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The Man in the High Castle: Not Your Average USA
One of the classic tropes of time-travel stories is “history changed and the Nazis won”. The fictional multiverse is veritably littered with alternate worlds where the Nazis are in control of the world. Perhaps it’s because there were points at … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical, Reviews, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged Alternate History, Nazis, Philip K. Dick, World War II
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Quick Anime Review: Mob Psycho 100
It’s been a while, folks! And I’m a good deal late on this review (blame the part-time work I’ve picked up in the meantime–a small blessing, but it does interfere with my blogging), but I’m determined to get it through … Continue reading
Dragon Awards Are Live
Last year, we released footage of the first annual Dragon Awards, the official award of DragonCon, one of the world’s largest SFF conventions. And now, the Dragons are once again upon us. The nominations process has begun. However, I don’t recommend … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Horror, News, Romance, Science Fiction, Tabletop RPGs, Thriller, Video Games, Writing
Tagged DragonCon, Honor At Stake, live and let bite
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The Catholic Geek: Mythic Orbits and Christian SciFi
The Catholic Geek: Mythic Orbits and Christian SciFi 01/15 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts: Sunday, January 15, at 7PM, EST …. //percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=9745959
Hope For the Rebellion: Reviewing Rogue One
Is it really possible that Disney produced a good Star Wars movie? And not just good, but on par with, if not better, than the original Star Wars film? After the bad fanfiction that was The Force Awakens I didn’t … Continue reading
The Pond Family Reunion, @DragonCon, 2016
I’m now at the point where I’m posting other people’s video. I’m told Karen Gillan was supposed to be part of this. I think she either cancelled, or cancelled her panels. I could be mistaken. And, while you’re listening … Continue reading
Firefly Guests @DragonCon 2016
On the one hand, Firefly is possibly one of the most overrated shows that ever got a cult following off of so little. Never was so much worshipped by so many for so very little. Even in DVD format, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction
Tagged baldwin, Firefly, Joss Whedon, Serenity, television
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Military SF Tech @DragonCon, 2016
This was a fun little panel that I was surprised by — mostly that I got such good video feed. “There’s an awful lot of high tech in military science fiction. Some of it is solidly based on current science/tech. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science and Technology, Science Fiction, Video Games, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, John Ringo, Science Fiction
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Russia’s “Guardians”: Now With 100% More Man-Bear!
I heard about Guardians some time back: in a nutshell, it’s a Russian version of The Avengers…which means that in some ways, it’s actually quite different. For one, there’s a character who turns into a were-bear. Only in Russia! Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Science Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Guardians, Man-Bear, Movie Trailer, Movies, Superhero
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A Tale of Two Awards
A lot of attention has come to the state of awards in the field of science fiction and fantasy in the last few years, thanks to increasing problems with and arguments over the Hugo Awards. If you’re unaware of why, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Board Games, Commentary, Culture, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Plugs and Promotions, Science Fiction, Tabletop RPGs, Video Games
Tagged DragonCon, HonorCon, Hugo Awards, The Royal Manticoran Navy, Worldcon
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Star Trek: Discovery
Well, we have finally got a substantial update on the new Star Trek series that’s been talked about for a few years now. No time like the present, right? So I’m sure you want to know all about the characters! . … Continue reading
JMS at SDCC, B5 to Follow
If there are too many acronyms in the title, the great and powerful J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the epic science fiction series Babylon 5, appeared at San Diego Comic Con this weekend to made several announcements on his upcoming projects. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, News, Science Fiction
Tagged Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski, Sense8
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TONIGHT on The Catholic Geek Radio Show: the Military in Fiction
http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=9055475 At 7 PM, EST, Jonathan LaForce joins us to discuss how to create proper military characters in science fiction and fantasy. Building proper military characters in science fiction and fantasy, including ranks, behaviors and attitudes. A former … Continue reading
Review: The Big Sheep
When Rob Kroese he gave me a copy of The Big Sheep to review, I thought it would just be another book that I would cross off of my list and move on. Anyway, this book was quite a surprise. No, seriously, … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Declan Finn, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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The Baen Free Library: “Hey, Kid, the First Taste is Free!”
Over the last several weeks, I’ve found myself explaining the Baen Free Library to people. Now, I like introducing people to cool stuff, but even the best things can get repetitive, and repetitive can easily become boring, and boring quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Science Fiction
Tagged 1632, Baen Books, Baen Free Library, David Weber, Eric Flint, Honor Harrington, Jim Baen
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Mass Effect: Andromeda E3 Trailer
I’m not much of a video gamer, but I finally got around to the Mass Effect trilogy last year and was blown away. Prior to that, I was tooling around with World of Warcraft (I generally only invest my time and energy in one … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Gaming, Science Fiction, Video Games
Tagged Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Andromeda, World of Warcraft
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The Catholic Geek: Synods and Starships 11/08
Description Guest host Matthew Bowman (of Novel Ninja, and the owner of The Catholic Geeks) fills in for Declan Finn. Do not be alarmed. This new dictatorship will be peaceful, until the moment it isn’t. Joining Matthew in the … Continue reading
The Catholic Geek: John C Wright discusses Somewhither
http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=7975799 Description Due to a scheduling issues at the publishers, L Jagi Lamplighter will not be on as originally announced. However, she has arranged for a replacement. Author John C. Wright returns to discuss his latest novel, Somewhither, from Castalia … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Hugo Awards, John C. Wright, The Catholic Geek Radio Show
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The First Annual Dragon Awards
So, some things of note here, while I think of them.