Posts tagged

"Science Fiction "

May 4, 2013

‘The Walking Dead’ Meets ‘The Avengers’: Peter Clines’ Ex-Heroes

In a world taken over by the living dead, a group of superheroes finds that their services are needed -- perhaps more than ever.

August 8, 2012

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin: Excerpt

About This Book: A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO. Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to [...]

June 10, 2012

A Q&A with Michael Grant, Author of the Trilogy BZRK

You know a book with the title BZRK (pronounced "berserk") is going to be a bit different. Let's call it The Bourne Identity meets Hunger Games … with science

June 3, 2012

Veronica Roth’s Divergent: Choose Your Destiny in a Dystopian World

What if, in life, you had to make one crucial choice: the choice of which virtue -- selflessness, honesty, bravery, peace, or knowledge -- to which you would dedicate the rest of your life? What if you had to make that decision at sixteen years old?

May 27, 2012

A Singular Q&A with Railsea’s author, China Mieville

Everyday eBook recently spoke with author China Mieville about his latest brilliantly imaginative novel, Railsea.

May 4, 2012

May the 4th Be With You: It’s International Star Wars Day!

Fans the world over are celebrating this very special holiday by reading the Star Wars books behind the films. Here, Richard and Kim, two "Star Wars" disciples, offer some guidance ...

January 29, 2012

A Game of Thrones: The Draw of George R.R. Martin

This isn't another synopsis of George R.R. Martin's epic A Song of Ice and Fire series, nor is it an echo of the publicity around its adaptation into the popular HBO show “A Game of Thrones.” What follows are the reasons I read it – the reasons you should too.

November 14, 2011

Robopocalypse: Forget Zombies — It’s the Robots You Should Worry About

Would an advanced artificial intelligence respect a species of fumbling, upright apes who can’t circumnavigate a short trip to the Save-A-Lot without asking their cellphone for help? That’s the question that author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson addresses in his fiction debut, Robopocalypse.