Archive for the ‘Books’ category

Many thanks to our guest, today, Professor Randolph Lyall. He comes direct from Gail Carriger’s London, in her deliciously entertaining steampunk series, The Parasol Protectorate. GSB: I know your time is precious, so I’ll jump right in, if you’ll forgive me bypassing the usual niceties. For anyone who may not yet be acquainted with …

Terri Garey, the author of the Nicki Styx series, and the just released Devil Without a Cause, posted a fun, new video for her latest book. (To see what this geek had to say about the new book, check out the GSB review.) For old fans and new followers, it’s worth watching because….a) it’s got a kick [...]

Vicki Pettersson’s final Sign of the Zodiac novel hit bookstores, today. I got the opportunity to read the book a wee bit early, however; and I’m here to tell you why you should rush your local bookseller & buy this book (& the prior books, if you’re not current) today. For urban fantasy fans, this [...]

Terri Garey’s RITA-award winning Nicki Styx series has been haunting my bookshelves for years. Wild, wacky, and original, those tale have delighted me from the first chapter of Dead Girls are Easy; the first book in the Nicki Styx series. However, my goal wasn’t to tempt you with tales of Nicki’s shenanigans. (At least, not [...]

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the catastrophe that struck Japan – the 8.9 earthquake that devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Many groups are coming together to share resources and give help to Japan. To find the quick and easy spots, you can even hit the Google page that [...]

We chatted up the Parasol Protectorate Series to you guys, previously. As a refresher, it’s a rambunctious paranormal steampunk series penned by Gail Carriger, that we strongly recommend. She shared some good news with me, and lucky readers, I get to pass it on to you, too! Audible will be (finally) releasing Changeless, the second [...]

Welcome to a new year, geeks. As we’re all thinking about years past, and new dates to come, I think it would be the perfect time to talk to you about the Gods of the Night Series, by Nina Bangs. This story puts an interesting spin on the prophesy about the Mayan calendar and the [...]

First, gentle readers, as we’re about to discuss a series that addresses all manner of Steampunk storylines, Victorian fripperies, combustibles, comestibles, head gear, parasols and proper manners, let me begin with an apology. We’d intended to share this series review with you a month back, but we kept going back for more, which delayed our [...]