Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
When I was told that Patricia Wrede‘s Dealing with Dragons book had knights, dragons, princesses, talking frogs, wizards, and witches in it, I probably made a weird, scrunched up face. It sounds like the typical damsel in distress (and there are some of them in the story) in a fantasy setting. But Dealing with Dragons is not quite… Read More
I “discovered” Sue Grafton a couple months ago when I started listening to audiobooks in my car. I inherited a love of mystery novels from my grandma and recognized Grafton’s books from my grandma’s bookshelves long ago. After zipping through two novels, I was 100% in love with Kinsey Millhone and started to wonder about… Read More
Until now I have avoided succumbing to the monthly subscription box mania that is sweeping the geekosystem. I have seen the goodies unwrapped and applauded from multiple websites, Youtube videos, and blogs, but for the most part it looked like a lot more clutter I didn’t need in my life. Especially since you don’t have… Read More
If you find yourself wishing there were more Harry Potter books to read, or just want something similar but don’t want to re-read the series for the hundredth time, I definitely have a book series for you: Septimus Heap by Angie Sage. This seven book, middle grade series is a nice, quick read, and the pages… Read More
Yesterday, on my lunch break at work, I finished reading The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. Unfortunately, since it’s due back to the library I can’t read it a second time like I want to (to read all the footnotes this time, duh!) but I will probably cave in and purchase it for… Read More
“2014 Best Writer Eisner Award nominee KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) team up for the very third time to bring you the premiere issue of BITCH PLANET, their highly-anticipated women-in-prison sci-fi exploitation riff. Think Margaret Atwood meets Inglourious Basterds.” ~Image Comics “Bitch Planet” is without a doubt the… Read More
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