Welcome to February’s Audio EXP column here on Geek Native. This Friday the 13th you’ve a chance to preview tempting audiobooks from Audible and dip into a micro review of RPG soundtracks from DriveThruRPG. It’s worth noting that many of the audiobooks featured here are available free with a 30 day trial at Audible. All […]
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Gothic Prince: A review of The Boy with the Porcelain Blade
I’d read a blurb of The Boy with the Porcelain Blade long before the book arrived on my desk as a potential review option and I knew I was interested. There’s a lot in the title; “Porcelain Blade” sounds gothic, interesting, fragile and dangerous. I forgot to consider “The Boy”. Our hero is young. In […]
Damn drones: A review of The Heart of Valour
The Heart of Valouris the third book in Tanya Huff’s Confederation sci-fi series. We follow a bold as brass and highly effective female NCO as she leads her troop of alien allies against the might of The Others. I really liked the first book, I wasn’t sure about The Better Part of Valour but this […]
Competition: Win SEAL Team 666 – Reign of Evil
Geek Native reviewed SEAL Team 666: Reign of Evil on Christmas Day and there’s a spare copy of the book to give away. Fans of the series will know that is a squad of American soldiers who are sent on supernatural assassination missions. In Reign of Evil, the third in the series, our heroes end […]
How to grab two free Deadlands comic books
Pinnacle Entertainment and Visionary Comics are working with IDW to publish a collection of Deadlands comics books. To promote the range and support local retailers there’s a nice twist in which geeks can unlock two free titles. Anyone who pre-orders Dead Man’s Hand at a local store and then shares “I just got dealt the […]
Sleek superhero Bombshells robes available in January PREVIEWs
PREVIEWS is part magazine and part catalog from Diamond Comic Distributors. The idea is you use it to go to your local comic store and tell them what you want while your local store also uses it to work out what to stock. There are reasons to get engaged; you can book exclusive goodies with […]
2000 AD rolls out Android app!
Great news for fellow Android users. 2000 AD is now on Android. You can download it from Google Play. The app has been available since 2012 on iOS and has become on the best performing iPad newstand properties in the UK. The AppStore run by Apple reveals that the top three sellers are subscriptions, with […]
8 of the best: Marvel Civil War breaking out across the web
The next Captain America film will be called Civil War. Now, comic book fans will know what happened in the Mark Millar series but that doesn’t mean the movie will go the same way. The internet has been having fun over the last few days with alternative suggestions as to why the row kicked off. […]
Sit back and enjoy every X-Man ever!
A well written piece from Scott Collura and IGN takes us on a ten minute tour of the X-Men. Featured here is every X-Men member there’s ever been. At least; I can’t think of any that they’ve missed out – and you can use the comments below if you can think of one. I suppose […]
High fantasy steampunk: A review of Girl Genius – Agatha H and the Voice of the Castle
Girl Genius – Agatha H and the Voice of the Castle is the third in the Girl Genius series by Phil and Kaja Foglio and at just about 600 pages long the fattest book yet. I really enjoyed the first two books. We still joke about minmoths here. I’m aware of the original Girl Genius […]
