SF/F News, Reviews, Interviews, and Giveaways
Christopher Paolini’s Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) was a pleasant surprise. Paolini was 15 when he started writing this epic tale, and 17 when it was first published. That alone is extremely impressive. But I would have loved it just as much if an adult wrote it. Yes, Paolini obviously borrowed ideas from his favorite authors … Read more
In honor of the new Bond movie opening this weekend, I’m posting a trailer. I wasn’t crazy about their choice of leading men, but after watching the trailers I’m at least confident that I’ll like this better than the last 2 (extremely disappointing) Bond films. I now have high hopes. Don’t disappoint me, Daniel Craig.
I finished Dean and Me: (A Love Story) by Jerry Lewis and James Kaplan this weekend. While the book jumps around in time a lot, it’s still a great homage to Martin and Lewis’ partnership. It was very touching. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their road to fame as well as Lewis’ view of legendary … Read more