Michael Scott Phillips

I’m an author, graphic designer, and oil painter. Mainly, I write space opera, though I don’t feel bound by any particular genre and tend to write whatever idea thrills me. I also enjoy film photography, SF television shows, classic films, and developing alien languages and symbols—such as my semasiographic language, Astivian.

Along Time’s Edge Now Available for Pre-order in Three New Languages!

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After six months of very difficult and exhausting work, it’s finally official: the complete Along Time’s Edge trilogy is now available for pre-order in Italian, French, and German! 🇮🇹 Lungo il Filo del Tempo: Oltre L’Empireo, L’Albero Folgorato, La Gabbia dell’Infinito 🇫🇷 Le Tranchant du Temps : Par-Delà L’Empyrée, L’Arbre Foudroyé, La Cage Infinie 🇩🇪 […]

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Beyond the Empyrean Chapter 1 HEL BRAND EXPLORES THE SURFACE OF GEHENNA LOOKING FOR THE STARSONG CHAMBER “The flat plains were broken by scattered rows of basalt pillars cut by winds and dust into black statue-like shapes, and one such assembly stared me down like spectators in a coliseum secretly hoping I’d die for their

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Beyond the Empyrean Release Date and Amazon Kindle Now Available for Preorder

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The official release date for Beyond the Empyrean is 25 July 2022. There will be a Kindle, paperback, and hardcover available through Amazon. Also, there will be a paperback and hardcover available through Barnes & Noble. Preordering for the Kindle version begins 11 July 2022. Order here now. Reminder: Beyond the Empyrean is about a

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Doctor Who: The Legend of the Sea Devils (2022) Review

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SPOILER FREE! I’m so sorry. So so sorry to have to say this… but this was the usual tsunami of Chibnall clichés. Remarkably cartoonish, with the usual two-dimensional characters spouting exposition disguised as dialogue, on cue like they’ve been given truth serums. It never seems to occur to Chibnall that his characters might not want

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Doctor Who: Flux, “The Halloween Apocalypse” Review

Film and Television Reviews /

Down-market Chewbacca and disco Skeletor? Chibnall gives us the trick rather than the treat for Halloween. The Doctor (Jodie Whitaker) returns in a special Halloween episode called “The Halloween Apocalypse,” a title which ironically covers all the bases—both derivative and bland while being an accurate description on multiple levels. Personally, I’d prefer the term “disaster”

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Russell T. Davies Returning to Doctor Who May Not Necessarily Be a Good Thing

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In recent weeks, Doctor Who fans have taken to dancing in the streets while celebrating the news that Russell T. Davies will be returning to the showrunner position for their beloved program. My first reaction, however, was… well, let’s just say, not so positive. Initially, I thought it was because my head was quickly filled

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