The Long Sunset by Jack McDevitt

The novel “The Long Sunset” by Jack McDevitt was published for the first time in 2008. This is the eighth novel in the Academy series, set in the 23rd century and starring the space pilot Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins.

When an alien signal is detected on Earth, a new interstellar expedition is set up with Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins as the starship’s pilot, also due to her experience in first contacts with alien species. However, humanity’s isolationism is growing and the mission is in danger.

Derek Blanchard, who runs the new mission, is determined to leave but even the authorities seem to want to prevent the starship from leaving for purely political reasons. More and more people seem terrified of encountering hostile aliens, and this forces the team to leave hastily.

The Great Migration by Steve Ramirez

The novel “The Great Migration” by Steve Ramirez was published for the first time in 2021. It’s the first book in the S’orne Saga.

The discovery of an arm belonging to one of the monsters called s’orne causes great concern. A century earlier, an entire city was destroyed by a horde of those monsters that killed many citizens and infected others with a lethal fever.

When Bellona and the group she’s part of finish following the Great Migration, she attends a festival that is supposed to be a celebration. Between strange rumors and revelations, the situation becomes complicated, especially when the complications concern the presence of s’orne.

The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

The novel “The Butlerian Jihad” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson was published for the first time in 2002. It’s the first book in the Legends of Dune trilogy.

A cymek-led attack on Salusa Secundus shows Omnius’ new warlike intentions against the planets where humans live free from the thinking machines. The League of Nobles that rules most of these planets finds itself facing a more serious threat than ever but there’s no unity of purpose.

Xavier Harkonnen led the forces that defended Salusa Secundus and saw the renewed danger from the thinking machines. While Serena Butler tries to unite all of humanity to face the enemy, the scientist Tio Holtzman tries to invent new weapons and new forms of defense, helped by his new assistant Norma Cenva. The Sorceresses of Rossak led by Zufa Cenva prepare to use their mental powers in a war that seems inevitable.

The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in The Church on Ruby Road (Image courtesy BBC / Disney+)

“The Church on Ruby Road” is the 2023 “Doctor Who” Christmas special episode. It’s available in the UK and Ireland on BBC channels and in many other countries on the Disney+ platform.

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) is a foundling who is searching for her origins but to no avail. A period full of accidents and various problems is caused by the intervention of goblins and when her adoptive mother Carla (Michelle Greenidge) starts fostering a new baby girl, the goblins kidnap her. The only hope for Ruby and her family is the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa), who recognized those creatures’ intervention.

The Media Murders by Lee Gimenez

The novel “The Media Murders” by Lee Gimenez was published for the first time in 2016. It’s part of the J.T. Ryan series.

When Mark Parker, a journalist who is an old friend of FBI Assistant Director Erin Welch, tells her that he’s investigating a really big story linked to high-profile murders in the world of information, the woman doesn’t know what to think. When the man dies in what appears to be an accident, Welch starts having some suspicions.

J.T. Ryan is charged by Erin Welch with discreetly investigating that strange story, which becomes even more suspicious when another journalist apparently commits suicide. When Homeland Security takes over the investigation and totally cuts off the FBI, concerns rise dramatically and Welch turns to a contact of hers in the CIA.