“And when the last of the traitors had been executed, the young Autarch made a decree: Henceforth all citizens of Aygrima would be Masked in all public places…” The Masks are what makes the kingdom of Aygrima safe, everybody knows that. Enchanted to reveal treasonous thoughts, they protect the rule of the blessed Autarch from rebellion.
More SDCC news is coming in, here’s the latest Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on the world premieres and panels they’ll be bringing to San Diego Comic-Con 2016! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings a diverse array of world premieres and panels to Comic-Con International in 2016, ranging from the highly anticipated Batman: The Killing Joke and a
It’s been three years since Peter S. Beagle released a short story or essay, and longer than that since his last novel. That’s a long dry spell, especially for someone who’s writing was such a big part of my childhood. Fortunately Beagle’s latest novel, Summerlong, is due out this September, and it’s absolutely worth the wait. Retired
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! No recap this week because…well, because excuses, but Night Vale is on hiatus and Time Warner’s dropping half of North Carolina into an internet black hole and California is still (last time we checked) three hours behind the East Coast, so
Elizabeth over at Binary System Podcast has been trying to get me to read the latest Doctor Strange series almost since it first came out last October. I finally ran out of excuses when I stumbled over the gorgeous hardback graphic novel Doctor Strange – The Way of the Weird, collecting the first five issues of the
Charlie N. Holmberg – author of The Paper Magician series – is working with a new type of magic in her latest book Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet (due out June 28). Instead of paper or metal or glass, the magician in this book works with food. Maire is a magical baker who can infuse her
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! “Who’s a good boy?” Not really a question that you’d expect to strike fear in the hearts of podcast listeners. But it does. Once we shook off the Welcome To Night Vale heebie-jeebies we talked about Daredevil and The Fall, and
I’ve been meaning to read more of Greg Bear’s short stories, especially after reading Blood Music (my review can be found here), a groundbreaking novel that was originally based on one of his earlier stories. Fortunately his short-story collection Just Over the Horizon caught my eye right when I was looking for something to read over my vacation.
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! This week we recap the latest episode of Alice Isn’t Dead and ask the question: if you’re not a criminal mastermind, how do you break into a police station? (Answer: loudly. Before you can change your mind.) We also discuss how