Literature of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction

First Contact is the first space opera I've actually read; I've seen the Star Wars movies and some clips of Star Trek, I guess I like to keep with the "Star" titled works, though I'm not actually sure if Star Trek counts as space opera or not. After reading First Contact, it brought to my attention aspects of Star Wars and even other unrelated works that I had noticed a bit but not actually put much thought into. The main theme I picked up on is that of self-preservation, in fact that seems to be the focus of First Contact . As the humans come across the alien vessel, the narrative almost immediately begins discussing the logistics/necessities of the situation, none of which are good unfortunately. It makes it painfully clear, and reiterates multiple times in fact, how neither of the ships can risk going home without destroying the other. This actually reminds me of the phrase in Harry Potter, " Neither can live while the other survives," in essence m...

Although high fantasy is my favorite fantasy subgenre, contemporary urban fantasy is always fun as well and I enjoy it immensely, well, of the probably small amount I've actually watched and read, that is. I didn't get a chance to read Coraline yet but I've watched the film multiple times which I love. I've heard the book is much darker than the film, so this actually makes me want to read the book even more as I thoroughly enjoy dark and creepy things, hence my previous mentions of my adoration of the horror genre. When it comes to the story in general, I had never seen or heard anything like Coraline before I was first introduced to it. The concept of this "other mother" who entices children into her midst by granting their simple wishes and fulfilling their dreams for a happier life is intriguing, and I can understand why children would get sucked into all this. Children and young teenagers can be pretty easily tricked and made to believe false promises. Th...