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New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (part 8)
Well, what do you know. We’ve come to the end of the line. I know, it’s been fun. I can’t believe how fast the time has gone. But all good things must come to an end. Let’s dive in, shall we? … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Blood Rites, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (part 7)
Happy Hump-Day everyone! So we’re back in the saddle. Harry and his crew are ready to hunt some terrible beasties and taking us along for the ride. Will this plan go well, or will it all fall to pieces? Will … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Blood Rites, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (part 6)
Show of hands: How many think that Harry can go five chapters without almost getting killed? Anyone?
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Tagged Blood Rites, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files
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New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (part 5)
My goodness, I can’t believe we’re already halfway through the book. Time flies when you’re having fun. We’ve seen a lot of crazy things already. From near death experiences to family squabbles, there has been no end to the excitement. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Rites, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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What Andy’s Playing: Undertale
Undertale is a game that’s tricky to talk about, but the prospect of sharing this review with you fills me with determination. I could put a spoiler warning up, but ultimately there’s so many things about the game that I wouldn’t … Continue reading
New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (part 4)
Thankfully there were no monsters that needed squishing last night, and I’m all recovered from the vampire hunt. Finally, we can get back on schedule!
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (part 3)
Sorry I was a day late on getting you the next five chapters. I didn’t want you to go too long without continuing on from last time, but things come up. As it turns out, I had to hunt vampires all … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (part 2)
*queue gameshow fanfare* Welcome back to another Read-Along with the new kid! I’m your host, Aislinn Gibson. Last time we met, we were talking about the first 5 chapters of Jim Butcher’s amazing book Blood Rites, book 6 of “The Dresden … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews, Writing
Tagged Blood Rites, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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The New Blood’s Take on Blood Rites (Chapter 1-5)
Blessed Ash Wednesday, everyone! My name is Aislinn Gibson, but you can call me Ashe. As Matthew mentioned, I’m the new kid on the block. I’m so happy to be a part of this crazy family and to share amazing … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Reviews, Writing
Tagged Blood Rites, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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The Dresden Files: Epic Noir in the Windy City
Sad as it is to know, there are fans of fantasy out there who have not yet read The Dresden Files. This is like being a fan of sci-fi and never having seen Star Wars. Well, young padawans, consider this your crash … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction
Tagged Dresden Files Fan Filming, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, St. Thomas Aquinas, The Dresden Files
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WARCRAFT Movie Trailer Released
At BlizzCon 2013, Blizzard Entertainment announced that a movie based on their Warcraft series of games was in production. Today, they released the first trailer for the film.
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, News, Reviews, Video Games
Tagged CGI, Chain Mail, Green Screen, Human, Movie Trailer, Movies, Orc, Plate Armor, Stormwind, The Beginning, Warcraft, Warcraft II, Warcraft III, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, World of Warcraft
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Evil Narnia Returns
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
Van Helsing, rebooted
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
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, News
Tagged Film, Movies, television
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Saturday’s Children: Grand Prize Winner
And now for a moment of shameless self-promotion: I won! My Halloween short story, Saturday’s Children, won the Grand Prize at the Liberty Island short story contest. If you need to extend your Halloween fun for another few days, give … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Personal Posts, Plugs and Promotions
Tagged Halloween, Liberty Island, Short Story, Urban Fantasy
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AAR on The Catholic Geek radio show: Erin Lale on WorldCon 09/20
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.
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Rants, Romance, The Church, Writing
Tagged Damnation Books, Declan Finn, Erin Lale, Eternal Press, Honor At Stake, Sad Puppies, Strawpope Frank, Worldcon
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The Catholic Geek: Rory Modena and David Chalmers 08/30 by We Built That Network | Culture Podcasts
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, et al Source: The Catholic Geek: Rory … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Horror, Romance, Science and Technology, The Church, Video Games
Tagged Blog Talk Radio, BlogTalkRadio, Honor At Stake, Vatican Ninjas
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Writing Catholic Romance
My new book, Honor At Stake, is officially posted as a vampire romance. I’ve obviously done romance before, but mostly as a subplot in the books I’ve written. With Codename: Winterborn, for example, there were two love plots going on. … Continue reading
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Writing Vatican Ninjas
I’ve always had a problem with vampire fiction in which the vampires were so secret, nobody knew they existed. Nobody. At all. Seriously, when you’re around for hundreds of years, eventually somebody is going to start talking. Which is why … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Plugs and Promotions, Romance, Writing
Tagged Manhattan, New York, New York City, Vatican, Vatican Ninjas
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Dead Beat’s Breakdown (Part 1)
Jim Butcher is at it again. Throughout “The Dresden Files” series, we’ve seen monsters, vampires, demons, dastardly villains, and impossible escapes. We’ve felt joy, fear, heartbreak, and anger right along with our favorite wizard. And we’re about to jump on … Continue reading →