Sci-fi September: Science Fiction Influences (Part V)
The only thing I remember about reading this book was that it was long. I was probably 14 or 15 at the time and it was a book I had heard about from a friend or from the Starlog magazine:
Remember those?Almost Arthurian in tone (the book not the magazine), the story reads like a medieval tale of knights and royalty, rather than a sci-fi epic. Still there are elements of futuristic technology that clearly place it in the science fiction realm.
I never however, got into the sequels.
There have been two movies based on the book, one in the 80s directed by David Lynch (of Twin Peaks fame) starring Kyle McLaughlin (also of Twin Peaks fame) and featuring Patrick Stewart who had not yet become his most famous character.
The second iteration of the story was recently released in 2021, written and directed by Denis Villeneuve of the Blade Runner sequel. I attempted to watch it but it didn’t hook me, maybe because it had already been done and wasn’t necessary.
Probably the most famous aspect of this new film was the ill-conceived sandworm popcorn bucket, which I won’t post here because …
Well, be my guest if you want to Google it.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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