In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. The opening passages of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit introduced us to Bilbo Baggins, a middle-aged hobbit from the Shire. Most people watching Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have probably seen the Lord of the Rings films, and so […]

Dan Abnett is one prolific author. He’s worked for the world’s leading comic book publishers, Marvel and DC, and published dozens of books within the Warhammer and Doctor Who franchises, amongst others. What is rare is an original novel, a work of fiction that is pure Abnett. Embedded, published by […]

Science fiction films are renowned for their speculative and advanced technology, from miracle drugs to deadly weapons. Since the early days of cinema, audiences have been amazed by these glimpses of a future that may yet come to pass. And of all these technological wonders, spaceships often hold the most […]

November the 22nd saw a major victory for shark conservation as the EU strengthened their ban on shark finning. Shark finning is the act of slicing off the fins of captured sharks, whilst the bodies, often still alive, are usually thrown back into the ocean. The live sharks, unable to […]

It’s common sense to assume that if a person were to sit in an empty room all day with nothing to do, they would be incredibly bored. But is the same true of our pets? A recent study, published in the PLOS ONE scientific journal, suggests that it is, and […]

Bond is back! Daniel Craig returns as the world’s greatest secret agent, 007, in his latest adventure Skyfall, from director Sam Mendes. Craig impressed in his Bond debut Casino Royal, bringing a brutal physicality to Ian Fleming’s much-loved super spy, but his second outing, Quantum of Solace, was a disappointment. […]

Not so long ago, in a galaxy quite close to home… The Walt Disney Company yesterday announced that they had agreed a deal to purchase Lucasfilm from its Chairman and Founder, George Lucas, for the hefty price of $4.05 billion. The terms of the deal mean that Disney will be […]

Bruce Willis punches the laws of physics in the face in this thrilling tale of time travel, mobsters and blunderbuss wielding assassins. Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a specialised hitman – a looper – living in 2044. His targets are sent back from the future, the year 2074, where time travel […]