Happy New Year everyone! Let’s ring in 2017 with a review of Anne Rice’s latest installment in the Vampire Chronicles. The previous book in this series ended with Lestat becoming the host of the ancient force that connects all vampires throughout the world. The famous Brat Prince is now Prince Lestat, linked to the spirit Amel – who
Obviously, 2016 was a tough year in terms of losing celebrities we love. And if you know anything about Binary System, you know we love a good piece of fan art, especially the ones that kick us right in the feels. This collection is just a tiny portion of the art that pays tribute to a
Bonus Star Wars book review! This week’s random pick falls somewhere between Chuck Wendig’s recent book for the new movies, and Timothy Zahn’s no-longer-canon trilogy from the 90’s. Greg Bear released this one in 2000 as a follow-up to The Phantom Menace, a film which I’m sure a lot of people wish wasn’t canon anymore.
“All right, everybody, what do we all want to find under the Christmas tree?” “MONEY!” “Okay, yes, that would be nice, but what ELSE do we want?” “GIFT CERTIFICATES!” “Well that kind of falls into the money category, come on, there’s something else…” “BOOZE?” “Oh for crying out loud…GEEKY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.” In the spirit of
The journey to The Force Awakens continues in the second book of Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy. The scrappy band of misfits, bounty hunters, and former soldiers introduced in the first book has been successfully (for the most part) tracking down high-ranking Imperial officers and dragging them back to the New Republic. Far from being wiped
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! This week, intern Kareem is dealing with some family issues in his hometown Mitchigan. Mmmitcchigan. Mmisshtigan. Mishhigan. Mishhtigan. Okay we can’t quite get the pronunciation right, but it’s that state right between OhHEEoh and Canada. Kareem’s worried that his Mom sounds
Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy books may not be canon anymore, but they still hold a special place in the hearts of folks like me who remember what it was like to wait for almost a decade to find out what happened after Return of the Jedi. I reviewed the first book of the trilogy
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Not much going on over here in BSP land. Except for the fact that Kathryn has FINALLY seen the Doctor Strange movie!! Listen in as the twins fangirl about Benedict Cumberbatch and his adorable cape. Then they discuss the box office figures
“Have a quick ten years.” The debut novel by author Vic James is set in modern day England, where magic is real. Forget about any kind of Harry Potter comparisons though, because in this England the magic users are the nobility, and everyone else is required