Stargate: Continuum Martin Wood, Brad Wright Quick View: A proper, if slightly underwhelming, finale to the SG1 plotline. They do the series justice. Full Review: Stargate: Continuum was the final chapter of the Stargate SG-1 series, made in movie form to give a proper ending to the long running critically acclaimed SyFy… Continue reading Stargate: Continuum
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Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Halo: Hunters in the Dark Peter David Quick View: Hunters in the Dark is one of the best installments in the Halo extended universe, so much so that I rate it as one of my all time favorite scifi novels. Full Review: Very rarely do I find myself completely lost in a… Continue reading Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo: Contact Harvest Joseph Staten Quick View: Full Review: Halo: Contact Harvest is easily one of the most iconic halo novels in the expanded halo universe. This novel offers the origin story of the primary conflict of the series, and gives a more in depth look at some of the iconic characters… Continue reading Halo: Contact Harvest
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace George Lucas Quick View:A Long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, society is on the brink of war. Can two Jedi ambassadors and their lucky aquatic friend save the queen and stop the trade federation from enslaving her planet? Full Review: Star Wars… Continue reading Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Halo: New Blood
Halo: New Blood Matt Forbeck Quick View: Matt Forbeck’s latest installment in the halo series does not disappoint. This novel does a wonderful job utilizing the vast lore of the halo universe while following the journey of the Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Buck as he journey’s from young marine to SPARTAN IV Super Soldier.… Continue reading Halo: New Blood
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Stargate: The Ark of Truth Robert C. Cooper Quick View: This straight to DVD movie acts more like the final episode of the TV series and less like a proper movie, being overshadowed by the larger, more definitive Stargate: Continuum. Full Review: Stargate: Ark of Truth is one of two movies produced… Continue reading Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Halo: The Cole Protocol
Halo: The Cole Protocol Tobias S. Buckle Quick View: Full Review: Halo: The Cole Protocol brings a new, very unique take on the halo universe, its tropes, the factions, and in the end, humanity as a whole. We see a new and original view of the relationship between the United Nations Space… Continue reading Halo: The Cole Protocol
Stargate
Stargate Roland Emmerich Quick View: The story of a soldier, an archaeologist, and a wormhole that drops you right at the doorstep of an Egyptian god. What could go wrong? Full Review: Stargate was a breathtaking, and visually astounding, science fiction movie from the early 90s. This movie helped inspire a lot… Continue reading Stargate
Atlas 3
Atlas 3 Isaac Hooke Quick View: A worthy and satisfying conclusion to an enjoyable space marine series. Publisher’s summary: The ATLAS mechanized battle suits are the pinnacle of military technology, boasting awesome destructive power—but what is behind the armor is only human. Rade Galaal, elite soldier and ATLAS operator, has been tested—and broken—by savage… Continue reading Atlas 3
Atlas 2
Atlas 2 Isaac Hooke Quick View: An excellent sequel which follows both Rade and Shaw’s struggle to survive the alien menace. Publisher’s summary: The desperate battle on far-flung Geronimo may have ended in a qualified victory for the elite MOTH soldiers in their devastating, atomic-powered ATLAS mechs…but the cost was a massive one, paid… Continue reading Atlas 2