The third and final installment of The Darkest Minds Series, In the Afterlight, is expected out this October 28th (link to preorder below!) and we can't wait to finish out this series from author Alexandra Bracken. Check out the book [...]
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Book Review: The LEGO Neighborhood Book
Author: Jason Lyles and Brian Lyles Paperback: 204 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275714 ISBN-13: 978-1593275716 Synopsis: In The LEGO Neighborhood Book, you'll create buildings with real-world details like cornices and facades, and try your hand at interior design by filling your buildings with furniture [...]
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Syfy Announces Arthur C. Clarke’s CHILDHOOD’S END Miniseries for 2015
Press Release: SYFY GREENLIGHTS ARTHUR C. CLARKE’S CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL CHILDHOOD’S END AS SIX-HOUR MINISERIES FOR 2015 PREMIERE FROM UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS AKIVA GOLDSMAN (LONE SURVIVOR) AND MIKE DE LUCA (CAPTAIN PHILLIPS) WILL PRODUCE WITH MATTHEW GRAHAM (LIFE ON MARS) TO ADAPT NICK [...]
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Pic of the Day: Trollslayer
"Trollslayer" by Nicolas Delort; commissioned for the Black Library Classics edition of Trollslayer by William King. Check out more of Nicolas' amazing art at his blog. [...]
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A GOOD OMENS Radio Play is Going to be a Thing
Fans of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, rejoice! BBC Radio 4 reports that a Good Omens radio drama is in production to be aired this holiday season. Directed by Dirk Maggs (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Neverwhere) and with voice [...]
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Enter to Win THE DARKEST MINDS Trilogy by Alexandra Bracken [CONTEST CLOSED]
One lucky SciFi Mafia reader will be getting The Darkest Minds trilogy from author Alexandra Bracken plus a Visa gift card (see below for details)! This is especially fun because the third and final installment, (The Darkest Minds Never Fade) [...]
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A SciFi Mafia Update
Good day, mafiosi! Just a quick (cool alien) head's up that, according to the good folks in engineering, our fresh news and reviews will be under some mysterious cloaking device for the next week or so. We've been having some [...]
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Audible Daily Deal Sure to Please Neil Gaiman Fans
Audible has a fantastic deal for Neil Gaiman fans. Today only you can pick up the radio dramatization of Neverwhere for a mere $2 ($1.95 specifically). What's more the voice cast features Professor X, Sherlock Holmes, and Rupert Giles! A BBC Radio six-part [...]
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Book Review: The Art of LEGO Design: Creative Ways to Build Amazing Models
Author: Jordan Schwartz Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275536 ISBN-13: 978-1593275532 Synopsis: The most impressive LEGO models often take careful planning (and lots of pieces), but with some inspiration, a little imagination, and a number of tried-and-true techniques, you too can turn bricks [...]
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Book Review: The Nemesis Engines Volume 1: The Peacemakers
Author: Olivier Blanchard Kindle: 535 pages Publisher: 99th Room Books ISBN-10: B00J4VZYAM Synopsis: 1915 – While all eyes are on Europe’s battlefields, scientists, anti-war industrialists and financiers all around the world are vanishing without a trace, and rumors of a plot to provide Germany with [...]
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Just When You Thought it was Safe… SHARKNADO Crashes into Video Games and Books
Yes, completely serious. Well, serious that there is a book, and there is a video game. With chapters like “How to Wield a Chainsaw Like a Boss,” the book is probably more for entertainment value than some of you might [...]
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Book Giveaway for ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON: THE ASTOUNDING ADVENTURE OF THE ANCIENT DRAGON [CONTEST CLOSED]
You might know Jose Prendes from his work writing horror and scifi genre TV and mini series work including his latest work Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark, but he's also at work on a series of YA novels based on [...]
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