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Robot Universe: Legendary Automatons and Androids from the Ancient World to the Distant Future By Ana Matronic Sterling ISBN: 978-1-4549-1821-9 Hardcover • 224 pages Explore the Robot Universe, and discover the hundred most epic androids and automatons from myth, through popular culture, to modern-day machines. Robot aficionado Ana Matronic—vocalist with world-famous band Scissor Sisters—explores their creation, design, purpose,... Continue Reading →
First off, let me just express my love for all of Brandon Sanderson's books- they're amazing and he puts so much care into each of them that you can almost feel it. I've just finished up Shadows of Self, which was wonderful and really kind of sad at the same time, but the coolest part... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England's history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England--until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight. Soon,... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Sean dips even further into his magical destiny, but will blood prove thicker than the mysteries of Innsmouth's briny depths? Sean Wyndham has tried to stay away from the lure of magic—the last time he tried to dabble in the dark studies, he inadvertently summoned a blood familiar, wreaking havoc on his... Continue Reading →
Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: “[Bear and Monette] have boldly created a fascinating world that begs further exploration.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on A Companion to Wolves Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear return with the third book in their Iskryne trilogy, An Apprentice to Elves. The trilogy began with A Companion to Wolves, and continued in The Tempering... Continue Reading →
Like many readers, I have a hard time listening to music and reading at the same time. Unless, of course, it's that really awesome cinematic music that makes you want to conquer nations and climb mountains. Or Coldplay. Here are some of my favorite musicians/musical groups to listen to while immersed in literature. Audiomachine Coldplay... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING. A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's The Tropic of Serpents . . . Attentive readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoir, A Natural History of Dragons, are already familiar with how a bookish and determined young woman named Isabella first set out on the historic course that would one... Continue Reading →
I know that July 2016 is a LONG way off, but I am super excited for The Thorn of Emberlain! After reading the Republic of Thieves, I was disheartened because I felt the story had really gone into a slump. I disliked Sabetha, the flashbacks were not my favorites, and I was annoyed by the... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Idyll is a rugged planet—a new, simpler start for some 10,000 settlers who have fled Mother Earth. But a strange ‘plague’ of contagious sleep has devastated their Settlement, sparked by a mysterious mantra called the Lullaby. After a three-year quarantine, Walt and Samuel Starboard have set out from their ranch on a... Continue Reading →
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