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Kathryn Adams

Woodworker and reader, artistic fantasy/sci-fi fangirl with the attention span of a magpie.

Review: Stone Mad – A Karen Memory Adventure

Elizabeth Bear returned this March to the main character from Karen Memory with a brand new novella. Click the jump to learn about a story of spiritualists, mad science, a misplaced mine goblin, and a little of what happens after “and they lived happily ever after.”

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Binary System Podcast #121 – WTNV #125 A Door Ajar, Part 2

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! First off this week we recap Part 2 of Night Vale’s latest arc “A Door Ajar,” and so far the only thing we know for sure is that Carlos is hiding something and it’s making us nervous. (Also Susan Cooper your

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2018 Hugo Awards – The Finalists

It’s that time again, the finalists for the 2018 Hugo Awards have been announced! I’ve only read four of the 114 nominees this year so far, so I have quite a bit of catching up to do… This will be the same format as last year: between now and when the winners are announced on

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Review: The Tangled Lands

In 2010, authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell released two intertwined novellas, “The Alchemist” and “The Executioness”. This February, Saga Press re-released both of those novellas along with two brand new stories in the collection The Tangled Lands.  All four of these stories are set in the city of Khaim, last remnant of a legendary

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Review and Preview: Strangers In Paradise XXV #2

Now we’re playing Hide and Seek. The clock’s ticking. The loser dies. If the first issue of Strangers in Paradise XXV felt like it was starting in the middle of the action, the full-page picture on the first page of issue #2 looks like the moment just before the climactic (and tragic) scene. We find

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Binary System Podcast #119 – WTNV Two-Fer

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! OMG. You guys. You know when we warn everyone that we’re about to spoil the hell out of the latest Welcome To Night Vale episode? Well you better take us seriously this week, because the final episode of “A Story Of

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Binary System Podcast #118 – Hannibal

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Elizabeth finally finished watching the last two seasons of Hannibal, so this week she and Kathryn talk about the best parts (the dinner party scenes, natch), the sexiest parts (it’s a toss-up between Hannibal and Alana, or Hannibal and Will), the

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NC Comicon: Oak City – Special Events

It’s not all panels, autographs, and shopping at this year’s NC Comicon: Oak City. The convention organizers have also scheduled some extra entertainment for anyone looking for a little more competition, cosplay, and video games (including the new boxing video game hosted by Buster Douglas) in their weekend. Click the jump for the full rundown

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