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Firefly: The Game
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Gale Force 9
kismet
, February 12, 2014
This game is surprisingly good for a media tie-in! Game pieces are well made, and play is complex with a good balance between strategy and luck. We played with a couple of folks who hadn't seen Firefly (I know, right?), and they loved it. Went out the next day and bought the series!
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Kobo Glo
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kismet
, November 19, 2012
I never wanted an ereader, but the more I read about the Kobo, the more I coveted it. First off, the light feature is amazing. It brings even illumination with very little ambient light, so my night time reading doesn't keep others awake. Second, the open format allows you to upload from a variety of sources, like the library, other devices, or the scads of free books available online. You can have virtually any classic for free from Project Gutenberg! Finally, Adobe Digital can translate just about any text document into an ebook. Scripts, work documents, presentations...anything you need on the go can be uploaded onto the reader. No more lugging the laptop around to access word documents on the fly. I've had it for about a week, and it's already changed the way I work. It has more useful features than the more expensive readers on the market, and I'm not tied to one source of ebooks.
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Doctor Who Disappearing Tardis Mug
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Unemployed Philosopher's Guild
kismet
, May 29, 2012
This mug is Fantastic! When you add a hot drink, the Tardis disappears from the London streets and reappears in Space (also known as the other side of the mug...). And it comes in a sweet gift box. It could only be improved by sound effects. And a Doctor to pour your tea!
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Devouring 01
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Simon Holt
kismet
, February 23, 2009
Reggie likes scary stories, but when a dark tale comes to life one winter's night she must confront her own fears to save the little brother she loves. Devouring reads like a young adult Stephen King; by turns creepy, gross and frightening. If you, like Reggie, love to be scared, you will love this book.
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Dangerous Angels The Weetzie Bat Books
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Francesca Lia Block
kismet
, September 22, 2008
A beautifully lyrical series of stories which follows a cool chosen family as they find their way in a world that is sometimes unkind. Block's writing is amazingly tactile, perhaps due to her background in poetry. This is one of those books that I will reread again and again.
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Come Closer
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Sara Gran
kismet
, June 04, 2008
This book scared me. Come Closer is a tight little book that tells the tale of a woman who, for whatever reason, stops stopping herself from doing the things she knows she shouldn't. By the end I wasn't sure if it was a supernatural or phsychological thriller, but it worked.
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Secret History of Moscow
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Ekaterina Sedia
kismet
, June 03, 2008
One of a host of new contemporary fantasy novels out of Russia. In the same vein as Neverwhere, Secret HIstory explores a Moscow underground where Eastern European Archetypes retire. Fairy tale heroes and villains rub shoulders with the fallen heroes of Communism in a charming tale laced with commentary on the changing ethics of the new Russia. Original.
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Blood Noir Anita Blake 16
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Laurell K Hamilton
kismet
, June 03, 2008
What happened to Anita? More importantly, what happened to the plot? Anita Blake has abandoned necromancy for necrophilia, and what was once a good detective story has devolved into formulaic pseudo-erotica. Worst of all, Anita herself has suffered the fate of many a strong woman: she has put aside everything that used to be important to her so she can take care of men. Ladies: there is a whole world of quality erotica and urban fantasy out there, but this series has jumped the shark.
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Gaviotas A Village To Reinvent The World
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Alan Weisman
kismet
, May 26, 2008
The Gaviotas community is an inspiration to anyone who is ready to move beyond "recognizing the problem". It is a modern utopia populated not only with dreamers, but engineers, musicians, builders, children, and teachers. They are making a forest in the desert of Columbia, and it is thriving. Read it.
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Shadows In The Darkness
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Elaine Cunningham
kismet
, May 26, 2008
Cunningham writes extensively in the tie-in genre, but it's here that she really shines. She captures the urban fantasy/detective noir mood in a way that many attempt, but few succeed. Refreshingly light on narrative porn, heavy on both detecting and fae mythology, this novel and it's sequel (Shadows in the Starlight) are not to be missed.
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Key To Conspiracy
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Talia Gryphon
kismet
, May 26, 2008
Disappointing. In Key to Conflict, Gryphon's Gillian Key showed promise. A psychologist specializing in the field of "paramortals" and a soldier, she's introduced as an intelligent and somewhat complex character. In this second installment, Key becomes a caricature. She's abuntantly glib, spouting mythology-laced epithets and alliterating mid-combat. I could hardly spend five minutes with her, so it's hard to believe that that's she's won the love of an immortal. Add to that a regurgitated storyline about Jack the Ripper in modern London and a painfully shallow byline treatment of a child prostitution ring and, well, you get the picture. This genre is bursting with compelling women, best leave this one alone...
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