Part of the charm of The Man Who Fell to Earth, written by Walter Tevis, is the time in which it was written. Like many genre novels, and sci-fi in particular, during the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s; it was written during a period of scientific revelation and excitement. Hints existed of potential future technologies, […]
Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel published by Alfred A. Knopf Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 book, Station Eleven, continues with her theme of oddly broken families and solitary figures, but this is her first story set, at least in part, in a non-contemporary era. What happens to survivors of a global pandemic? This premise isn’t […]
“Vampire history just isn’t what it used to be.” – Author of Vampire Resurrection I have read many vampire books and stories, and I have watched many vampire television shows and movies. My taste in reading and entertainment is eclectic, so I am not all about vampires, but I definitely enjoy the genre. Thinking […]
So what do Star Wars, a sanitation plant accident, and a rockin’ mix tape have in common? Ernest Cline’s new novel, Armada, has the answer. I’m from the first generation of people enthralled and amazed by the video game culture. Star Wars came out the year I graduated from high school, the first stand-up games […]
Gene Mapper by Taiyo Fujii translated from the Japanese by Jim Hubbert Published by VIZ Media, LLC, June 16, 2015 237 page Reading Gene Mapper made me feel like I could use advanced degrees in computer engineering and plant engineering; by the end of the book, I thought I had earned them. Gene Mapper is […]
Recently, we told you about the Doctor Who: Cybermen Monster File ebook the BBC has made available to the world. Oh, and did I mention it’s free to fans in the UK, but only until July 31, 2014 at 23:59 (That’s 11:59 pm in American, Bubba.) Anyway, one of the highlights, out of many, was […]
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the Doctor Who: Cybermen Monster File ebook is a trailer for the fully interactive app. Judging by the clip, calling this an ebook really doesn’t do it justice since it’s more of a totally immersive Cyberman-O-Rama. To learn more about the ebook, see screenshots from the app, and […]
If you’ve been keeping up with Doctor Who season 8 news, then you may already know that the Cybermen will be making an appearance opposite Peter Capaldi. They’ve been featured a number of times in the modern run of the show and are one of the most popular monsters in the Doctor Who universe. But […]
(SPOILER ALERT – and how I hate that phrase – If you haven’t finished all the books up until this point, please go read a tv show review. Or find an interesting film. Or get back to Echo. Just don’t read this and then blame me.) The long wait is almost over… longer than an […]
A new book that takes an in-depth look at the wonderful TV show, Grimm? Yes, please! Grimm: Below the Surface: The Insider’s Guide to the Show goes far beyond the fun beginning found in the previous book from Titan Publishing and Random House, Aunt Marie’s Book of Lore, and gives lots of interesting behind-the-scenes details […]
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