Category: Books

  • Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, the Audiobook

    I have to confess that I’m not a huge fan of audiobooks or Star Wars (I know, it’s shameful), but I still love this audiobook. Recently I purchased Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn in audiobook format, to entertain two kids I work with on car rides. This book is slightly above their heads…

  • Finally, a Realistic Fantasy Heroine!

    I recently read one of those fantasy novels that makes you forget where you are. When I bought Sabriel by Garth Nix, the first book in the Abhorsen trilogy, I didn’t realize it was a young adult novel. I devoured this story in less than a week. Though it could be considered a coming-of-age story, it doesn’t read like…

  • Sword and Laser Book Club

    Don’t ask me how I can consider myself a sci-fi and fantasy geek when I have only just stumbled upon the Sword and Laser book club! As a fan of Felicia Day’s hilarious web series The Guild about a group of online gamers, I started browsing the Geek and Sundry website today and found this online book club devoted to…