Science Fiction

‘Andromeda Strain’ (1969) launches a career, genre

Here’s where it all begins. Although Michael Crichton had written some novels under other names, “The Andromeda Strain” (1969) is when the world got to

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‘Andromeda Strain’ movie (1971) seems longer than TV miniseries (2008)

I think of the 21st century – starting with 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – as the era of faithful book-to-film adaptations. But they

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‘Deep Storm’ (2007) finds thrills at ocean’s floor

In “Deep Storm” (2007), Lincoln Child dives into some of the biggest science fiction ideas of his career without letting the story become untethered. While

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Child’s ‘Death Match’ (2004) invigorates ‘scary AI’ trope

From my first read, I remembered “Death Match” (2004) as being too similar to other works — dating back to the HAL-9000 portion of “2001”

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‘Love and Monsters’ keeps apocalypse upbeat

“Love and Monsters’ ” cast and crew are filled with people who have done apocalypses before, so perhaps having gotten the doom and gloom out

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Child’s ‘Utopia’ (2002) a thrilling debut

After six novels co-written with Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child goes solo for “Utopia” (2002), which I remembered as setting a high bar for all his

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‘Firefly: Watch How I Soar’ a flighty nod to Wash

A decade ago, Dark Horse gave us the previously secret backstory of Book in one volume, “The Shepherd’s Tale.” Now we get a similarly classy

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Preston takes on God in ‘Blasphemy’ (2008)

Douglas Preston’s “Blaspehmy” (2008) has such a good premise that it hooked me twice. I remembered from my first read that scientists with a particle

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‘Tyrannosaur Canyon’ (2005) a rip-roaring thriller

Novels where dinosaurs roam present-day Earth were left to the late, great Michael Crichton, and that’s as it should be, but Douglas Preston crafts an

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Lebbon’s ‘Firefly: Generations’ teases Earth-That-Was

Tim Lebbon’s “Firefly: Generations” – the series’ fourth novel — finally came out in November long after its initial announcement, and while it’s not exactly

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