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Book Review: Doctor Who: Royal Blood by Una McCormack

Posted on September 19, 2015 13 Comments

Doctor Who: Royal Blood by Una McCormack Genre: Science Fiction Series: The Glamour Chronicles Publisher: Broadway Books (9/8/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Today, legions of Whovians are welcoming the Doctor back for another new season of BBC’s science fiction television program Doctor Who. And then there’s yours truly, probably one of the last three people on […]

Waiting on Wednesday 04/01/15

Posted on April 1, 2015 19 Comments

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig: September 4, 2015 (Del Rey) I was like aasfdsfjkjlsdfffff;;; when I first saw the nerdgasm-inducing news about this book on Starwars.com. I reacted […]

Book Review: Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno

Posted on February 14, 2015 4 Comments

Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno Genre: Science Fiction, Media Tie-In Series: Star Wars Universe Publisher: Del Rey (November 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve been a great admirer of James Luceno’s Star Wars work in the past, especially his book Darth Plagueis about the eponymous Sith Lord who was the master of Darth Sidious. Having […]

#RRSciFiMonth: Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller

Posted on November 11, 2014 20 Comments

Sci-Fi November is a month-long blog event hosted by Oh The Books and Rinn Reads this year, created to celebrate everything amazing about science fiction! From TV shows to movies, books to comics, and everything else in between, it is intended to help science fiction lovers share their love and passion for this genre and its many, […]

#RRSciFiMonth: Willful Child by Steven Erikson

Posted on November 4, 2014 28 Comments

Sci-Fi November is a month-long blog event hosted by Oh The Books and Rinn Reads this year, created to celebrate everything amazing about science fiction! From TV shows to movies, books to comics, and everything else in between, it is intended to help science fiction lovers share their love and passion for this genre and its many, […]

From A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Images from the Star Wars: Imperial Handbook

Posted on October 22, 2014 7 Comments

I make it no secret that I’m a pretty big fan of Star Wars. That’s why I was pretty thrilled when Wunderkind PR provided me some gorgeous images and artwork to share from the Star Wars: Imperial Handbook, published by Becker&Mayer and available now. Hope you’ll enjoy these as much as I did. Get a load […]

Mogsy’s Fall Reading List + WWEnd Reading Challenge Update

Posted on September 30, 2014 10 Comments

As ever, I’m going to keep doing seasonal reading lists because they’ve become something of a tradition, but I’ll be tackling them somewhat differently this time around. I still have a lot of personal reading/purchased books to get to and a bunch more to read towards my Worlds Without End Reading Challenge goals, but until […]

Comic Review: Banshee Origins by Jonathan Tropper

Posted on August 6, 2014 1 Comment

Banshee Origins by Jonathan Tropper Genre: Crime, Drama Publisher: IDW Publishing (January 2013) Wendy’s Rating – 2 of 5 stars Banshee is a television show about a criminal, recently released from prison, who, after a series of unfortunate events, takes on the guise of a new sheriff and makes himself comfortable in the titular town. […]

Book Review: Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman

Posted on July 11, 2014 4 Comments

Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (April 2010) Author Info: Twitter Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars : I enjoyed spotting the different characters and story elements within the book that the show expands on so wonderfully. Yes I read this because I’ve watched and enjoyed the […]

TV/Book Review: Legend of the Seeker and Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind

Posted on March 12, 2014 7 Comments

Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind Legend of the Seeker (2008) A while back, I had myself a Legend of the Seeker marathon. The show was tastefully cheesy, fantasy fun and I enjoyed it enough to finally read its source material. Consequently, this will be as much a review of The Wizard’s First Rule, as it […]