The Orville Season One – television series review
When I first heard about The Orville Season One, the trailers gave the impression that it would be a parody of space opera…
Tag: military science fiction
Crest of the Stars – anime television series review
I lived in Japan when the Crest of the Stars anime television series was first released. I even have a promotional VHS tape…
Shadow of Victory by David Weber – novel review
I’ve been waiting for this book for a while. David Weber has been building up to some of the events in Shadow of…
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 – anime film review
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is set in the Universal Century timeline (the main Gundam storyline) thirty years after the events in Mobile Suit…
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 – Stardust Memory – original video animation review
I have to admit: I really enjoy most Gundam series. Many people dismiss Gundam as “just another giant robot anime”, but they miss…
The Road to Hell by David Weber and Joelle Presby
It has been a long wait for The Road to Hell, the third book in David Weber’s Multiverse series. The first two books…
A Call to Duty by David Weber and Timothy Zahn – book review
Ever since it was announced that Timothy Zahn’s short story “A Call to Arms” was going to be expanded into a series, I…
Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii and 3DS – game review
Xenoblade Chronicles was a Japanese role playing game released in Japan in 2010. It seemed fated to never arrive on North American shores.…
Hell’s Foundations Quiver by David Weber
Hell’s Foundations Quiver is the eighth book in the Safehold series from David Weber. I strongly recommend that you read the first seven…
Insurgent – film review
The movie Insurgent was a slightly flawed, but solid, sequel to Divergent, with excellent special effects, strong performances by the lead actors, and…
Space Battleship Yamato – film review
Many people grew up watching the animated Space Battleship Yamato (known as Star Blazers in the United States) on television before or after…
Edge of Tomorrow – film review
If you read my previous review of All You Need Is Kill, you may be wondering what the movie Edge of Tomorrow, starring…
Redshirts by John Scalzi – book review
I wanted to like Redshirts by John Scalzi. I loved the redshirt themed satire. I enjoyed the campiness of the dialog when the…
Tales of Honor volume 1: On Basilisk Station by Matt Hawkins, Jung-Geun Yoon, Sang-Il Jeong, and Linda Sejic
I have long been a fan of the military science fiction of David Weber, especially the Honor Harrington series (or “Honorverse“). Tales of…
Godzilla (2014) – film review
When I heard there was going to be a new Godzilla movie, I thought, “Oh no.” My friend dragged me to see it…
The Chaplain’s War by Brad R. Torgersen – book review
Before reading The Chaplain’s War, I had only read one other work by Brad R. Torgersen (“The Bricks of Cassiopeiae“). Even though I…
Beyond the Sun edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt – anthology review
I enjoy short stories for a variety of reasons. I like quick little bites of story which grab my attention and give me…
All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka – book review
All You Need Is Kill is a Japanese novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, translated by Alexander O. Smith. It tells the tale of Keiji,…
Book review: Vicky Peterwald – Target by Mike Shepherd
When I heard Mike Shepherd was doing a series about one of my favorite minor characters in the Kris Longknife books, I was…
Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson – short fiction review
Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson is a military science fiction e-short released by Tor and available on most e-reader platforms. The story focuses on…
Battleship – film review
The first thing I thought when I heard someone was making a film based on the original Battleship board game from Milton Bradley…