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The Catholic Geek Radio Show: War of the Dragons 08/13
The Catholic Geek: War of the Dragons 08/13 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts: //percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10201891 The August 13th podcast will be live at 7:00PM Eastern and include eight Dragon Award nominated authors for 2017, including Our Host: Declan Finn, For Best … Continue reading
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
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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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 Catholic Geek: Erin Lale on WorldCon 09/20
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
Posted in Science Fiction
Tagged Hugo Awards, Pope Francis, Science Fiction, Strawpope Frank, Worldcon
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Writing Catholic Novels
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
The Force of Star Wars’ Legacy
Star Wars is a cultural icon, a film with a history spanning decades across the world. Not only did it inspire countless people to explore the world of science fiction, but it also turned into a bedrock for Hollywood screenwriting. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Science Fiction, Star Wars, Storytelling
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Star Trek Returns to the Smaller Screen
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
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, News, Science Fiction
Tagged Babylon 5, Netflix, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, television
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Review: The Man in the High Castle
As we know, Amazon, like Netflix, has been getting into producing their own shows. So far, Netflix has hit the jackpot, with shows like Daredevil and the continuation of Longmire. Amazon, not so much. I watched the trailer for their … Continue reading
Review: Babylon 5
I can’t believe we’ve had this blog up for this long without a single one of us doing a review of one of the greatest science fiction television shows of all time, Babylon 5. Just to put it in perspective, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski, Science Fiction
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SciTech: Printed Prosthetics
Not too long ago, science fiction author John Ringo stated that science was getting ahead of his fiction. He could no longer handwavium away details and move on — he would have learn all the intricate details. These are prosthetic … Continue reading
Game So As to Win: What is Competitive Gaming?
A hulking man in an orange military uniform squares off against a blue-clad Chinese kung fu artist. A horde of undead marshals an army against a force of wood-elves. A band of five warriors (who all look completely different and … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Gaming, Video Games
Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Competitive Gaming, Diablo, Fantasy, Go (Game), Guilty Gear, Heroes of the Storm, League of Legends, Magic: The Gathering, Online Gaming, Science Fiction, Streetfighter, Tekken, The Lost Vikings, Video Games, World of Warcraft, Yomi
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A Flight of Dragon Awards
DragonCon is a convention that takes place every year over the Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, GA. It is, by all accounts, the largest sci-fi and fantasy convention on the planet Earth. If you don’t believe me, their minimum … Continue reading →