The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich

April 6, 2026 By 1 Comment

The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich
Publisher: Endless Tree Books
Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery/Thriller
Rated: 4 stars
Review by Rose

The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic climate crisis and quickly spiraling out of control into a dystopian nightmare. As everything collapses around them, two scientists struggle for relevance in their quest to build the world’s first practical quantum computer. They discover so much more. A mystery of physics that goes deeper than they could have ever imagined…

Set in the relatively near future, The Quantum Revelations is not only a page turning thriller, but a very real warning about what could actually happen to us as a world if things don’t change. The very first scene grabbed my attention (I could SO see this as the beginning of a movie!), and I couldn’t wait to find out where everything was going.

The characters of Zara and Skyler were wonderfully well drawn…and I really enjoyed their interactions, as well as others’ interactions with Skyler later in the book. Skyler truly stood in for everyman in this book…. seeking the truth no matter where that truth led.

There was an interesting juxatapostion with science and religion in the book that was perhaps one of my favorite parts of the book.

I have to admit, some of the science was over my head, but it didn’t stop me from enjoying the book. I was able to grasp some of it, however, due to Mr. Heinrich’s explanations (my science teachers would be surprised, so thank you, sir, for explaining complex material in a way that a nonscientific person could gleam some understanding from it).

I believe this book could make a great movie if it was based on the active part of the book. Parts of it reminded me of the old disaster movies that were so prevalent (and that I loved so much).

Thank you for such a riveting look on where we might be headed if we don’t change things now.

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TV Review: Pluribus (Season 1)

February 9, 2026 By Leave a Comment


Pluribus (Season 1)
Writer: Vince Gilligan
Director: Vince Gilligan
Starring: Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, and Carlos-Manuel Vesga
Publisher: Apple TV, Sony Pictures Television
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery/Thriller, LGBTQ, Contemporary
Rating: 3 Stars (6 Stars on IMDB)
Reviewed by Astilbe

In a world overtaken by a mysterious wave of forced happiness, Carol Sturka, one of the immune few, must uncover what’s really going on – and save humanity from its artificial bliss.

Permanent happiness might come with a catch.

I loved how this show dealt with the practical aspects of such a monumental change to human society. At first glance, the alien virus seemed like it would usher in a utopian future for humanity due to the immediate end of crime, violence, pollution, and anything else that could possibly harm any form of life on Earth. While I don’t want to give away spoilers about what the possible downsides of such a world might be, I thought the writer did an excellent job of including plot twists to explain why Carol was so scared by this change and what compelled her to dig more deeply into this peaceful invasion.

Some of the later episodes in this first season were repetitive due to how often Carol’s anger management issues interfered with her desire to figure out why nearly every human on Earth had been infected by that alien virus. While having such a complex and flawed protagonist was otherwise great, I did find myself wishing that she’d break out of the cycle of feeling her anger building, exploding at someone near her, and then either sweeping her actions under the rug or, as her tale progressed, maybe apologizing instead. Here’s hoping that future seasons give her more opportunities to react to The Others as she calls them in some new ways as I’d love to see the pacing pick up in the future.

On a deeper note, I also enjoyed this tv show’s subtle criticisms of topics like AI, conversion therapy, and conformity in general. The arguments were nuanced and left plenty of space for discussion regardless of whether or not viewers agreed with the points the writer made. This sort of thought-provoking storytelling that kept me interested even when I struggled with how slowly some scenes moved along.

Pluribus was intelligent science fiction.

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