Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ tag

We’ll be reviewing Born to Bite in the next couple weeks, but here’s a teaser to get your blood pumping. The Argeneau Vampire Series, by Lynsay Sands, is a lot of fun, so I’m really looking forward to jumping back into their world with the newest book. Born to Bite hits bookstores on August 31, [...]

What geek worth her NaCl doesn’t have a brick-shaped soft spot in her heart for Legos? Especially when you add the iconic Star Wars images into the mix? For Star Wars fans, this magic formula played out during Star Wars Celebration 5, in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. Lego blocked out a huge area in [...]

I had a bit of fun playing around on the Meez website, today. Meez are not “new” online dress up dolls, by any stretch; however, they’ve updated a lot of the accessories, backgrounds, etc., including a nice array of geeky accoutrement. Some examples, you ask? Why certainly! How about Chuck and Matrix backgrounds; Doctor Who [...]

Jeaniene Frost introduced readers to her vampires with the release of her Night Huntress/Cat and Bones Series. She expanded our vampiric horizons by branching out beyond Cat, her halfbreed superhero with bite, and sharing stories centering on some of the other powerful supporting cast, bringing them to the front lines. First Drop of Crimson was [...]

Just a tip of the visual Hoth iceberg from my day at Star Wars Celebration V, yesterday…. Here’s a quick – and very low tech – film clip of one of the many fabulous R2D2 droids rolling amok at the convention, this weekend. I secured this covert footage using the iVideoCamera iPhone app. If it [...]

The Fifth Star Wars Celebration is happening this weekend right here in Orlando, Florida. It’s convening at the Orange County Civic Center. In GSB’s continuing search for new lifeforms, and new…oh, ummm, wait…channeling the wrong stars…..let me try a new strategy….er, uhhh, star system, that is….. Geek Speak Blog’s Geek Gyrl (that’s me!) will be [...]

In a paranormal literary landscape rapidly filling with vampires, zombies and shapechangers of varying sizes, descriptions and fur lengths, Vicki Pettersson’s Sign of the Zodiac Series is a refreshing breath of air for readers. Leaping paranormal writing conventions in a single bound, Ms. Pettersson reminds us why we so loved our Saturday morning cartoons and [...]

The Guild hit monitors and portable digital devices all over the place on July 13, when Season 4 (finally!) began. Felicia, Sandeep and the rest of the crew rewarded all of us with epic tunes, this week, in addition to the second episode, by releasing their latest music video, Game On. To get your Guild [...]