Escape Velocity

A curated Collection of Fantasy and Science Fiction Media

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Collected: Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt

COLLECTION: On the night before he will receive his knighthood, the young squire Tiuri leaves the chapel of his nightly vigil to answer the call of a stranger asking for help from the dark outside…

Review: Letter for the King – Tonke Dragt

On the night before he will receive his knighthood, the young squire Tiuri leaves the chapel of his nightly vigil to answer the call of a stranger asking for help from the dark outside…

Review: Don’t look up – Adam McKay

Two astronomers discover an extinction-event worthy comet is headed for Earth. Humanity has six months to think of something to save the planet. However, who will listen to the scientific community warning for total destruction? Certainly not politicians or the media…

Curator Question: 2022 Resolutions

What are our curators’s resolutions for 2022? Which media on their to be read/watch/listen/play piles will finally get the attention they deserve?

Review: The Letter for the King – Netflix

Young squire Tiuri has difficulties living up to his father’s name when it comes to the virtues required for knighthood. One night, his greatest challenge yet presents itself with a call for aid that sends him on a dangerous mission to deliver a secret letter to the king of a neighboring country. Why are people hunting this letter? And what is the significance of Tiuri’s own ancestry?

Collected: Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

COLLECTION: Do these books even need an introduction? They are the famous story of an eleven-year-old orphan who finds out he is a wizard and becomes a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Seven books filled with exciting adventures await…

Review: Galavant – ABC

Review: Galavant is a musical comedy about a handsome yet washed up knight, who sets out on an epic adventure to win back his kidnapped lover.

Review: Dune: Part One – Denis Villeneuve

In Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel Dune by Frank Herbert, Paul, heir of House Atreides, and his family receive orders to take control of the planet Arrakis, the rich desert world that produces the spice that allows for interstellar traffic, and take control of the fief from their arch-enemies, the Harkonnens.

Review: Centaurworld – Netflix

Native to a war-torn world, Horse knows how to brave all kinds of danger, as long as she and her Rider are together. When an unknown magic separates them and banishes Horse to the colourful Centaurworld, she is determined to find her way back to her own world as quick as possible.