It’s between 20 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first appeared on TV. Her fandom is still strong. Andrea Robinson is a New York-based writer, deep into vampire lore, and co-author of Vampire Diaries: Unlocking the Secrets of Mystic Falls. Robinson’s latest book is a collection of all the magic from seven seasons of Buffy. […]
Competition: Win Fable – Blood of Heroes
The bad news is that Microsoft has cancelled their plans to release Fable Legends. Worse than that the whole studio, Lionhead, is to close and jobs are at risk. It’s not too late for you to have a piece of Fable Legends, though. Last year Titan Books and author Jim C Hines teamed up to […]
For your magic library: A review of Harry Potter – The Character Vault
There’s no doubt that Harry Potter – The Character Vault is a companion book that Harry Potter fans will treasure. Produced by Titan Books the Character Vault benefits from the publisher’s long experience in making collectible hardback accessories for movies, TV shows and games. The goal each time is to re-create the familiar, in this […]
The Ninth Doctor gets a whole new comic book series
Titan Book has today announced a license deal with BBC Worldwide which means the Ninth Doctor will be back in comic book form. The Ninth incarnation of the famous Time Lord has already had a 5-part mini series. Now, Christopher Eccleston’s vision of the Doctor will join the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors as a […]
Doubles up on gigantic: A review of Shipstar
Shipstar is the follow on to Larry Niven and Gregory Benford’s Bowl of Heaven. Unusually for a sequel, it’s a much better book. The action picks up in the aftermath of Bowl of Heaven and the humans are in deep trouble. They’ve found this gigantic spaceship-thing built around a star and have learn the hard […]
A Look Inside: Tales of Tamriel – Book II: The Lore
Bethesda Softworks and Titan Books are bringing out a second book to help unlock the lore of the The Elder Scrolls Online. Tales of Tamriel – Vol. II: The Lore scoops up the in-game texts you can find as you play, combines it with exclusive artwork, and produces a mythology for fans. The Lore will […]
Huge, hard sci-fi: A review of Bowl of Heaven
Bowl of Heaven is a combined project from sci-fi faves Larry Niven and Gregory Benford. I’m in the interesting position of having read both Bowl of Heaven and the followup Shipstar based on recommendations for the latter of the two. Bowl of Heaven is harder to get into and ends in such a way that […]
A preview of Snowpiercer 3: Terminus
Snowpiercer continues to roll and roll. I first became aware of the chilling title when concept art and music for the film was published. I was lucky enough to get to review the first comic book over a year later. Geek Native caught up with Snowpiercer 2 in an Irregular Reconnaissance column and now with […]
Dr. Seuss meets Edgar Allan Poe: The Cat with a Really Big Head review
The Cat with a Really Big Head is a collection of short stories, poems if you will, from Lenore artist and author Roman Dirge. Lenore is kinda cute, kinda morbid but The Cat with a Really Big Head is far darker and it is easy to believe stories like Monsters in my Tummy were written […]
Beauty in combat: A review of the Art of Total War
The Art of Total War by Martin Robinson is a great supplement for any fan of the Total War computer game series. This is not a book with tactical tips or tricks. This is simply a book that dives deep into the stunning artwork and visuals the game is associated with. You’re in safe hands […]