Full Speed to a Crash Landing
{5/5} “Because, see, the law says a ship crash can be scavenged if it’s not reported by the government as off-limits. And Roundabout’s not been reported. So, I’m in the right here, and just because you don’t like that don’t mean I’m breaking the law… but you, on the other hand, ignored a distress call […]
‘Rillas and Other Science Fiction Stories
{5/5} “‘But you’re no longer on the ship,’ he found himself whispering, so softly he actually heard the stiff rustle of the alien’s garments as he moved closer to the other door out of aural necessity. ‘You… you were only doing what was essential… it went beyond a matter of choice. If you… your kind… […]
Murderbot (season 1)
{5/5} “‘Where you from?’ ‘Industrial Junction 151523.’ ‘That sounds nice.’” Murderbot season 1, aired in 2025 A cyborg who calls itself Murderbot has hacked its security system and is now free. It’s still working for humans, though, because it doesn’t know what else to do. After taking its helmet off and effectively calming a wounded […]
Person of Interest (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Banking is mostly looking clever and wearing the right clothes.” Person of Interest season 1, aired in 2011-12 John beats up some thugs on the subway and catches the interest of Mr. Finch. Although John is homeless Finch understands that he just needs something to do. He has an intriguing proposition for him — […]
Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus’s Children
{4.5/5} “The captain shook his head, watching the big ship draw closer. Docking wasn’t the way he would have described what was happening. It was more like they were being swallowed whole. Eaten for breakfast.” Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus’s Children by Dave Stern, published in 2004 Captain Archer has been imprisoned along with the […]
The Assessment
{4.5/5} “Your supporting material, as previously reported, places you in the top 0.1 percentile of citizens.” The Assessment, released in 2024 Mia and Aaryan live near the ocean. Mia grows their own food in a greenhouse, and Aaryan creates virtual pets because there are no more real ones. They have decided they want to have […]
Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus
{4.5/5} “‘I won’t supply you with warp technology… It would significantly alter the balance of power between you and this Sadir. My captain wouldn’t allow that to happen.’ And Trip wouldn’t allow himself to make the same mistake twice.” Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus by Dave Stern, published in 2003 Captain Archer wants to investigate […]
The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time
{5/5} “On the floor, an exquisite thing, a small thing that could upset balances and knock down a line of small dominoes and then big dominoes and then gigantic dominoes, all down the years across time.” (from “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury) The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time edited by Barry […]
Andor (season 2)
{5/5} “This makes it worth it. This. Right now. Being with you. Being here at the moment you step into the circle… You made this decision long ago. The Empire cannot win.” Andor season 2, aired in 2025 Cassian steals one of the Empire’s ships, with a little help from an inside woman — it’s […]
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
{4.5/5} “There is nothing to be done about it. It just is. And we have to deal with it, or not. In this respect we are no different than the dinosaurs who looked up in the sky sixty-five million years ago and saw the meteor bearing down on them. What we might think or believe […]