August 14, 2019
Dungeons and Dragons is an incredible hobby, game, and way to hang out with your friends. Building an entire campaign — a long-lasting game with the same characters played out over years — can be really intimidating, especially if you’ve never run a game before. While Dungeons and Dragons official content, like the new Dungeons and Dragons Starter Kits or the…
July 13, 2019
The weather is chaotic. The earth is chaotic. Humans are chaotic. The universe is chaotic. When everything and everyone feels like a storm of bees around your head, what do you do to relax? We recommend getting lost in speculative fiction — the place where you can escape, where you can imagine a variety of pasts, presents, and futures, build…
July 10, 2019
Sparrowhawk #5 (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson Genre: Fantasy Series: Sparrowhawk Publisher: Boom Studios Why I Chose It: The finale is here, and I am thrilled to reach the end of the series. The Premise: Teen Victorian fairy fight club! As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemesia has never fit in with her father’s family, nor the…
June 22, 2019
Hello, denizens of geek! How are things in your corner of the world? In a previous roundup I rambled about the rainy season in Japan, and since posting, a strange phenomenon has taken place in my area: almost no rain. As much as I dislike the rainy season, this isn’t a good thing. I live in the Kikuchi Valley region of…
June 17, 2019
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with one of our monthly contributors, Andrea Judy, who — in…
June 15, 2019
Hello, my fellow citizens of spec! It’s time for another roundup, and we’ve had a little bit of everything for you this week — books, movies, comics, video games, woohoo! Are you ready for the deep dive? Let’s go!
June 12, 2019
Sparrowhawk #4 (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson Genre: Fantasy Series: Sparrowhawk Publisher: Boom Studios Why I Chose It: The series has been great so far and I’m excited to continue reading. The premise: Teen Victorian fairy fight club! As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemesia has never fit in with her father’s family, nor the high class…
May 11, 2019
Did you miss me? You know you did. Kristina has been doing a magnificent job covering the weekly roundups, but she’s not feeling well today. This means that your Auntie Casey is going to be taking you down memory lane this week, for old time’s sake. Get well soon, Kristina! And now, we begin.
May 8, 2019
Broken (2011) Written By: Susan Jane Bigelow Genre: Science Fiction Adventure, Fantasy Pages: 302 pages (paperback) Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Why I Chose It: With the Avengers: End Game coming into my life I wanted to dive into some superhero fiction. The premise: In a post-war future world where First Contact has been made, humans are colonizing the stars, and…
April 13, 2019
Greetings, gentle readers! It’s your friendly neighborhood otaku, Kristina! Today’s weekly roundup is coming to you live from Japan, where the cherry blossoms have fallen and given way to the fresh green leaves that herald the warm spring season. I won’t mourn the sakura for too long, though, because at end of this month and into early May, the wisteria…