The human colony on the planet Argo has long explored and exploited the technology left behind by an extinct alien race. But then an archaeology team accidentally activates a terrible weapon...
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"Seldom does a storytelling talent come along as potent and fully mature as Mike Brotherton. His complex characters take you on a voyage that is both fiercely credible and astonishingly imaginative. This is Science Fiction."
-- David Brin
"Star Dragon is terrific fare, offering readers a fusion of hard science and grand adventure."
-- Locus Magazine
"Star Dragon is steeped in cosmology, the physics of interstellar travel, exobiology, artificial intelligence, bioscience. Brotherton, author of many scientific articles in refereed journals, has written a dramatic, provocative, utterly convincing hard science sf novel that includes an ironic twist that fans will love."
-- Booklist starred review
"Readers hungry for the thought-provoking extrapolation and rigorous technical detail of old-fashioned hard SF are sure to enjoy astronomer Brotherton's first novel."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Mike Brotherton, himself a trained astrophysicist, combines the technical acuity and ingenuity of Robert Forward with the ironic, postmodern stance and style of M. John Harrison. In this, his debut novel, those twin talents unite to produce a work that is involving on any number of levels. It's just about all you could ask for in a hardcore SF adventure."
-- Paul di Fillippo, SCI-FI.COM
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I feel bad I didn’t put any of these into the top ten classic science fiction scenes. At least two of them should arguably be there. Big spoilers in these as they are toward the end, so don’t watch if you haven’t seen the movies and don’t want to spoil them. Enjoy! Astronaut Charleton Heston […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »>More movie scenes today. The ten that I consider the most famous and iconic for science fiction. While some of these are iconic, some are revelations and can be considered spoilers if you haven’t seen the movie. So, be careful. Otherwise, enjoy reliving these with me. 10. I’ll start off with one from the top […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »>There are a number of Hollywood stars who seem to consistently make science fiction movies. I don’t know if it is that they prefer this sort of script in general, or if they keep getting approached following success with an initial film. Anyway, let’s proceed with the list! 10. Let’s start old school with Charleton […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 20 Comments »>I had meant to link to physicist Sean Carroll’s excellent Rules for Time Travelers that he posted a couple of weeks ago. Sean is a world expert on time and knows his stuff. Awesome post. I made a very similar post last year called Science and Science Fiction: Time Travel. A lot of the basic […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »>Last fall I had a date with a woman who shortly thereafter became my girlfriend (and eventually my ex-girlfriend, but that’s another story, and less interesting). I knew that we would get along when I asked her if she had a dream vacation and she said to me: “Yes, I want to go to […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments »>So I guess I’m on a SETI kick right now as I’m reading Seth Shostak’s new book (which I will review soon). I was trying to think of all the books, movies, and TV shows that portrayed SETI in at least a somewhat realistic manner. I could not think of too many. When it comes […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »>This new Mind Meld post is over at sfsignal.com, of course. Be encouraged to go read all the responses over there and leave comments. Here was my response: I haven’t watched a lot of recent TV shows, or seen every movie that’s come out. I’ll focus on some of the serious movies and TV shows […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »>There is a class of movies that is supposed to be set in the contemporary, modern day, real world and aren’t supposed to be science fiction. Technically not, anyway, and not marketed as such. Or at least have elements so far beyond what can easily be done today, elements glossed over and not even questioned, […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »>Last week I asked whether or not the Star Trek future was possible, the part of the series that postulates human beings can set aside their prejudices, solve their problems with each other to eradicate poverty and war, and to join together to explore the universe. Well, that exploration part is very challenging to do […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »>A few days ago I put out a call for information about non-English science fiction writers, perferably hard science fiction writers getting translated into English. There are a few suggestions there and in the comments. Valentin Ivanov wrote me a very informative email I wanted to share: Here are a few more names of foreign […]
Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »>There’s a really interesting article over at space.com about prospects for life on planets in the habitable zone of red dwarf stars. Most stars in the galaxy are red dwarf (type M) stars, and will live forever, more or less (hundred billion+ years, much older than the universe’s 14 billion years so far). I want […]
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »>I got an email request for suggestions for hard science fiction writers who are “international.” That is, they’re not American (or British, Canadian, Austrailian, etc.), and write in a foreign language, but have been translated into English. Specifically: But I would also like to explore science fiction from other countries like Germany, Japan, and Russia. […]
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