With the main Avengers storyline having ended, we long to hear those two words together again: “Avengers assemble.” Although we can assuage that feeling with the ongoing releases of Marvel tie-ins like the latest Spider-Man (only to be released on DVD & Blu-Ray and NOT available for streaming), there’s nothing like assembling all our favorite heroes […]
Gods and monsters have always been staples of the stories we tell. From ancient times right up through the last season of Game of Thrones, gods and monsters are always a hit. The ancient myths humans once embraced were, at their heart, epic stories involving magic, immortals, and quests, so it’s no surprise tales like those found […]
It’s been a crazy 12 months in the world, and now more than ever, we’re looking to fiction to give us an escape, or even to help us make sense of things. These 25 books do a bit of both, and represent the most powerful reading experiences we’ve had all year.
There comes a time in every beloved author’s career when a book blogger must attempt to rank that author’s works. Surely, Neil Gaiman will be thrilled to know his day has now arrived. But where do you start with Gaiman, whose works diverge so greatly in style and approach, yet remain so very true to […]
As six-month periods go, the first half of 2017 has certainly been, shall we say, interesting. But even as the real world works ever harder to convince us that we’re all living inside a genre novel (though what kind will depend on your particular point of view: sci-fi? Alt-history? Dystopian thriller? Grimdark fantasy?), the authors […]