Not Till We Are Lost
{4.5/5} “We’d deciphered the texts from the administrative station, which were essentially identical to internet RFCs. A quick test netted us local star maps. Now we would be able to converse via SCUT when we needed to. I did another test, asking the station if there were any biological entities on-site we could talk to. […]
Star Trek: Discovery (season 5)
{4.5/5} “I got a second chance once. This is yours.” Star Trek: Discovery season 5, aired in 2024 Captain Burnham and the Discovery have been tasked with retrieving a top-secret item from an 800-year-old Romulan ship that has just been discovered. But scavengers get there first and get away with the item. Burnham breaks up […]
Person of Interest (season 2)
{4.5/5} “Sometimes you need to break a few eggs to save lives.” Person of Interest season 2, aired in 2012-13 Root has kidnapped Finch, so Reese talks directly to the machine to get it to help. While Finch works on the mysterious words the machine gave him, he asks Carter to look into Alicia’s murder. […]
Last Chance to Save the World
{5/5} “‘Ada,’ he says again, sharper now. ‘I’m not going to sleep with someone who kidnaps me.’ ‘Oh my god, are you still on that? It was one time.’ ‘It was literally this week! I am currently still in the process of being kidnapped!‘” Last Chance to Save the World by Beth Revis, published in […]
How to Steal a Galaxy
{4.5/5} “‘If you want to know what’s in my purse, just ask.’ I pull on the strings, showing him inside. ‘What trouble could I get in with nothing more than a data recorder and some lip gloss?’ He flinches, then he glowers at the way I laugh. ‘You and a data recorder? Dangerous.’” How to […]
Infinite Archive
{4.5/5} “‘Who would kill me? I’m a wonderful person!’ She looked at him flatly. ‘Really. You don’t think any author, editor, spouse, guy you cut off in traffic, person you were mean to… in college, none of them would have motive? Do you know what motive means? I’m starting to think you don’t even read […]
Star Trek: Prodigy (season 2)
{4.5/5} “This guy is one nebula short of a galaxy.” Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, aired in 2024 Dal, Rok-Tahk, Jankom Pog, Zero, and Murf are asked to join Admiral Janeway on the Voyager-A. The mission is to investigate the new wormhole that was created with the destruction of the Protostar, and try to reach […]
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 […]