I'm not joking that in terms of anime titles that I absolutely detest, the only ones I put ahead of Fullmetal Alchemist are Elfen Lied and High School of the Dead, which should show you how much … more
The Kingdom of Jackals and the Quatérshift must now work together to defeat a common foe. The Army of Shadows has come to strip the land and enslave the population. Those that remain will be nothing more … more
*review of the Brilliance Audio Book release* Steam as in Steampunk, not romance -- though there is a good bit of that as well. Agatha H. and the Airship City is the novel adaptation … more
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IndieGameReviewer reviewed Spiral Knights.
March 25, 2011
Boldly going where Sony Online Entertainment went with Disney-flavored freemium offering Free Realms (but using a top 3/4 view as opposed to FPS), SEGA is now vaunting a creation from San Francisco based … more
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Robin_Shantz posted a Quick Tip about Boneshaker.
February 19, 2011
A quick, fun read. I enjoy steampunk, but not being a zombie story fan, I liked Boneshaker a lot more than I thought I would. I'm trying to decide whether this would make a good gateway novel for certain … more
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IndieGameReviewer reviewed Guns of Icarus.
February 12, 2011
IS STEAMPUNK JUST A SKIN? I recently shared a debate with a friend who argued that a short film called The Anachronism was not Steampunk solely based on the fact that two children discover a … more
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RebeccaSchinsky reviewed Boneshaker.
December 10, 2010
Two years ago, I had never heard of Steampunk (and if pressed, I would have guessed it had something to do with music). Three months ago, I’d heard of it, and I could even name … more
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Parajunkee reviewed The Iron Duke.
September 22, 2010
PJVs QUICKIE POV: Hot damn! My jaw is still on the floor after reading this one. Excuse me while I pick it up and get my thoughts in order. I can only compare the world building in the IRON SEAS series … more
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hawthorne82 posted a Quick Tip about Soulless (book).
June 30, 2010
My favorite new author is Gail Carriger. Her first book, released 10/2009 was I admit an impulse purchase. "Soulless" (The Parasol Protectorate series) with it's Victorian Gothic cover grabbed … more
Guilty pleasures -- we all have them. Once in a blue moon I crave Kraft macaroni and cheese out of a box, or a huge heaping pile of homemade mashed potatoes with chicken gravy made from fried chicken. … more
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nateandersen reviewed Boneshaker.
December 06, 2009
Back in the Civil War era in Seattle, before Washington was even a state, ambitious inventor Leviticus Blue created a massive tunneling engine, intended to unearth gold buried beneath the Alaskan ice. … more
I guess this was my first experience with the steampunk genre (not realizing it was a separate genre until I wikipedia'd), and it was a nice ride. Basically steampunk brings Jules Verne to the future … more