April 20, 2019
Hail and well-met, strangers! Welcome to the next leg of the journey to the speculative realms. I’ll be your guide as we embark on a perilous quest through the sixteenth week of the year. Choose your weapons. Mount your steed. Join the guild, and let’s go!
October 5, 2018
A Dance with Dragons (2011) Written By: George R.R. Martin Narrated by: Roy Dotrice Genre: Epic Fantasy Length: 48 h 55 m (Audiobook) Series: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5 Publisher: Random House Audio via Audible The premise: In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again – beset by newly…
July 6, 2018
This year I resolved to read George R. R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire and watch HBO’s Game of Thrones, both series. For all of you who have seen the entire series and/or read all the books, here is your chance to experience it for the first time all over again! Why I Chose it: I had tried watching…
June 2, 2018
Hi, I’m Kristina, a new contributor to Speculative Chic. Today’s Weekly Roundup is coming to you from Japan, where the Kyushu heat and humidity hath rendered me a beached whale, splayed beneath my apartment air conditioner. Maybe I’ll stay there until the rainy season passes. In the meantime, I hope your corner of the world is cool and comfortable!
June 1, 2018
A Storm of Swords (2004) Written By: George R.R. Martin Narrated by: Roy Dotrice Genre: Epic Fantasy Length: 47 h 37 m (Audiobook) Series: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3 Publisher: Random House Audio via Audible The premise: Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage, as alliances are made and…
May 4, 2018
This year I resolved to read George R. R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire and watch HBO’s Game of Thrones, both series. For all of you who have seen the entire series and/or read all the books, here is your chance to experience it for the first time all over again! Why I Chose it: I had tried watching…
April 6, 2018
A Clash of Kings (2000) Written By: George R.R. Martin Narrated by: Roy Dotrice Genre: Epic Fantasy Length: 37 h 18 m (Audiobook) Series: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2 Publisher: Random House Audio via Audible The premise: A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding…
January 1, 2018
Last year, a handful of our writers embarked on a Speculative Chic Resolution. As with all resolutions, we started out with the best of intentions, but as 2017 progressed and wound down, well, you can see how we fared here. But the lure of a New Year is that clean slate, a chance to start over, and a chance to…
August 15, 2017
From the Salt Mines: A new occasional series in which I will talk about the things that stick under my craw for various reasons. Future plans include other TV series, several books, and at least one video game. I have a lot of feelings, and not all of them are pleasant ones. I first heard about A Game of Thrones…