The Surrogates: Know the Comic Before the Movie
The Surrogates is a moody tale set in the not-so-distant future when the majority of adults interact with the world through surrogates: realistic androids that allow them all the benefits of being...
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Top Black Characters in Science Fiction
The future. Whether 20 years or 200 years from now, the sci-fi genre is all about new possibilities and new ideas. Change. Often, sci-fi TV shows, movies and books give us the perfect opportunity to...
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Whatever Happened to Doctor Who‘s Sarah Jane Smith?
The Sarah Jane Adventures wrapped its fourth season last Tuesday night (10/15) … at least it did in the UK. Alas, for we poor souls in the Colonies there is no firm date for us to enjoy the exploits of...
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Top 10 Things Science Fiction Promised Us That Didn’t Happen in 2010
Science fiction makes a lot of predictions about the future — that’s really the point, isn’t it? The best science fiction looks at the future, trying to see where we are headed and what it will be like...
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Book Review: The Lifecycle of Software Objects
One of the best books I read in 2007 was Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life: and Others, a collection of science fiction tales. I came across the book in the library and I’d never heard of Chiang but...
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Stories About Girls, Part 1
Back in December, fellow GeekDad Jonathan Knudsen asked the question “Where are the stories for girls?” We got several responses from readers, but it really got me thinking about the subject. I also...
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Infographic Proves that Geeks Read a Lot (and Lots of Kids’ Books)
David McCandless of Information is Beautiful has come up with a must-read book infographic that has a definite sci-fi/fantasy/futuristic slant. From what I can see, the top picks (after To Kill a...
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Not Entangled by Quantum Thief
Writing book reviews can be difficult. One person may like a book… another person may not. As a rule, I don’t like to review books that I haven’t enjoyed. I know how difficult it can be to write a...
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Sci-Fi Trench Warfare in Germline
Fresh off a few weeks of reading non-stop steampunk novels, the timing couldn’t have been better for author T.C. McCarthy to inquire whether I might like to take a read of his new novel, Germline. A...
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Flashback British Sci-Fi Action With Dan Dare
I love cheesy sci-fi from the early 1930s through the 1960s. I make it a point to watch Forbidden Planet every year and my office is a collection of retro robots and rockets scattered on the shelves...
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A Great Science Fiction Ship Battle Requires Faith
I finished up Faith by John Love a few weeks ago — I set aside the book and put off my review so I could ponder just exactly what I had finished reading. And, yes, it’s taken me a few ...
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Sci-Fi Genetic Warfare in Exogene
A while back I wrote a review of T.C. McCarthy’s Germline, the first book in his Subterrene War series. The story followed a journalist as he joined the fighting in Kazakhstan for rare metals. Much of...
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GeekDad Interview: Author-Illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi
Tony DiTerlizzi's new book, A Hero for WondLa, was just released this week and he's currently on his book tour. It's a sequel to The Search for WondLa, and both books are great sci-fi stories for kids,...
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The Infinite Twists and Turns of a Multiverse
I always try to find the proper words when reviewing a good science fiction story -- I try to avoid those words I would have used in high school -- wicked and totally awesome come to mind. Many...
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GeekDad Exclusive: New Covers Revealed for Across the Universe Trilogy
GeekDad gives you a first look at the new covers for Across the Universe by Beth Revis.
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Alexander Outland: Space Pirate Review — Gotta Love a Scoundrel
Review of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate, a new book from G. J. Koch. The crew of the Sixty-Nine find themselves under fire from a mysterious fleet of ships that chase them to Herion, a dangerous...
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The Expanse, Book 2: Caliban’s War Review
Book 2 in The Expanse Trilogy continues the story of life in the near future where humans have expanded out into our solar system. But humans will be humans, and they've brought the good and the bad...
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We Want You! Join the Cosmic Patrol Today!
Cosmic Patrol puts the players in the role of Patrolmen -- the first and last line of defense for humans in a dangerous galaxy. Patrolmen explore, discover, and defend the interests of humans wherever...
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Re-Watching Total Recall on Blu-ray
I am not really the type of person who is drawn to Schwarzenegger movies -- but I am a fan of smart sci-fi with its own vision. And the look and ideas behind Total Recall, the 1990 film starring Arnold...
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