Originally posted by bvbkind of odd how nobody mentioned Repo Man...that was one weird film,but it had Harry Dean Stanton in it and anything Harry's in is cool by me !
I'm a pretty big fan of the genre. Of course I like Star Trek, Star Wars, Planet of the Apes etc... But I wanted to get input from everyone about a favorite science fiction/fantasy film that is more obscure yet still good. What got me going was I just saw a strange film called "Avalon." At first it was dull but then the combination of eerie photography and aweso ...[text shortened]... cellent! Does anybody out there have a favorite obscure sci fi film they can recommend to me?
Originally posted by zeeblebot7th element? Is that the sequel to the Bruce Willis flik, 5th Element?
Heavy Metal. (NOT Heavy Metal II.)
The 7th Element.
Don't forget Zardos with Sean Connery.
Also THX1138.
I really loved the soundtrack to Silent Running. Remember who the star was and who did the sound track?
Originally posted by sonhouseHUMAN COMPANY
7th element? Is that the sequel to the Bruce Willis flik, 5th Element?
Don't forget Zardos with Sean Connery.
Also THX1138.
I really loved the soundtrack to Silent Running. Remember who the star was and who did the sound track?
A Novel by
Robert Petty
CHAPTER 1 -- MECHANICALS
The trouble with women is that all you get is sympathy. They will
probably still be patting me on the head when the Elevator destroys
the world.
As I searched for Redblood, I took a deep breath to ease the
tightness gripping my chest. This would be her last chance. She
either helped me or else.
Was she gone? A dark shape moved on the left -- only a horse in the
stables. Across the square, the open gate framed a deserted
drawbridge. Why did it have to get dark so soon? At last I saw
someone to the right, standing on the castle wall. Shadows from the
tower hid her features, but she stood straighter than the farm girls.
It was Redblood.
She frowned, I thought, when she saw me on the ladder, and when she
extended her hand to help me onto the walkway, she tilted her head to
make my name a question. "Gypsy?"
"It's cold."
It wasn't, not really, but she let me snuggle against her while she
stared up at the mechanicals' garage. Several times I started to
speak, but what could I say when her thoughts were so clearly on
tomorrow.
So I watched the shadows chase the last rays of sunshine off the
peaks and tried to marshal my arguments. I was too young, she would
claim, but fifteen years -- no, thirty winters, that sounded older --
was almost grown. They would make me marry next year.
Finally, after the white rock of the cliff below the garage faded
into darkness, she broke the silence. "I'm worried about Apogee."
"You should worry about the Elevator."
"Have patience little one." Her hand stroked my hair. "Your time will
come."
I pulled away. "Just look at it. You can see that it curves."
She turned. The motion took her eyes to the east, but she didn't
bother to look up. "It's always been that way."
"Not in ancient times. It was straight then."
My eyes sought the vertical line. The darkness of the land hid its
base, but higher up the setting sun caught the silver thread as it
rose into the sky.
Once, two elevators carried women to their orbiting starships. But
the old Femdom was gone: destroyed when the Western Elevator fell.
The Eastern Elevator was the last of their ancient wonders, and now
it too was in trouble. Up where the stars poked pinholes in the
darkening sky, I could see it curve gently to the south. It was
falling.
They would blame me. They said not, but they blamed my ancestors when
the Western Elevator fell, and in the end, they would blame me too.
"It's up to me to save it," I said. "I need your help."
Redblood spread her hands. "You know that I'm committed to Apogee."
"I told you. It's not about him."
"I'm sorry."
"But he always gets everything." I bit my lip. Law. I might as well
have stamped my feet.
"Good night Gypsy," she said, making the words a sigh that signaled
the end of her patience. She had no time for kids. Not now.
I watched her walk away. She paused for the briefest moment, but her
glance was to the garage, not to me. Then she faded into the shadows.
I would have thrown myself off the wall except my hand, acting on its
own, crept into my pocket. So I let my fingers caress the cool, slick
sides of the cards, as they always did, until they felt the cards
warm to life. Then they traced quickly over the smooth edges to find
the one card separated from the others.
I drew it out. The Mech Card, omen of adventure. Sometimes the cards
were like that: so right, yet you still had to think about what to
do.
The Mech Card. It had to be about tomorrow. I would have one last
chance.
#
Smoky aromas from the breakfast fires still lingered in the air when
the trumpeters blew their horns and the procession came out through
the castle gates. Everyone, even the people from the fair, crowded
into the narrow street to watch them pass. They got in the way and
you couldn't see anything except the pennants dragging a bubble of
applause and commotion through the village.
I couldn't get to the front, but as the procession passed, I found a
box to stand on. Even so, I still had to raise up on my toes to see
over the women's heads. I could just make out Redblood leading the
way with Apogee on her arm. Redblood's company flanked them:
Stoneheart carried Apogee's pennant; Slayer, the Mechanic's pennant.
Mechanic Axeblade, the Court, and important property owners trailed
close behind.
Redblood looked fierce. She wore full battle gear: a broadsword
across her back, a short sword at her side, and numerous knives stuck
in her belt and strapped to her legs. The black leather armor and
polished breast cups clung to her figure and emphasized her strength.
"Redblood. Redblood. Look at me," a little village boy called as she
passed. Her answering wink brought a chorus of screams and whistles
from the other boys. They kept it up, making her grin and breaking
her pretense at a serious demeanor.
Apogee remained somber. Dressed in the traditional heavy shirt and
baggy trousers of a mech rider, he kept his eyes straight ahead and
did not respond when called.
Since ancient times, the flight ceremony has tested the boys from
Farhaven. By mountain law, only boys who have flown can rule. So
today Apogee would ride a mechanical and earn the right to commission
a company. One day he would become the Rider; his captain, the
Mechanic.
The confusion and milling about helped me. No one noticed as I
pressed through the excited crowd and attached myself to the
procession. I was taking a chance: the women tried to keep boys out
of the garage; too dangerous they said. And Axeblade had threatened
dire punishment for the next time I got into trouble. But I had drawn
the Mech Card. I had to go.
#
The long path to the garage wound back and forth up the face of the
mountain. On the switchbacks, I could look up and see the black
openings of the cave mouths where the mechanicals took off and
landed. They liked the long drop down the sheer cliff because it
allowed them to build up the speed needed to create lift from their
wings.
But the trip dragged on when you had to walk. I kept hoping we would
finally be there, but it never seemed that the garage got any closer.
Eventually the pull of the steep trail wore at my legs and as my
excitement cooled, my mind drifted.
Below I could see the village, grown tiny as we climbed. I spread my
arms:
#
I was a mechanical soaring high above the land. I swooped down low
and fast over the rooftops. The boys and old women ran around in
panic, frightened by the fierce rush of my passing. Trying to chase
me off, guards shot arrows into the air. But I laughed at such feeble
efforts and used my speed to dodge the tiny shafts. Choosing a fat
cow for my prey, I swept forward in a terrific dive, impaling it with
my manipulators and dragging it into the air. With mighty beats of my
wings, I surged upwards towards my garage.
#
The grasp of a powerful hand on my arm ended my triumph. It belonged
to Mistress Tallebrand, a shop owner I could sometimes talk out of
taffy or peppermint. "Careful Gypsy. You almost went over the edge."
Her words made me look down. When I saw the depths below my feet, my
head spun and I clung to her.
"You shouldn't be here anyway," she continued as she dragged me to
safety. "Maybe you should go back down to the village."
"Apogee wants me here," I said. "He says he might need me." It wasn't
really a lie: I was Apogee's adopted brother; he should have invited
me.
She looked dubious but couldn't think of another excuse to send me
back. "All right," she said at last, "but stay out of the way. And no
more play acting."
I wiggled from her grasp and hurried to catch up with the procession.
I had to be more careful. What would Redblood think if I got kicked
out for acting like a kid?
#
At the garage, I followed the procession through a series of dimly
lit tunnels until we stepped into the glare of light flooding a large
cavern. Across the cavern, blue sky marked where it broke out of the
cliff edge. To the left, more tunnels led back into the rock; to the
right, a little alcove overlooked the ledge.
While the crowd milled around in the center of the cavern floor, I
stayed in the tunnel hoping to keep out of sight. Then, thinking that
the alcove would be a better spot, I edged quietly around the cavern
wall towards it. But when I got there, I saw that someone else had
the same idea. A little girl hugged the shadows where she could watch
without being seen.
When she saw me, her eyes widened and she let her mouth fall open.
The protruding teeth betrayed her: she was human. I started to summon
a woman to chase her off, but then I remembered my own questionable
status. So I had to risk her bad luck by throwing pebbles at her
until she retreated down a dark tunnel.
However, she was too dumb to realize that no one wanted to share her
misfortunes. A few minutes later, I saw her across the cavern,
peeking out from a small tunnel set well above the main floor...
To be continued...
Human Company, a science fiction novel, pits humans against their bioengineered replacements. Bios, women bioengineered from human stock, have settled the marginally inhabitable planet Snowshoe. However, the collapse of a space elevator has plunged their Femdom into a dark age. Gypsy realizes that a long abandoned second elevator, which is near collapse, threatens to destroy the re-emergent civilization. When the bios women oppose his attempt to save the elevator, he recruits a company of outcast human girls into the quest.
Originally posted by sonhouse😞
Human Company, a science fiction novel, pits humans against their bioengineered replacements. Bios, women bioengineered from human stock, have settled the marginally inhabitable planet Snowshoe. However, the collapse of a space elevator has plunged their Femdom into a dark age. Gypsy realizes that a long abandoned second elevator, which is near collapse, th ...[text shortened]... e his attempt to save the elevator, he recruits a company of outcast human girls into the quest.
Originally posted by sonhouseWasn't this a porno flick?
Human Company, a science fiction novel, pits humans against their bioengineered replacements. Bios, women bioengineered from human stock, have settled the marginally inhabitable planet Snowshoe. However, the collapse of a space elevator has plunged their Femdom into a dark age. Gypsy realizes that a long abandoned second elevator, which is near collapse, th ...[text shortened]... e his attempt to save the elevator, he recruits a company of outcast human girls into the quest.