Syfy Cancellations
by Nalini Haynes Not so long ago, the SciFi channel (pay TV in the USA) changed its name to Syfy, (pronounced ‘siffy’). Syfy is distancing …
Daniel Haynes: Starcraft 2 analysis of Prae.ThorZain’s bio-expand variation
Daniel Haynes’ Starcraft 2 analysis of Prae.ThorZain’s bio-expand variation. Prae.ThorZain is undeniably a rising star being made famous by his performance in the Team Liquid …
Yatterman
a review by Nalini Haynes Director: Takashi Miike Distributor: Madman Runtime: 107 minutes Yatterman is a two person team, Gan (Yatterman 1) and his girlfriend …
Cronos directed by Guillermo Del Toro
a review by Nalini Haynes Director: Guillermo Del Toro Distributor: Madman Cronos is a vampire tale with a twist; what if vampirism was a result of …
Raging Phoenix
a review by Nalini Haynes Distributor: Madman Language: Thai, with English subtitles Raging Phoenix focuses on Deu is a young woman whose attempted kidnapping is …
Splice
a review by Nalini Haynes Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody) are two biochemists gene splicing – hence the name Splice – in attempts …