The Best Sci Fi Novels of the Past Decade Sylvia Bishop, Buy now The Golden Road by William Dalrymple Read expert recommendations “It makes the case for India as a major driver of cultural change from about 250 BCE to 1200 CE. It tracks two things: the spread of Buddhism and the...
Of all the Hallmark adaptations of classic novels which premiered on Turner Network Television, Don Quixote is the only one still unavailable on a U.S. or British DVD. The film was directed by Peter Yates and the teleplay adapted by John Mortimer from the Cervantes novel, produced by Dyson...
Peter Straughan’s eloquent adaptation of Robert Harris’s 2016 Papal thriller allows him to be very good indeed. He’s Cardinal Lawrence, a Vatican functionary charged with overseeing the election of a new Pope when the ailing Pontiff, a much-loved and liberal-minded Holy Father, heads for ...
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Finally able to adapt the first of Ian Fleming’s Bond novels (after decades of rights issues), the Bond franchise’s gatekeepers took the bold move of re-starting the entire franchise. Although Judi Dench remains from the Pierce Brosnan era as MI6 chief M, this is a younger Bond’s firs...
Written as a response to the many other dystopian themed novels of her time, she described a utopian society of futuristic "New York Socialist City". Although at first, lifestyle in it looked to be better than in the rest of the capitalist world, she soon revealed that its citizens live ...
King ties together many threads from the Sherlockian Canon and her prior 17 Mary Russell novels. Series newcomers should start at the beginning with The Beekeeper's Apprentice. The Holmes chapters in this latest volume are quite good, but series fans may prefer a more active Russell. King's ...
Troilus and Criseydehas a centuries' old backstory. Long before Renaissance dramas or realist novels, Chaucer wrote a love story set in a besieged city that was a deep psychological exploration of character and human relationships.Jenni Nuttall, author ofTroilus and Criseyde: AReader's Guide, shar...
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As action movies have gotten bigger and dumber, 2022’sThe Lost Cityis a somewhat surprising breath of fresh air. In the adventure vein ofIndiana JonesandUncharted,The Lost Citystars Sandra Bullock as Loretta Sage, a reclusive author who writes exotic adventure novels that prominently feature a...