Film and Book Reviews for 2000

Films released in 2000

Pitch Black directed by David Twohy
On a desert planet where night arrives only once every 22 years, the natives make the most of it.
The 6th Day directed by Roger Spottiswoode
A pilot is faced with a dangerous search for the truth when his life is stolen by a clone.

Books published in 2000

Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
The third episode of the Black Jewels trilogy.
The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop
More romantic fantasy from the world of the Black Jewels.
Witch Child by Celia Rees
A young woman tries to escape accusations of witchcraft in this historical novel.
Salt by Adam Roberts
People set off on a journey to colonise a planet of salt, and make a new life for themselves.
Cosmonaut Keep by Ken Macleod
Mankind goes to the stars, but Ken Macleod has created a crowded universe in Book One of the Engines of Light series.
The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy
The sun is encircled by a device made of matter created from miniature black holes. What could possibly go wrong?
Polar City Nightmare by Katherine Kerr and Kate Daniel
This is the second novel in the Polar City series.

In This Year

The author A. E. van Vogt died.

Unreviewed books

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
As Harry experiences his fourth year at Hogwarts a prestigious international wizarding tournament comes to the school. The fourth novel in the Harry Potter series.

Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The wizard PI takes on a murder case.

The Fire Dragon by Katherine Kerr
Royalty meets intrigue and magic in this novel of the Deverry series. Book three of The Dragon Mage.

Against The Odds by Elizabeth Moon
Whilst the Fleet is racked by mutiny a trading ship takes on a mysterious fugitive in this space adventure. Book seven of the Serrano Legacy.

The Black Rood by Stephen R. Lawhead
In the 12th century a man who has lost his wife and a priest leave Scotland in search of the Black Rood. Book two of The Celtic Crusades.

The Burning City by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
In the distant past, a young man lives in a divided city surrounded by dangerous plants. But the god of fire periodically destroys his town, and threatens to do so again.

Unreviewed films

X-Men directed by Bryan Singer
A new type of human emerges, with mutated special powers. But some people are afraid of the mutants and want them suppressed.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps directed by Peter Segal
A professor attempts to get rid of his alter ego, Buddy Love. But Buddy has designs on the professor's youth serum.