City of Bones – book review
Many authors dream of their first novel becoming a cult favorite that scores a movie deal. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare has…
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke – book review
Some have said that Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke is like Pride & Prejudice with magic, but I have always…
Continuum, Season One – television series review
The Canadian science fiction & Leo award-winning series, Continuum, starts in 2077 where a futuristic “Occupy Wall Street” style movement (with a 2012…
Star Trek Into Darkness – film review
Star Trek Into Darkness was one of the movies I was looking forward to seeing this year. I was not a fan of…
In the Name of the King – A Dungeon Siege Tale – film review
There are bad movies, and there are awful movies, but sometimes there are movies that meant well but missed the mark. That is…
The Avengers – film review
For decades superhero movies have been hit or miss and always disconnected from each other. The rights to each character were sold separately…
Encounters of Sherlock Holmes, edited by George Mann – short fiction review
Imagine 221B Baker Street transplanted into the worlds of H.G. Wells or Mary Shelley. If you’ve ever wondered how Sherlock Holmes would fare…
The Earl and the Fairy, Vol. 3-4 by Ayuko – manga review
Welcome to the world of The Earl and the Fairy, Vol. 3-4, an alternate Victorian England where fairies are real, but only fairy…
The Earl and the Fairy – Volumes 1-2 by Ayuko – manga review
Imagine an alternate Victorian England where fairies are real, but only fairy doctors can see them. This is the world of The Earl…
Nightingale by David Farland (part two) – novel review
Nightingale by David Farland was released in paper and eBook formats, but it is the enhanced eBook that I’ll be covering here in…
Nightingale by David Farland (part one) – novel review
Nightingale by David Farland is the first big release by Farland’s new East India Press. This young adult contemporary fantasy was released as…
Looper – film review
It’s 2074 in Looper. Guys use their telekinetic abilities to float coins to impress chicks, the future looks like a war ravaged, poverty…
Ultra Maniac by Wataru Yoshizumi – manga review
Wataru Yoshizumi, author of fan favorite Marmalade Boy, wrote manga series Ultra Maniac in 2003. It was popular enough to spawn an anime…
Time Traveller – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time – film review
Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, is a Japanese science fiction film, the fourth based on the novel The Girl Who…
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time – anime film review
Once upon a time there was a book. It was called The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Published in Japan in 1967, and…
The Throme of the Erril of Sherill by Patricia A. McKillip – book review
Originally published in 1973, The Throme of the Erril of Sherill by Patricia A. McKillip is a delightful children’s fairytale about a “cnite”…