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"W e are nothing like you. The only thing Earthers care about is government handouts---free food, free water, free drugs so you can forget the aimless lives you lead. You're short-sighted, selfish... and it will destroy you." T he title CQB doesn't grab the attention in quite the same way The Expanse , Season One, Episode 4, CQB should. The acronym CQB stands for Close Quarter Battle and for some skeptical viewers that would do it. CQB is about as thrilling and original as space battles and space deaths get. The story continues to move forward and remains riveting while plunging viewers into the heat of space battle every bit as good as some of the very best from Star Trek The Original Series (1966-1969). And those were suspenseful, exciting and just plain gripping. Character moments are in evidence like a tender spot between Naomi and Amos, but CQB is indeed a first class thriller in the vein of the best. This is the kind of action-based science fi

"I generally prefer to read stories that explore the settings, and the universe where the action takes place, what's the environment of the world that the author has created. I prefer these types of stories because they let me immerse myself in a different world." -Tsutomu Nihei, Anime News Network - A rtist/author Tsutomu Nihei suggests he prefers his alien landscapes over human drama, but to be clear he is deft at weaving both with precision and looking at real world emotion through a complex landscape and alien lens built from his own imagination. Knights Of Sidonia , Season One, Episode 8, Immortality demonstrates yet again Nihei has crafted a story that is immersive in both world building and emotional subtext and the drama surrounding the human condition. The politics. The safety belt rails. The photosynthesizing humans. The structures and locations within the epic seed ship. All of these details. It's all about creating a universe. This massive m