MySF Reviews

Short reviews of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and alternate history media.

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/12/30/star-wars-the-last-jedi-film-review/

Star Wars - The Last Jedi - film review

“Star Wars – The Last Jedi” Rey promotional poster.Coming off the successes of The Force Awakens and Rogue One, I had high hopes for Star Wars – The Last Jedi. Great characters were introduced in Episode VII, and the ending left it open to a lot of different...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/12/21/artemis-by-andy-weir-audiobook-review/

Artemis by Andy Weir - audiobook review

“Artemis” by Andy Weir audiobook cover.After reading The Martian at the gentle (and repeated) insistence from a friend, I enjoyed it quite a lot. When I heard a new novel by Andy Weir was coming out, I decided to read it much more quickly than I had the previous novel. Artemis is...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/12/13/the-orville-season-one-television-series-review/

The Orville Season One - television series review

“The Orville” Season One teaser poster.When I first heard about The Orville Season One, the trailers gave the impression that it would be a parody of space opera adventure series such as Star Trek. When I first started watching it, this confused me because there didn’t seem to...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/11/30/letters-from-father-christmas-by-j-r-r-tolkien-short-audiobook-review/

Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien - short audiobook review

“Letters from Father Christmas” by J.R.R. Tolkien – audiobook cover.I’ve had Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien sitting on my shelf for years, but I kept forgetting it was there. I finally decided to listen to the audiobook version since I wasn’t having...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/11/21/i-am-your-father-documentary-film-review/

I Am Your Father - documentary film review

“I Am Your Father” poster.I remember seeing Star Wars when I was young. I don’t know if it was in the theater or not, though I do remember seeing The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in theaters. I even got my picture in the paper while waiting in line...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/11/17/the-truth-is-in-the-stars-documentary-film-review/

The Truth Is in the Stars - documentary film review

“The Truth Is in the Stars” poster.The Truth Is in the Stars is pretty new (only a few days old now, since its release), and I almost never get to see documentaries that quickly after release. The premise of this documentary sounded interesting: William Shatner travels around and...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/11/01/origin-by-dan-brown-book-review/

Origin by Dan Brown - book review

“Origin” by Dan Brown – UK hardcover.Origin, by Dan Brown, started off strong, but quickly became a lecture on the eventual replacement of religion by science. If you were looking to enjoy Robert Langdon solving puzzles and saving the day with intellect, you’ll have to dig in 3...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/10/25/those-idiots-from-earth-by-richard-wilson-collection-review/

Those Idiots from Earth by Richard Wilson - collection review

“Those Idiots from Earth” by Richard WilsonThose Idiots from Earth was one of my random purchases. I love browsing used book stores and picking up random older titles, just to see what I find. Sometimes they are good, sometimes not so much, and sometimes I discover a new favorite...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/10/16/mirages-and-speculations-edited-by-lyn-worthen-anthology-review/

Mirages and Speculations - edited by Lyn Worthen - anthology review

“Mirages and Speculations” edited by Lyn Worthen.Anyone who knows me can tell you how much I love a good anthology. I have over 100 of them, and I’m always looking for new ones with new stories. Lyn Worthen has packed Mirages and Speculations: Science Fiction and Fantasy from...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/10/11/the-undead-road-by-david-powers-king/

The Undead Road by David Powers King

“The Undead Road – My Zombie Summer Part One” by David Powers King.I’m not really a huge horror fan. I’m especially not a huge zombie fan. Films, books, television series, and games that feature them have never been my favorites, and I generally avoid them. That...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/10/06/extraordinary-zoology-by-howard-tayler-audiobook-review/

Extraordinary Zoology by Howard Tayler - audiobook review

“Extraordinary Zoology” by Howard Tayler audiobook cover.Extraordinary Zoology is the first novella in the Tales from the Monsternomicon series set in the Iron Kingdoms tabletop miniatures game world from Privateer Press. Outside of his Schlock Mercenary series, this is the longest...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/09/30/the-fellowship-of-the-ring-by-j-r-r-tolkien-audiobook-review/

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien - audiobook review

“The Fellowship of the Ring” by J.R.R. Tolkien unabridged audiobook.It’s been a very long time since I last read (or started to read) The Fellowship of the Ring. I always seemed to get distracted. Then I’d not get back to it until it had been long enough that I needed to...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/09/19/tokyo-raider-by-larry-correia-short-audiobook-review/

Tokyo Raider by Larry Correia - short audiobook review

“Tokyo Raider” by Larry Correia – audiobook.Tokyo Raider is set a couple decades after Murder on the Orient Elite, another Grimnoir short audiobook story by Larry Correia. It follows Jake Sullivan’s son, Joe, when Tōru Tokugawa—the leader of the Imperium—requests he come...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/09/14/mr-bliss-by-j-r-r-tolkien-short-audiobook-review/

Mr Bliss by J.R.R. Tolkien - short audiobook review

“Mr Bliss” by J.R.R. Tolkien and read by Derek Jacobi.While I am a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, I’ll admit I hadn’t heard of Mr Bliss until recently. It’s a bit of an odd duck, really, and quite unlike most of Tolkien’s other works. It reminded me a...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/08/30/mathematics-of-eternity-by-david-m-kelly-book-review/

Mathematics of Eternity by David M. Kelly - book review

“Mathematics of Eternity” by David M. Kelly.Mathematics of Eternity is the first book in a new series by David M. Kelly. Joe Ballen is a cab driver who used to work as an engineer in space until he was almost killed. After getting framed for the murder of his fare (who actually...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/08/22/ladyhawke-film-review/

Ladyhawke - film review

“Ladyhawke” theatrical teaser poster.I remember seeing Ladyhawke when it first came out, and it was beautiful then. The music, the costumes, most of the acting; it was all very imaginative and delightful to behold. It has been several years since I last watched it, so I figured the...

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A new review has been published on MySF Reviews: http://www.my-sf.com/2017/08/16/doctor-who-series-5-television-series-review/

Doctor Who Series 5 - television series review

“Doctor Who Series 5” DVD cover.Doctor Who Series 5 brings us Matt Smith as the new face of the Doctor, and introduces us to Amy Pond, his new companion. There were several excellent episodes in this season, but my favorites were “Vincent and the Doctor”, “The...