The first in the Book of Ember series. Hundreds of years
ago, the Builders created the City of Ember underground to outlive some catastrophe.
But now the lights are failing. Lina and Doon, two children must follow an
ancient parchment to find their way out of Ember.
Created by Gene Rodenberrry of Star Trek fame, Andromeda
tells the Captain Dylan Hunt who along with his sentient space ship Andromeda
is caught up in an uprising of Nietzcheans. They are caught in a black hole.
Three hundred years later they are found by the salvage crew Eureka Maru who
Hunt convinces to help him to restore the Commonwealth. One of my favorite
characters is Dylan Hunt, played by Kevin Sorbo, and Trance Gemini, a
mysterious alien. I will not tell you who Trance actually is just in case you
ever want to watch it! While watching the third season of Star Trek Discovery I
was very much reminded of Andromeda. As far as I am concerned Andromeda was a
better show with better characters.
Another great science fiction book from the author of Pern.
The Ship Who Sang tells the story of Helva. Helva was born with severe birth
defects and therefore she was chosen to be the “brain” of a starship. Although
her body is now made of sleek titanium she still have the heart and mind of a
woman. A woman who can fall in love with her “brawn” just as much as the next
person. We travel with Helva through the cosmos and experience all the
heartache right along with her.
A film in the Transformers movie verse, it tells the story
of Bumblebee. In an epic battle at the beginning of the film, Bumblebee’s voice
box is destroyed. He is found by a young woman named Charlie who just takes him
for a derelict car. When she finds out that he is actually a transformer she
teaches him how to use the radio to talk and keep him away from the government
and the Decepticons. It is a great movie and one of the better ones in the
franchise.
