A Novel/Anthology That Ian Likes: Pavane by Keith Roberts

Back in 1588, England was invaded by the Spanish Armada. The ungodly Church of England – and the unnatural Queen Elizabeth who headed it – were thrown down and Catholicism was restored as the kingdom’s only religion. But in the years that followed, natural philosophy began a very slow rebellion and the world began a … Continue reading A Novel/Anthology That Ian Likes: Pavane by Keith Roberts →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 14: Lords And Ladies

After the colossal success of Small Gods, you might think that Terry Pratchett might have wanted to try out some other new ideas. However, given the way that publishing works, any ramifications from a successful novel weren’t likely to be felt for a couple of books down the track, what we got next was a … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 14: Lords And Ladies →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 13: Small Gods

There’s a phenomenon known as “capturing lightning in a bottle” that describes the sensation of being in a particular place at precisely the right time to take advantage of a situation that nobody really knew existed before. In 1992, there was a bit of a renaissance for speculative fiction that we hadn’t seen since the … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 13: Small Gods →

An Episode Of Star Trek That Ian Likes: The Doomsday Machine

Captain James Kirk is in trouble: he’s answered a distress call from the U.S.S. Constellation only to find it a wrecked hull, floating in space. The only survivor, Commodore Matt Decker, is wracked with guilt after sending his crew to what he thought was safety, only to watch them killed as the planet he thought … Continue reading An Episode Of Star Trek That Ian Likes: The Doomsday Machine →