Wastelands 2 is a series of post-apocalyptic short stories from authors such as Game of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin, Cory Doctorow, Junot Diaz, Rudy Rucker, Hugh Howey, Ann Aguirre and others. The 528-paged book is a feast for fans and is the follow up from the critically acclaimed Wastelands collection. The compilation, from Titan Books, […]
Competition: Sons of Anarchy – Bratva
Sons of Anarchy – Bratva is a tie-in novel for the popular TV show. It has never-before-seen stories and secrets just perfect for fans. The book is co-authored by executive producer Kurt Sutter, the creator of Sons of Anarchy, and the New York Times bestseller Christopher Golden. The story is set during season four. Jax […]
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 […]
A blended potion of comedy and darkness: A review of Finn Fancy Necromancy
Finn Fancy Necromancy flips between humour, which is sometimes slightly immature, like magic eating Pac-man butt tattoos and rather dark subjects like family tragedy and mental health. The opening premise is very strong. Finn Gramarayre is returning to our world after a 25 year long exile to the Other Realm. He was exiled when he […]
The end of the line: A review of Plague World
Plague World is the third and final in the Ashley Parker series. If you’re looking for an easy read zombie trilogy to get your teeth into this Halloween then Dana Fredsti’s Plague Town, Plague Nation and then Plague World set is certainly one to consider. The book’s titles rather give away the escalation of Walker’s […]
Retro-tech and xenomorphs: The Art of Alien – Isolation
Set in 2137, that’s 15 years after Alien, the first-person survival horror Alien: Isolation is kind of a big deal. This is one of those games that begin to merge with the movie experience. The BBC featured it and the team’s approach to the creativity on the project. The interview included a chat with Sigourney […]
Genre-hopping drama: A review of Ecko Burning
Ecko Burning is the sequel to Ecko Rising. I enjoyed Rising even though I had to wrestle with it. I wrestled less with Burning and enjoyed it more. Our anti-hero is a full tech cyberpunk creation called Ecko. A mission goes wrong, he falls off a roof and wakes up in a fantasy world. There […]
A look inside: Adventure Time cartoon cards
Adventure Time – The Original Cartoon Title Cards is a new volume of quirky, brilliant and bizarre title cards. Not sure what a title card is? Title cards typically come after the opening sequence but before the first bit of the show. It’s a chance for the TV program to reveal the episode’s title. In […]
Little Red: A review of Elemental Masters – Blood Red
I was introduced to Blood Red by being told it was a story of a young girl tutored in the way of Earth Magic, a mage who lost her mentor to a brutal murder by werewolf and who grew to fear something sinister was responsible for the string of killings in the remote countryside of […]
A gallery of space art from Fred Gambino
Last week I gave the cyborg thumbs up to the Art of Fred Gambino in a full length review. This is an artist who’s worked with likes of WizKids, LEGO, National Geographic and even Der Speigel. The review included a video tour of the book to showcase Gambino’s fine style and work. Geek Native video […]