Archive for the ‘My thoughts’ Category
Best fantasy & science fiction movies by year
Here’s an update to this list. 2020 was a bad year for many things, including the number of fantasy and science fiction movies released. Hopefully we’ll see more this year, if they can be made safely. Year Winner Runner Ups 2020 Palm Springs Bill & Ted Face the Music The Willoughbys 2019 Avengers: […]
Best tie-in novels by year
Here’s an update to this list. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2020 Una McCormack PICARD: The Last Best Hope 2019 David Mack TNG: Collateral Damage Greg Cox TOS: The Antares Maelstrom Dave Galanter DISCO: Dead Endless Una McCormack DISCO: The Way to the […]
Best science fiction novels by year
Here’s an update to this list. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2020 John Scalzi The Last Emperox Marina J. Lostetter Noumenon Ultra Robert J. Sawyer The Oppenheimer Alternative 2019 Karl Schroeder Stealing Worlds Sue Burke Interference Adrian Tchaikovsky Children of Ruin 2018 Sue Burke Semiosis […]
Best fantasy novels by year
Here’s an update to this list. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2020 Robert Jackson Bennett Shorefall 2019 Claire North The Pursuit of William Abbey 2018 Matt Haig How to Stop Time Robert Jackson Bennett Foundryside Kate Morton The Clockmaker’s Daughter 2017 Neal […]
Author discovery of the year
Here’s an update to this list. The big winner this year is Sue Burke for Semiosis. Runner ups are Dennis E. Taylor for We Are Legion (We Are Bob), Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone for This Is How You Lose the Time War, and John Gregory Betancourt for Star Trek: TNG — Double Helix: Infection. […]
Classic vs. modern: SF & fantasy movies
Here are the best 20 SF movies from the classics (up to 2000) and the best from the modern period (2001+). Classic Modern 12 Monkeys The Adjustment Bureau 2001: A Space Odyssey Arrival Aliens Batman Begins Back to the Future Cloud Atlas Back to the Future Part III Donnie Darko Blade Runner Edge of Tomorrow […]
Classic vs. modern: SF & fantasy novels
It’s nearly impossible to come up with the best 20 SF novels — but 40 is doable. I thought it might be interesting to split them into 2 groups, old vs. new. Here are the best 20 SF novels from the classics (up to 1990) and the best from the modern period (1991+). Classic Modern […]
The best day of 2020
The day that Joe Biden was declared president elect was the best day of 2020 for millions of people. It’s a great day, not just for the US but for the world. There should have been a blue wave, but this result is infinitely better than the alternative. Now we can approach the future with […]
Calabogie & Luskville Falls
I spent a week in Calabogie, which is not too far from Ottawa. I spent 4 days hiking on the nearby trails, part of the Manitou Mountain trail system. I also went hiking with my friend James on the Luskville Falls trail in Gatineau Park. Here are the trails in order: Red Arrow Rock Lookout […]
The presidential debate
Like 4 years ago, I didn’t watch the debate. But I read enough to understand what happened. No one should have to watch a debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. It’s ridiculous to pretend that it’s a reasonable activity. One of them is a debater, and the other is a bull in a china […]