11 November 2019
There's an intriguing contradiction at the heart of Nicholas Meyer's best work, a sort of chiaroscuro where the novelist, screenwriter and film director addresses dark topics in a disarmingly light manner. Even when he has addressed addiction (The Seven Percent Solution), climate change (Star Trek IV) or nuclear holocaust (The Day After), you never forget you're in the presence of a great entertainer who delights in the stories he tells and the histories he unearths.
