Next up for the Hugo Award finalists is Aliette de Bodard’s story of political intrigue, familial conflict, and reckless romance in a fantasy version of pre-colonial Vietnam. Imperial Princess Thanh was sent to the country of Ephteria when she was still a child. Being a royal hostage was one of the only things she was
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World is set 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park and takes place on the same fictional island of Isla Nublar. A successful theme park of cloned dinosaurs, dubbed Jurassic World, has operated on the island for years, bringing John Hammond’s original dream to fruition. The park plunges into
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! *SPOILER WARNING, WARNING FOR SPOILERS, SPOILING ALL THE THINGS* Yes, the Binary System Podcast team has done the unthinkable, we’ve watched a new movie while it’s still in the theaters, so there’s a chance that a spoiler warning might actually be
Maybe there’s a reason the word “collaborator” has become synonymous with “war criminal.” Keep reading for a review of Saga #59. Some spoilers below. First off, the art for this issue was lovely as always, but also dynamic and, in places, really funny. I absolutely love the panel of the frog jumping at the other
Romantic girls like Beauty and the Beast; vanilla girls like Cinderella; goth girls like Snow White. Only dying girls like Sleeping Beauty. Alix E. Harrow is up for two Hugo awards this year, adding to a long list of nominations for her novels and short stories. In her Hugo-nominated novella this year, young Zinnia Grey
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick follows Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) who after more than 30 years of service is where he belongs, one of the Navy’s top aviators, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. However, that all changes when Maverick
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! For once we had a plan! We talked about the latest two episodes of Lore Olympus, and asked the important questions: WHAT is happening to the ruling gods, and HOW is it all Zeus’ fault? (Because you know it is.) After
“We are but fevered stars. Here a little while, bright with promise, before we burn away.” – Obregi Book of Flowers Rebecca Roanhorse returns us to Meridian, the fantasy version of Pre-Columbian Americas in the second book of her “Between Earth and Sky” series. Book 1 ended with the slaughter of the entire ruling body
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! It’s been a long time since Cecil and Carlos have been able to take a vacation (I’m sure we all know what that’s like) so this week they dropped Esteban off with Cecil’s sister and headed off to the Big City!