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Juliet by Anne Fortier Review

On September 3, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

I haven’t been as excited about a book as I was when I got to the end of Juliet in a long time.  A year, maybe.  Anne Fortier has managed what might well be the …

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Grimblades by Nick Kyme Review 40k

On August 23, 2010 By Phillip Sobel In Book Reviews

I must begin this review with a teensy confession. I bought this book by mistake. I was actually after Iron Company by Chris Wraight, and what with the very similar covers and the fact that …

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Secret Warriors – A Steranko Vision For The Morrison Future

On August 19, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Secret Warriors was a title that spun out of the massive Marvel event of yesteryear, Secret Invasion. It could have been the usual dreck, a spin off title with the usual creative team but instead …

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The Abominable Charles Christopher

On August 12, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Karl Kerschl is another comic artist who has dipped his toe into the big pond, he’s worked for DC on a multitude of titles, but his real magnum opus is coming in his longform webcomic. …

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Sin Titulo – A Study In Paranoid Noir

On August 6, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Cameron Stewart is an artist who has become well known due to his collaborations with Grant Morrison on Seaguy and Batman & Robin as well as working with Jason Aaron on the Eisner winning Vertigo …

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Shana Abé Interview + The Treasure Keeper + The Time Weaver Review

On July 20, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews, Interviews

Shana Abé is a bestselling author normally found in the Romance section, but whose latest books are fantasy (or at least fairy tale) crossovers.  She’s also a personal favorite of mine–verify on our favorites page, if you …

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Robert Freeman Wexler Interview | The Painting and the City

On July 7, 2010 By Brendan Connell In Interviews

Robert Freeman Wexler’s latest novel is The Painting And The City, out from PS Publishing, and it was recently named one of the top 10 science fiction novels of 2009 by Booklist. He has also …

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Kit Reed Interview | Enclave

On June 28, 2010 By Douglas Cobb In Interviews

We are pleased that Kit Reed, the author of Enclave, has agreed to be interviewed for us. She is also the author of many other books, many of which are mentioned in this interview, like The Midnight Children, Thinner …

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Warren Ellis’ X-Men Is Death

On June 24, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

The fact that Warren Ellis has a run on any X-Men title should be enough to merit pause and reflection. That he was then able to craft a science fiction dirge about mortality and creation …

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Adam Rex Fat Vampire Interview

On June 22, 2010 By Elena Nola In Interviews

Adam Rex is an amazingly talented children’s illustrator, as well as being an author of both children’s and YA novels.  I had the pleasure of meeting him in person last month at BEA, and I …

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David Moody Interview – Hater

On June 21, 2010 By Douglas Cobb In Interviews

Author David Moody created an online sensation when he published his horror novel, Autumn, via the Internet, racking up more than half a million downloads and spawning a series of sequels. When he published Hater, …

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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Review

On June 10, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

For reasons I cannot adequately explain, even to myself, I prefer to read fantasy over science fiction, but I prefer SF movies over fantasy.  So I don’t actually read a lot of true science fiction …

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Black Panther: The King Without Fear

On June 6, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

It’s just been announced that T’Challa, the Black Panther, King of Wakanda, is going to become the new Man Without Fear protecting Hell’s Kitchen. This turn of events will transpire after the Shadowland event centering …

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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer Review

On June 5, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

I’m assuming if you’re reading this you like Twilight and have already read the other books, yes?  And you want one of two things from me here–a recommendation about whether this new novella is worth …

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Soul Hunter + Helsreach + Blood Reaver 40k by Aaron Dembski Bowden Review

On April 20, 2010 By Phillip Sobel In Book Reviews

Let me start by saying that this isn’t a book I would normally pick up. It tells a dark tale from the perspective of what I’ll call the “bad guys.” I could not conceive of …

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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin Review

On April 6, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is the first book in a new series (The Inheritance Trilogy, which lends itself to some potentially hilarious confusion with The Inheritance Cycle) by a new author, and I think that …

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A Thousand Sons by Graham McNeill Review

On March 29, 2010 By Phillip Sobel In Book Reviews

One of the most keenly anticipated books of the bestselling Horus Heresy series, A Thousand Sons tells one half of the epic story of the destruction of Prospero, the Thousand Sons’ homeworld, from the perspective …

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The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Review

On February 18, 2010 By Phillip Sobel In Book Reviews

It was only after watching a great deal of House M.D. that I discovered that Hugh Laurie had penned a novel (published about a decade ago, now). I was intrigued. Clearly the man is an …

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Fallen Angels by Mike Lee Review

On February 10, 2010 By Phillip Sobel In Book Reviews

Mike Lee’s Fallen Angels is the eleventh book in the hugely popular Horus Heresy series and continues the story begun in Mitchel Scanlon’s excellent Descent of Angels. Did I just say excellent? Yes. I know …

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Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky Review

On January 29, 2010 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Empire in Black and Gold is the debut of British author Adrian Tchaikovsky and the first installment in a trilogy titled Shadows of the Apt. In his debut Tchaikovsky gives us a heroic narrative where …

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