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llyzabeth

aka Elizabeth Wallace. Full-time graphic designer, part-time book reviewer and violinist. Slightly weird, usually nice, occasionally grumpy, always preoccupied.

Ten Books, a Thousand Pages: Part One

Over at the pixelatedgeek.com offices, there’s been a lot of talk about Holiday Gift Guides and presenting a list for every category of entertainment. As one of the book reviewers, I couldn’t make up my mind: do I list a bunch of great books I’ve already read, or do I review the new books that

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Review: Raiders!

“Raiders!” is the story of a Raiders of the Lost Ark fan film made by several boys in their teens back in the 1980’s. What started as a summer project ended up becoming a spectacular cult classic that even got Steven Spielberg’s attention.

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

I was honestly relieved when I ran across The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, because here is a book that has everything I was looking for. Lately I feel like publishers are pushing so hard for books in the currently popular genre of vampires, magic, Game Of Thrones ripoffs,

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China Miéville’s Railsea

The secret to reading a China Miéville story is this: he’s going to give you an impossible premise to accept. It’s going to be weird and unrealistic and against all laws of nature, but you’re going to have to believe that that’s the way this world works. Once you accept it, your reward is a very

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Review: China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station

China Mieville’s newest book actually came out a couple months ago, but I’ve been saving it for the long flight I’ve got to take next week. So in the meantime I’ll just do a little review of the book that turned me on to his writing in the first place: Perdido Street Station. I’ll say

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Adam Warren Video Interview

Remember when I said I was done flooding the internet with articles about Adam Warren? How three book reviews and an e-mail interview were more than enough? Well, I lied. Because when you get offered a chance to interview the Adam Warren, at Comic-Con, in person, you take it. Yes I’m a crazy fangirl, and

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San Diego Comic-Con: Yay for Unexpected Preview Nights!

I wasn’t planning on picking up my Comic-Con press badge until Friday morning, since I work until 8pm most nights. This means I’d had no plans on attending the Wednesday Preview Night. But last night I got word that I’d be helping out with an interview Friday morning. As in first thing Friday morning. As

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Review: Ultimate Iron Man Volume 1

After four separate posts about Adam Warren I figured I’d take a break from the 24-Hour Adam Warren Station (“All Adam Warren, All The Time”) and write about somebody else. Not that I couldn’t go on and on about the guy’s art, but I’m edging into creepy-fan territory, and people are starting to talk. So

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Review: Adam Warren’s Empowered Volume 7

A few readers may stop by this column to get a balanced critique of Adam Warren’s Empowered Volume 7. I’ll tell you right now: you ain’t gonna get it. This isn’t so much an article by a book reviewer as it is a love-letter to a comic by a fangirl. I’m about to sing this

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