Glass Thorns: Touchstone is the first in a series by established writer Melanie Rawn. It’s an interesting book to review. More on that later. Touchstone is set in a high fantasy world not terribly long after a terrible magical war. On the surface it seems like quite a cheery world now but scratch below the […]
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Ghoul Gobin: New Dresden Files series
The Ghoul Gobin #1 is a brand new series in the canon Dresden FIles continuity. This comic book series, published by Dynamite Entertainment, written by Jim Butcher, Joe Cooper and Ardian Syaf picks up after the events of Fool Moon. He’s not on good terms with Murphy, Marcone is pissed at him and the Nevernever […]
Fan favourites: Grumpy cat with Black Cat
This clever sketch of meme superhero grumpy cat and comic fan favourite Black Cat comes from an interesting source. It comes from the roleplay blog Felicia 7 Hardy. If you want you can browse a large archive of Black Cat RPG Tumblr posts.
Fickle fate! Try to win a copy of Glass Thorns: Touchstone
Glass Thorns: Touchstone tells the story of the part elf, part fae, part wizard and entirely rebellious Cayden Silversun. Silversun is a magical performer, a sorcerer of the stage, and he’s trying to build a company good enough to perform in the Royal Courts. You can win a copy of the book, published for the […]
Without Warning review
I rarely pick up Alternative History novels. I like Alternative History and my expectations for Alternative History novels are sky high. The problem is that most Alternative History books fall short of those expectations; they could always have been so much better if only the author had done things differently. I think the only reason […]
Beat zombie hordes and win Resident Evil prizes
Last month Geek Native looked at Resident Evil: Nemesis and Reisdent Evil: Code Veronica. These are two classic Resident Evil novels by S.D. Perry that have recently been re-printed (zombies never die). Here’s your chance to win a copy of each of them; two books for one competition. To enter you have to follow the […]
Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’s Neonomicon banned from library
Neonomicon, published by Avatar Press in 2010, was the first ever winner in the “Graphic Novel” category at the Bram Stoker Awards. The graphic novel has now been banned from one American library after a complaint from a parent. Their 14 year old daughter had managed to use an adult library card to get access […]
Review of VS Comics v1
VS Comics is a monthly, digital comic from Mike Garley (Dead Roots, Collider) and James Moran (Doctor Who, Severance) and an impressive line of guest contributors and assistance. The creator owned project uses a format that has Moran and Garley contribute ten-page stories each month and multiple guest slots. In issue one we bring in […]
Win a copy of The Wyld Hunt
In November Geek Native carried the news of Angus Abranson’s Chronicle City finding a sister publisher in Delta14. Delta14 will specialise in sci-fi, fantasy and RPG cross-overs. Peter Cakebread, author of the RPGs Clockwork & Chivalry and Airship Pirates, is on board with the project but the first author to publish with Delta14 is Gobion […]
The Company of the Dead review
Depending how your festive period went and perhaps how much liquid lubrication was involved in your Hogmanay celebrations; time travel may sound like a good idea. However, changing even a small event can have serious unforeseen consequences, so what would be the effect of saving the Titanic? This is the premise for the “The company […]
