Science fiction

  • Surviving Humanity in Subnautica

    Like most survival video-games, Subnautica’s main premise is straightforward: you have crash-landed your spaceship on an alien planet. You have naught but your wits and…

  • Bowie Fiction

    There was a time during the twentieth century when the position of the greatest science fiction author was officially split into three. The greatest authors…

  • Lonesome no More!

    Different writers speak to different people. There can be lots of writers that you like, and lots that you don’t. But I think for each…

  • Anybody Can Be a Hero

    “Heroes never die!” – Mercy Released in May 2016 by Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch is a team-based first-person shooter (FPS) that has quickly taken centre-stage in…

  • Bounty Hunters and Space Cowboys: Comparing Killjoys and Firefly

    Killjoys and Firefly entered my repository of favourite TV shows in much the same manner. In both cases, I saw a few posters and heard…

  • No Ghost, Just Shell

    The speculative community has been nurturing a climate of social equity in the past few years. From the removal of statuettes depicting the openly racist…

  • I Aim to Misbehave – The Confusing Gender Politics of Firefly

    Warning: Spoilers ahead, potentially offensive language, and mention of sexual violence. Let me be upfront about this: I think the space western Firefly might be…

  • 4 Webcomics with which to Coldly Murder Your Productivity

    Plume (Fantasy/Supernatural) One of the very first webcomics I read, Plume is the story of Vesper Grey, a young woman living in the early 1800s…

  • Review of Wychman Road by Ben Berman Ghan

    It’s an age-old question, one that has embedded itself in the consciousness of humanity for as long as we can perceive, and that dares us…

  • Just Peace: Ambitious Politics in Doctor Who

    Yes, in this post I will be discussing specific scenes. Yes, there will be spoilers. Doctor Who is an awesome show; you don’t need me…