It's no secret that I feel that Lost is the best series on TV ever. It's on my profile on SciFi Mafia's About page and on my social media accounts, and is practically tattooed across my forehead (practically, not actually). I [...]
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Check Out the First Trailer for JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL!
BBC One has released a short trailer for part one of the miniseries adaptation of Susanna Clarke's epic novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and it is every bit as magical as we hoped! Set at the beginning of the 19th-century, England no longer [...]
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Book Review: The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence
Author: Stan Lee, Stuart Moore Illustrator: Andie Tong Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Disney Press ISBN-10: 1423180852 ISBN-13: 978-1423180852 Synopsis: Stan Lee presents a brand new, magical, super-powered adventure! When twelve magical superpowers are unleashed on the world, a Chinese-America teenager named Steven will be thrown into the middle [...]
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Book Review: House of Leaves
Author: Mark Z. Danielewski Paperback: 709 pages Publisher: Pantheon ISBN-10: 0375703764 ISBN-13: 978-0375703768 Synopsis: Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No [...]
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Book Review: Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark
Author: Mike Doyle Hardcover: 340 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275862 ISBN-13: 978-1593275860 Synopsis: Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark showcases dark LEGO masterpieces from artists around the world. From realistic sculptures of creepy crawlers to impressionist works of shadowy nightmares, this collection will leave you marveling [...]
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Book Review: Fringe: Sins of the Father
Author: Christa Faust Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Titan Books ISBN-10: 1781163138 ISBN-13: 978-1781163139 Synopsis: Never-before-revealed secrets of the characters, leading to the creation of the government’s covert Fringe Division. In 2008, Peter Bishop is estranged from his father and running shady operations in Southeast Asia. His latest [...]
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Book Review: Steampunk LEGO
Author: Guy Himber Hardcover: 200 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275285 ISBN-13: 978-1593275280 Synopsis: Filled with dirigibles and floating cities, penny-farthings and pirate ships, curiosities and robots galore, Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated collection of Victorian-era sci-fi treasures, all built from LEGO. Curated by award-winning LEGO [...]
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Book Review: Rabbitback Literature Society
Author: Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-10: 125006192X ISBN-13: 978-1250061928 Synopsis: Only nine people have ever been chosen by renowned children’s author Laura White to join the Rabbit Back Literature Society, an elite group of writers in the small town of [...]
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New Philip Pullman Short Story THE COLLECTORS Available Exclusively on Audible, Hear a Clip
If you aren't familiar with Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials books by that name, perhaps you recognize it from the movie based on one of the books: The Golden Compass. Which I love. He has now written a brand new short [...]
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Book Review: The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO
Author: Nathan Sawaya Hardcover: 248 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275889 ISBN-13: 978-1593275884 Synopsis: Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits—all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made [...]
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J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst Invite You to S.earch
I am a proud owner of the book S., a collaborative effort of J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst. Admittedly, I haven't read it. I have opened it, and marveled at its pages. I've even started it and been filled with [...]
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Book Review: The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Programming
Author: Terry Griffin Paperback: 276 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275684 ISBN-13: 978-1593275686 Synopsis: With its colorful, block-based interface, The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 programming language is designed to allow anyone to program intelligent robots, but its powerful features can be intimidating at first. The Art [...]
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