Disney has opened their Star War: Galactic Starcruiser resort. The reviews have not been ecstatic. Billed as the ultimate immersive Star Wars experience, the Galactic Starcruiser (centred on its Halcyon hotel) is a top-to-tail recreation of a Star Wars spaceship. During a two-day stay, which costs around £4,500 for a family, guests will be plunged […]

Recent events in Eastern Europe bring to mind a day in Finland’s archipelago back in 2017. Author Marcus Prest had arranged for me to take a boat through the archipelago to an island owned by his outgoing pal Bjorn. Other guests included philosopher Joel and Glen, a retired colonel in the Royal Artillery, now working […]

Paul Di Filippo has reviewed Lord Quillifer, and the praise, to coin a phrase, is unstinting. Some choice selections: Williams’s powers of invention have not paled. The interpersonal affairs of all the schemers exhibit the same baroque intricacies of yore. The big military setpieces show a flair for clarity of action and surprise of developments, […]

I’ll be spending the weekend in Boston, attending Boskone, their annual convention. I hope you’ll all stop by and say hi. Here’s my schedule, for any of you needing to track me down. Fantastic Leadership Format: Panel 18 Feb 2022, Friday 19:00 – 19:50, Burroughs (Westin) In the beginning were the gallant king, the noble scientist, […]