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The Art of Assassin’s Creed: Origins [2017] by Paul Davies

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Assassin

The “Art of Assassin’s Creed: Origins transports the viewer to ancient Egypt through the imagination and work of the game’s artists.
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Death Magic and Dark Fantasy: A Review of Fritz Leiber’s Swords and Deviltry (1970)
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Death Magic and Dark Fantasy: A Review of Fritz Leiber’s Swords and Deviltry (1970)

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Deviltry

In our post-Game of Thrones world, Fritz Leiber’s Swords and Deviltry, and his Fafhrd and The Grey Mouser tales in general, seem much like today’s dark fantasies.  Amoral Lankhmar, …
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New Pompeii (2016) by Daniel Godfrey [Review]
8 years ago

New Pompeii (2016) by Daniel Godfrey [Review]

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  • TITLE: New Pompeii
  • AUTHOR: Daniel Godfrey
  • PUBLISHER: Titan Books
  • FORMAT: Paperback
  • PAGES: 464
  • GENRE: Science fiction thriller
  • PUBLICATION DATE: June 21, 2016
  • SOURCE: Titan provided a free copy …
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Escapology by Ren Warom (Review)
8 years ago

Escapology by Ren Warom (Review)

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I had no idea what to expect when sat down to read Ren Warom’s debut novel, Escapology. My knowledge of cyberpunk is limited to an ages-ago viewing of Blade …
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NerdSpan At SDCC: Friday

Friday at SDCC is more intense than Thursday. More people attend, more people dress up, and more people stand in lines to get into not only the convention center, but …
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Viz Releases Easy Eats: A Bee and Puppycat Cookbook
8 years ago

Viz Releases Easy Eats: A Bee and Puppycat Cookbook

Bee and Puppycat

Easy Eats: a Bee and Puppycat Cookbook, is now available in a hardcover edition for 16.95 USD, and the cookbook features not only recipes inspired by the Cartoon Hangover show, …
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RORY the Dinosaur…Me and my Dad
9 years ago

RORY the Dinosaur…Me and my Dad

Meet Rory, the dinosaur! Rory is a very busy little baby dinosaur, who lives on an island with his dad. Rory and his dad have been hanging out a lot …
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Bookworms: Retcontinuum (2014) by S. Grulkowski (+Interview)

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Retcontinuum

Retcontinuum pulls you down the rabbit hole of its narrative and doesn’t let go until it has finished explaining to you just how precious time is, and how ultimately the decisions we make are the most important things we have, no matter how much time we think we have.
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Bookworms: The Memory Thieves (14) by Robertson (Interview)

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TheMemoryThieves

Combining old school noir with the best of magical realism, J.T. Robertson gives his readers a tight, gritty crime novella about a man on the edge willing to do anything to get free.
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Interview with Joe Abercrombie – On Being Adapted To Comics

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David here, Nerdspanners!

Joe Abercrombie is one of the decade’s most outstanding fantasy writers. Robert and I have both been captive devotees since The Blade …
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For the Love of Books: Guest Post by Claire Maynard

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For the Love of Books

Few places are as likely to send bookworms into a flutter as an eccentric and eclectic bookstore filled with everything from the arcane to the …
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Bookworms: Ender’s Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card

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Ender

Ender’s Game is a book of contradictions. It is about children playing at war. It is about old men warring with children. It is about the wisdom of the young confounding the knowledge of the old. It is about xenophobia and unity. It is about war as a game.
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