Ah, steampunk. It can be wonderful, or it can be all aesthetic and no substance. Ef Deal’s solid debut novel definitely has substance, although it does show that it’s a debut. (Mine was pretty rough around the edges too). This is steampunk with dark fantasy elements, bordering on horror, and…

I don’t often do video game reviews as I tend to spend my play time on a couple of MMORPGs I am sadly addicted to. Every so often, though, somebody sends me something for Nebula consideration…that will actually run on a Mac ;). I always appreciate this. The latest offering…

In the first episode, we see how Burnham arrives in the future. In this episode, we see what happens to poor Discovery. A rather bruised and battered starship arrives in a future in which the Federation is no longer a power. Saru seems to predict this, smartly suggesting they stay…

What do you do when you are 900 years in the future and nothing you believe in still exists? You go home. For much of the Discovery crew, that means Earth. And with the spore drive, that’s an easy hop back to the Alpha Quadrant. Except that Earth is not…

900 years or so in the future, and Michael lands, without Discovery, on a planet that is absolutely, 100% not Terralisia. Oops. It’s unclear where and exactly when she is, but it appears that 900 years in the future from Star Trek is Star Wars. I jest…but only a little…

The music episode. Guest starring Deborah Ann Woll, who can definitely sing (and has theater experience), as pop singer Carly Farmer. Ben finds himself in the body of her bodyguard (and sort of boyfriend), Jack. Carly is in danger and the obvious suspect is her “crazy” sister, Jamie. But things…

Okay, so he’s not a cowboy, he’s a vet. One of the patterns of early Quantum Leap is that what Sam is really there for is something he completely misses while he focuses on what he thinks he’s there for. For example, in episode three, he’s really there to leave…

One of the interesting things about the original Quantum Leap is that it is one of the most openly religious speculative fiction shows produced that is not religious fiction (such as Touched By An Angel or The Good Place). Sam openly believes in God. And God may be the force…

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review and award consideration purposes. I’m always intrigued to find cyberpunk written by people with origins outside western Europe. Nyri A. Bakkalian is American-Armenian, and one of her protagonists is also Armenian. However, this book is steeped in Japan…where Bakkalian lived…