In 2012, I had my first steampunk experience with Lavie Tidhar and his novel, The Bookman. Since it’s inception, Lavie has gone on to accomplish quite a bit including nabbing the 2012 World Fantasy Award for his breakthrough novel, Osama. Here’s Lavie’s bio: Lavie Tidhar grew up on a kibbutz in Israel and has since…
Spider-Man: Blue is a sort of flashback/retelling of how Peter Parker and Gwen Stacey originally met and fell in love. With MJ thrown into the mix and Peter moving into the city with Harry Osbourne, the plot mirrors parts of Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man film. The story is narrated by Peter as he records the…
Wolverine travels to Japan to negotiate the release of a boy kidnapped by terrorist group, The Hand. Things are going according to plan as Wolverine tears his way through everything that moves when he is suddenly ambushed by the groups leader, The Gorgon. Working with Hydra, The Hand brainwash Wolverine, turning him into their own…
Following Dead Harvest, what do you give the guy who nearly brought upon the apocalypse? Why, a second chance of course! Sam Thornton is tasked with the collection of a soul belonging to a feared drug lord. Following a meeting with an old friend and fellow collector, the soul Sam had acquired goes missing; replaced…
I read a book late in 2012 titled, “Dead Harvest”. I loved the uniqueness of a war fought between the forces of heaven and hell set within the world of crime-pulp. On a whim, I reached out to the book’s author, Chris F. Holm. I was overjoyed that he agreed to answer a few questions…
Dear Mr. Larsson, What happened, buddy? You and I were on such great terms! I loved the first two parts of Millennium series, especially the second installment.. and although some people found it annoying, your style of writing about every single thing everyone did in the run of a day was enjoyable. Brandon woke up,…
Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering. I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life. I thought long and hard…
When I finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I thought to myself, “Man, there really is something to this Stieg Larsson hype”. I absolutely loved it. However, when it ended, I thought, “Is there really a need for a 2nd and 3rd book?” Granted, I loved all of the characters but it seemed like everything…
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