Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had an undeniable soft spot for superhero stories that go beyond the standard good versus evil premise. Granted, we need the Flashes, Spidermen, and Supermen of the world to constantly give us hope for a brighter future and show that our personal tragedies don’t have to define us, …
Have you ever thought about how big, how friggin’ humongous, this universe is? I mean, think about it, there are gazillions of planets, hundreds of gazillions for all you and I know. One of those probably has alien life, right? It’s gotta. And, since we a couple of logic using sons-of-bitches here, we probably think …
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an Oxford professor in the early 1930’s. While correcting papers, he came across a page that had been left blank. Feeling a rush of inspiration, he wrote: “In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.” What was a hobbit? He didn’t know. He also didn’t know that this …
Fezzer was determined to look his best. He had risen early, and in honour of the occasion put on the yellow and blue spotted tie that went so well with his pink shirt. The blue suit, waist-coated and with mustard silk handkerchief protruding like a miniature pyramid from his top pocket completed the trad-modern look …
Hello dear readers. Today I feel like the luckiest girl in the whole world because I get to talk to you not only about books, but also my other great love, cartoons. More specifically, Nickelodeon’s Legend Of Korra. The Legend of Korra was a spinoff of Avatar: The Last Airbender created by Bryan Konietzko and …
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John increased his pace, he couldn’t afford to be late. The mass of humanity that surrounded him didn’t help, but he told himself that soon he wouldn’t have to deal with it anymore. He was meant for greater things (including a chauffeur), if he managed to arrive in time for the meeting of his life …
In the mid-to-late 80’s, Edinburgh was the heroin capital of the world. After all, it was cheap, impossibly addictive, and everywhere. The city was ravaged by drug culture and the violence, crime and debauched self-interest it spawned. Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting grabs hold of us and plunges us into this world of degenerates, this black pit of …
“You are not the chosen one.” Master Pienza’s words rang throughout the amphitheatre, bounding off of the concrete pillars and pricking my downturned ears like daggers. It took every ounce of my immense strength to keep from crumpling beneath the weight of the revelation. A stormcloud of startled murmurs erupted from the assembled guests and …
Off with her head! Lunar Chronicles author Marissa Meyer is back at it again with her clever and romantic YA fairytale-retelling ways. Her latest novel, Heartless, tells the story of Lady Catherine Pinkerton, dutchess, aspiring baker, and the future Queen of Hearts. Yes. That Queen of Hearts. I’ll admit, fairytales are not typically my thing, …
‘Now, blessed be God, all our fears are over for none have died of the plague since the eleventh of October and the pest-houses have long been empty.’ So spoke the Reverend. The congregation listened, relieved but not happy. William Mompasson had endured his own suffering – his wife was buried within the stone circle. …
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