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Wrath of Khan
Oct 24, 2008

I may have a problem. I am watching Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan for the third time in about two weeks. To be fair, this is the first time seeing it from the very beginning, and yet I’ve reached the part I’ve seen twice before and I’m still watching.

I just can’t get over how well it holds up. It is, undeniably, the best Star Trek movie ever made. It’s one of the best science fiction movies ever made. I had a conversation with my friend, Eugene, the other night about what makes it great. I never know what I like best – the submarine-like ship battles, Khan himself, or the kind of easy and palpable relationship between Kirk, Spock and Bones.

I watched the end of the movie a couple of weeks ago with my mother. When it comes to the part where Spock is dying and saying goodbye, she said something like, “I bet a lot of men cried when they watched this the first time.” It’s one of my favorite man-tear moments ever.

God, I hope JJ Abrams’ new movie has something of Khan in it. But I have sincere doubts about that.

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Raining Fire – Out now!

Raining Fire, the third and final book in the Ben Gold series, was released on July 18, 2017. This book concludes the story begun in Falling Sky and Rising Tide. Publisher’s Weekly said, “Khanna wraps up his postapocalyptic adventure series with a capable page-turner…the airships, slavers, cannibalistic Ferals, and visceral action scenes make this a worthy culmination to the series.”

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Rising Tide -Out now!


Rising Tide, the sequel to Falling Sky, was released on October 6, 2015. Publisher's Weekly said, "Khanna crafts a terrifyingly dismal picture of the future, raising the stakes by gradually stripping Ben of friends and support while throwing him into increasingly dire situations. His worldbuilding remains solid and unsettling, and he never loses sight of the human element. The cliffhanger ending is sure to leave readers on the edges of their seats, panting for resolution."

Falling Sky – Out now!


Falling Sky, my first novel, came out October 7, 2014 from Pyr. It's an adventure story set in a post-apocalyptic future with airships. Publisher's Weekly called it a "solid and memorable debut" while Library Journal gave it a starred review and named it Debut of the Month. For more information, please click here.

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