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Contemporary Documentary offers a rich survey of the rapidly expanding landscape of documentary...
Divided We Fall (Divided We Fall, #1)
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From the author of the acclaimed WORDS IN THE DUST: an action-packed YA novel set in a frighteningly...
Invasion USA: Anti-Communist Movies of the 1950s and 1960s
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In 1947 and again in 1951, when the queasy wartime alliance of the United States and the Soviet...
Madness in Black Women's Diasporic Fictions: Aesthetics of Resistance: 2017
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This collection chronicles the strategic uses of madness in works by black women fiction writers...
Moondance
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Bittersweet, at times funny, and always emotionally raw, this is by far the most moving and honest...
Clearly made on a punishingly low budget, and the vision of the future is occasionally a bit wonky from a modern perspective, but the five episodes written by series creator Chris Boucher are some of the best, most intelligent, wittiest and most cynical SF ever broadcast by the BBC. The other episodes not so much: everything gets a bit campy and there are a lot of national stereotypes on display. (Plus, the theme tune has been called the worst in TV history, and most of the incidental music is rubbish too.) Even when it's not particularly good, it's always trying to do something a bit different, and David Calder is consistently excellent as Spring. Not the first nor the last SF or fantasy show to be cut loose by the BBC before it had a chance to realise its potential.
Merissa (11938 KP) rated All That Glitters (Sol #1) in Books
May 8, 2021
Mica left Sol five years ago to follow her dream, although this did mean leaving her lover behind. Simon had his own plans for Mica and himself that he never told her, pride and circumstance getting in the way. Things go well for Mica, but not so good for Simon. It is due to these circumstances that Simon shoots down Mica's craft, not knowing that she is the pilot. Choices have to be made by Mica and Simon - will they ever be able to trust each other, and be together, again?
This novella packs a punch as you have pretty much everything you could wish for. You get a back story, plot, and possible future. You learn about their political system, about the different categories of planets, and the different people who live on them. With plenty of action and adventure, this is a delightful first story in the Sol Sisters series. Definitely recommended by me.
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