A Lot of Soul in Carriger’s latest Book, Heartless

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on July 20, 2011 at 12:25 am | No Comments

Heartless, book 4 in The Parasol Protectorate, by Gail Carriger

I must admit, I did not come to this reading as an objective reviewer – I am a long time fan of Ms. Carriger’s delightful steampunk world. I also must admit, this isn’t the first time I’ve written about her Parasol Protectorate, here on GSB. Last November, I offered up a “series to date” review of [...]

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Get a Little Frosty on the Beach this Summer

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:21 pm | No Comments

Happily Never After novella, by Jeaniene Frost

Heads up, fans of Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series…Avon Impulse just gave us a sweet summer treat to beat the heat, when we hit the beach…or pool…or just the couch. Today saw the release of her novella, Happily Never After, as a stand alone purchase, for the bargain price of $1.99. Originally published in the [...]

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SyFy Summer Kicks Off Next Week with a Few Bangs

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on July 7, 2011 at 2:33 pm | No Comments

SyFy

If you’re like me, you may have found last summer’s SyFy showcase to be a mixed bag of winners & lossers. (Sort of like those surprise grab bags labeled “Boys” & “girls” in the toy stores – I always picked the boy bags – they always had cooler toys, but I digress….)SyFy is ramping up this summer’s [...]

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Nothing HEARTLESS About this Werewolf: GSB Interviews Gail Carriger’s Prof. Lyall

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:39 pm | 2 Comments

Heartless, by Gail Carriger

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 …

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Hit the Bricks: LEGO Introduces Darth Vader’s Flagship Super Star Destroyer

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on June 18, 2011 at 12:15 am | No Comments

LEGO Darth Vader Super Star Destroyer

Start saving your pennies,  my fellow Brickheads….LEGO® announced, today, that they’re introducing Darth Vader’s flagship personal Super Star Destroyer, in the fall. Per the official news release from LEGO® (that we couldn’t share, till today): Darth Vader Gets a LEGO® Flagship The Super Star Destroyer™ Executor is the longest model in the LEGO Star Wars™ [...]

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Devilish Tunes for Friday, Geeks

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on June 10, 2011 at 5:26 pm | No Comments

Devil Without a Cause, by Terri Garey

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 [...]

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Vicki Pettersson’s Neon Graveyard Lights the Night

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on May 31, 2011 at 2:40 am | No Comments

The Neon Graveyard, by Vicki Pettersson

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 [...]

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – World Premier At Disneyland

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on May 9, 2011 at 7:38 pm | No Comments

Captain Jack Sparrow

If you’re like me and countless other wenches and knaves, you’re dying to see the next piratical installment of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. (We’ll forgive them for At World’s End.) On Stranger Tides looks like it’ll be rollicking good fun; besides, I’m sort of ethically bound to love it, I think, since they’re [...]

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