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by | 15/04/2012 · 12:00 am

BOOK REVIEW – The Company of the Dead by David J. Kowalski

By Marty Mulrooney

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The Company of the Dead is an award-winning alternate history thriller written by Australian author David J. Kowalski that was recently published by Titan Books in the UK. A medical practitioner by trade, Kowalski had previously been published in medical journals but this bold novel, originally published in 2007, marked his fiction writing debut. Set against the backdrop of the sinking of the Titanic – a tragic event that occurred exactly one hundred years ago to the day of this review being published – Kowalski asks the reader to consider a world where the United States never entered World War One.  A world where there is no United States of America and samurai patrol the streets of New York City with machine pistols hung over their shoulders…

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by | 23/12/2011 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Another Earth

By Marty Mulrooney

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Another Earth is a science fiction/drama film directed by Mike Cahill. The film stars Brit Marling as Rhoda Williams, a high school student who has been recently accepted to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). After celebrating with friends she drink-drives home, listening to a story on the radio about an approaching planet that looks exactly like Earth. Intoxicated and distracted, she ploughs into accomplished composer John Burroughs’ car (William Mapother), putting him in a coma and killing his wife and son. After being released from prison, Rhoda crosses paths with John once again as two Earths draw slowly closer…

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by | 04/10/2011 · 9:20 pm

BOOK REVIEW – The Science of Battlestar Galactica by Patrick Di Justo & Kevin R. Grazier

By Marty Mulrooney

The Science of Battlestar Galactica

The Science of Battlestar Galactica by Patrick Di Justo & Kevin R. Grazier is the official guide to the science behind the Battlestar Galactica universe. This insightful tie-in book, written by Wired magazine contributing editor Patrick Di Justo and Battlestar Galactica scientific adviser Kevin Grazier, delves into the science fact – and fiction – of the hit TV show, whilst also offering never-before-published information from show creator Ronald D. Moore’s legendary BSG Series Bible!

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by | 14/09/2011 · 4:10 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With John Hemry (aka Jack Campbell, The Lost Fleet)

By Marty Mulrooney

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John Hemry is a retired United States Navy officer who writes military science fiction novels. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written six volumes of his Lost Fleet series of books and has recently launched a new spinoff series, with another in the pipeline. AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with New York Times best-selling author John Hemry (aka Jack Campbell)!

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