Author Archives: Declan Finn

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About Declan Finn

Declan Finn is the author of Honor at Stake, an urban fantasy novel, nominated for Best Horror in the first annual Dragon Awards. He has also written The Pius Trilogy, an attempt to take Dan Brown to the woodshed in his own medium -- soon to be republished by Silver Empire Press. Finn has also written "Codename: Winterborn," an SF espionage thriller, and it's follow-up, "Codename: Winterborn." And "It was Only on Stun!" and "Set To Kill" are murder mysteries at a science fiction convention.

The Catholic Geek: Tom Knighton on shootings, Marina Fontaine on Dean Koontz

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Declan Finn

  http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=7971955 Description Host Declan Finn (Honor at Stake) interviews author and former Corpsman Tom Knighton  (Bloody Eden, Bad Moon on the Rise, and more) on mass shootings, including the recent slaughter in Oregon.   Marina Fontaine will discuss Catholicism, horror, and … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: #GamerGate Primer with ShadowDancer, Ninjas and More

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Declan Finn

Description Declan Finn (Honor At Stake, The Pius Trilogy) has the wonderful RK ‘Shadowdancer’ Modena return. RK Modena is an artist whose work is on sale (and quite beautiful). She will join a panel that includes the Novel Ninja, Matthew … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: Erin Lale on WorldCon 09/20 

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Declan Finn

Description Tonight, host Declan Finn (Honor at Stake) will talk with Damnation Press’ Erin Lale, as Erin gives us an after action report on this year’s WorldCon. Erin Lale is an author and editor. She’s a frequent contributor to Perihelion … Continue reading →

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Agents of SHIELD renewed

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Declan Finn

The only question is … why is it renewed? In case you haven’t heard, I’m quite, quite done with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Period. If you ditched this series to the curb by now, know that (with Fox holding the license to … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: “The Young, Catholic and Restless,” with J. Ryan

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Declan Finn

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Writing Catholic Novels

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Declan Finn

I was recently asked to write about Catholicism in my novels. Going through Honor at Stake, one might pick up on the fact that I’m Catholic. It’s only in about a quarter of the novel, after all. I built my … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: Michelle Buckman, Death Panels, and more 09/06 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Declan Finn

Description: Host Declan Finn (author, Honor At Stake), will interview Catholic Writer Guild member and author Michelle Buckman, who penned a book called Death Panels in 1994. Expect that we’ll be talking about Planned Parenthood, abortion.and some of the more … Continue reading →

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Putting a Spolight on “Spotlight”

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Declan Finn

Finn’s Law: Never Attribute to Malice What Can be Equally Attributed to Stupidity. [Preface to the evil religion blog posts is here.] After the start of my online Twitter career, some moron threatened me because I even implied that someone … Continue reading →

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Dawn of Justice, Twilight of Interest

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Declan Finn

So, the second Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer. Yay?

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The Catholic Geek: Rory Modena and David Chalmers 08/30 by We Built That Network | Culture Podcasts

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Declan Finn

Declan Finn (Honor At Stake, The Pius Trilogy) has the wonderful RK ‘Shadowdancer’ Modena and her cohort David Chalmers. We’ll cover art (which Declan knows nothing about), censorship in gaming and game chat, as well as their upcoming collaboration on … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: the Hugos, and Planned Parenthood with Daniella Bova 08/23

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Declan Finn

August 23rd’s show had host Declan Finn (A Pius Man, Honor At Stake), welcome back author Tom Knighton (author of Bloody Eden, Bad Moon on the Rise) as the Hugo nominations of 2015, wrapping up Sad Puppies 3. If you … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 29, 2016 by Declan Finn

  http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=7845501 In this episode of The Catholic Geek, we had…

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Legends of DC

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Declan Finn

I still hate the title for this mid-season replacement show, but dang, it still looks so, so awesome. So, a few thoughts along the way.

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RIP: Matthew Benjamin Landry

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Declan Finn

We have lost a true Catholic geek this week. As has been mentioned, Matt Landry had died. If you doubt his nerd cred, I’ll take pictures of his home computer network and post them. Trust me, it’s better than the computer … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Returns to the Smaller Screen

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Declan Finn

This has been a strange few days.  First, Van Helsing is making a comeback that makes very little sense. Then, His Dark Materials is rising from the grave like some stupid Hammer Horror film. And now, Star Trek is coming back to television! Seriously, … Continue reading →

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Evil Narnia Returns

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Declan Finn

They say that Hollywood is running out of ideas, but this is ridiculous now. The 2007 film The Golden Compass was from the novel of the same name, written by Philip Pullman, the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy. The author … Continue reading →

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Van Helsing, rebooted

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Declan Finn

The 2004 film Van Helsing is apparently coming back to life, only this time on television. … And female. And … why? Vanessa Helsing, the next in a lineage of warriors who must lead mankind against a world controlled by vampires. … Continue reading →

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Review: Supergirl

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Declan Finn

My name is Kara Zor-el” … and she spent 5 years on an island. No, wait, that’s Oliver Queen. My, does Greg Berlanti love that opening. Anyway, a feeling of excitement and dread followed the announcement of a Supergirl show. The … Continue reading →

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A full Jessica Jones trailer? Really?

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Declan Finn

This is going to be creepy as Hell. …. Ahem.  Anyway. Possible spoilers ahead — spoilers for the comics, anyway, not sure about the tv show. So, in Marvel Comics earlier this century, they had a Marvel “Max” line — mature … Continue reading →

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AAR The Catholic Geek radio show: #GamerGate Primer with ShadowDancer, Ninjas and More 09/27

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Declan Finn

Declan Finn (Honor At Stake, The Pius Trilogy) has the wonderful RK “Shadowdancer” Modena return. RK Modena is an artist whose work is on sale (and quite beautiful). She will join a panel that includes Matthew Bowman and Tom Knighton. … Continue reading →

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