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News Archive
Current: January 2004
The
Fist and the Stars
Authors David Sherman and Dan Cragg interviewed about the art of
writing high octane military science fiction and how their Starfist
novels were informed by their own years in the services.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
The
Great Science Fiction Writers Christmas Stuffing '03
An all-star lineup of authors - including Tom Holt, Robert Jordan,
Juliet E. McKenna, Laurell K. Hamilton, David Brin and Tad Williams
- interviewed with a few seasonally pertinent questions. Ho ho ho.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
Novacon
33
Pauline brings you a personal appraisal of the UK's favourite annual
science fiction convention and why, after 33 years without missing
one, it is now almost a matter of pride for her to attend.
(ARTICLES)
Lapins
It was one of the most select restaurants of Time. Beyond Knot Pitt,
marked on any chronotopic map of the Tourism Special Offices ...
Michael Haulica serves up some time twistery in the form of his
latest short SF story.
(FICTION)
Enjoying
Jackson's Take On Tolkien
Now that Jackson's take on the Lord of the Rings trilogy has been
put to bed, Joseph asks just what has been achieved ... and will
history smile on this particular cinematic adaptation?
(ARTICLES)
Gothika
Who says that an overwrought and absurd horror/suspense thriller
blessed with a stellar cast cannot be appealing in its occasional
lapses? Frank gets scary with his latest movie review.
(FILM REVIEWS)
Timeline
Frank finds that Timeline is a flashy SF actioner that boasts some
mighty fine credentials that many other time-traveling movie vehicles
might wish they could hang their hats on.
(FILM REVIEWS)
The
Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings completes its cycle with The
Return of the King, a spectacular film of complex battles and breathtaking
scenery. Mark ponders whether the final part of the trilogy delivers
all that it promises.
(FILM REVIEWS)
The
Shipment (Star Trek Enterprise)
The Shipment was designed to be a turning point for Enterprise;
more specifically, the episode is meant to change the way the viewer
responds to the Xindi, by making the race more sympathetic. Unfortunately,
our Evan tended to find the writers' tactics here just a little
on the obvious side.
(TV REVIEWS)
The
Offworld Report: Science Fiction and Fantasy: January '04
Heinlein gets a new book, China Miéville's delves into the new 'weird
fiction', Canadian SF comes of age, and the all-new Battlestar Galactica
returns to the screens.
(NEWS)
The
Offworld Report: Weird Science: January 2004
A look at the problems of interstellar flight, the frosty mountains
of Venus, and why the founder of PayPal is now looking to ride to
orbit on kerosene.
(NEWS)
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