STACK #167 Sept 2018

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This time it's war! THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON 8

Caliban's War. THE EXPANSE: SEASON 2

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Release Date: 26/09/18

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Release Date: 19/09/18

Having brutally despatched a large number of regular cast members over the course of two seasons, will Negan and the Saviours finally get what they deserve? With the combined forces of Rick's group, Hilltop and the Kingdom poised for all-out war, Season 8 – which kicks off with the show's 100th episode – delivers a slow burn build-up to the final conflict, and a climax that will not only polarise fans but herald a whole new beginning for TWD . The actual walking dead haven't

The best new sci-fi series to fly under the radar gets even better in its second season. With a nine-book saga to draw upon, The Expanse is just warming up. Dovetailing events from the first book Leviathan Wakes into the second, Caliban's War , the show eschews the GoT approach of adapting one book per season, allowing the narrative to, er, expand without shortchanging the characters, action, and politicking. The tension between Earth and Mars continues to escalate, as Holden and the crew of the Rocinante race to contain the alien

been forgotten in the field of human conflict, however, with a massive walker herd adding to the threat. How will the showdown between Rick and Negan play out? Who will survive and what will be left of them? To quote Luke Skywalker, this is not going to go the way you think. AC

protomolecule that is spreading through the Eros asteroid, where Miller discovers the horrifying truth about Julie Mao's fate. There's also a major incident on Ganymede involving abducted children and a mysterious alien. Gritty, hard SF in the tradition of Battlestar Galactica , and highly recommended. SH

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