Just a brief note to let folks know that November has arrived and there are a number of events in which I shall be participating, namely: 1. NaBloWriMo (National Blog Writing Month), in which I shall endeavor to draft and publish a blog post each and every day throughout the month of November. 2. NaNoWriMo [...]
Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth by Max McCoy Published by Bantam, Feb 1997 ISBN-10: 0553561952 ISBN-13: 978-0553561951 At A Glance: A dying man presents himself at Indy’s office and gives him a mysterious box, which is found to contain some Icelandic spar–the mythological sunstone–and the last pages of the man’s journal. They detail an [...]
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera) by Jim Butcher Narrated by Kate Reading Published by Penguin Audiobooks At A Glance: In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies – elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal – 15-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos [...]
The Listener, Premiered — 1 March 2009 (in Canada), 4 June 2009 (in USA) Starring: Craig Olejnik, Lisa Marcos, Ennis Esmer, and Colm Feore So, this one came in under the radar, probably due to the simple fact that the wife and I don’t catch mainstream or even cable TV, and thus miss out on [...]
Warehouse 13, Premiered — 7 July 2009 Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, and Saul Rubinek My wife and I caught the pilot to this new SyFy series thanks to Hulu (it’s the best way to watch television) last night. And I have to say we both thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters were fun and believable. [...]
Knowing (2009) Starring: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, and Lara Robinson. Directing: Alex Proyas At A Glance: A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son’s elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions — some that have already occurred and others that are about to — that lead [...]
Wizard’s First Rule (Sword of Truth, Book 1) by Terry Goodkind Published by Tor Books, it was released on August 15, 1994 in hardcover and in paperback on July 15, 1997. At A Glance: In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher’s forest sanctuary [...]
As my few friends are well aware, I have a small (okay, maybe small isn’t the right word) obsession with role-playing games. Or, more specifically, RPG systems. I like to try them all. I’ve played D&D 4e, Savage Worlds, Fate, M&M 2e, etc. I’ve got a rather large number of systems accumulated that I haven’t [...]
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger Narrated by Jerry Sciarrio Published by Books in Motion At A Glance: Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota (population 3,752). Embittered over losing his job as a cop and over the marital meltdown that has separated him from his wife [...]
Mean Streets by Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Simon R. Green, Thomas E. Sniegoski Published: Roc Trade (January 6, 2009) At A Glance: From four of today’s hottest fantasy authors—all-new novellas of dark nights, cruel cities, and paranormal P.I.s. The best paranormal private investigators have been brought together in a single volume—and cases don’t come any [...]