Chances are good we all have at least a few in our houses: epic novels that are at least 700 pages long. I’ve heard them called many things—shelf benders, door stoppers, and lap numbers, to name a few. With the economy still less than robust, and people trying to pinch pennies wherever possible, I’ve come […]
The conventional wisdom among readers is that the book is always better than the filmed version. But lately, television adaptations have been giving the printed word a run for its money with faithful, artfully produced translations of some of our favorite books. We’ve read them, and now we’re watching them—or counting down the days until they […]
March comes in like a Lion of Lannister this year with an assortment of new releases that show off the breadth and depth of fantastic fiction. From unusual urban fantasies, to epics that earn their name, to a ripped-from-the-headlines near-future thriller, these books demonstrate that you need not confine yourself to the real world to […]
Over the past five years, our friends have had to learn a hard truth, lest they face our dragon-fire rage: don’t call us when a new episode of Game of Thrones is on. The show presents an immersive fantasy world that envelops you like no other, and the last thing we want is to be unexpectedly jolted out of […]
For over a decade, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. At the end of each month, he’ll be sharing the lists of B&N’s bestsellers in the genre, from new hardbacks, to trade paperbacks, to mass markets and media tie-ins, to graphic novels and manga. These are the […]