I’d just started reading Adam Rex’s latest novel for kids (I finished the prologue and was a page into Chapter 1) when my wife Robyn snagged the book from me. Having watched the videos (here and here) for Chloe and …
Continue ReadingI’m not much for paranormal fiction (except, I suppose, zombies). I never read a lot of vampire fiction — be it Anne Rice or Stephenie Meyer — and so I’ve largely avoided the various books about other things that go …
Continue ReadingAs the father of two girls, I particularly want to ensure that my daughters have books that feature great female characters. I’ll readily admit that I didn’t pay much attention to that when I was a kid — I read …
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Because I read so many middle grade and young adult books, sometimes I forget how transfixing it can be to read really great writing. That’s not to say that kids’ books aren’t well-written: in fact, many of them can give …
Continue ReadingI’ve always loved science fiction. History? Not so much. It was only after college that I began to enjoy reading books about World War II, for example, or the early days of computing. I’ve enjoyed reading a few historical biographies …
Continue ReadingI finished up Faith by John Love a few weeks ago — I set aside the book and put off my review so I could ponder just exactly what I had finished reading. And, yes, it’s taken me a few …
Continue ReadingIn honor of the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time, there is a special edition that was released this month, with the same artwork as the original hardcover release. The new covers have some metallic foil stamping, a Newbery …
Continue ReadingIf you’re thinking to yourself that you’ve seen something already on the book Cloak by James Gough on GeekDad, you’re not wrong. An earlier interview and synopsis of the book from fellow contributor John Booth back in December caught my …
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When the first book in the Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch was published in 2007, it was shortly after the final book in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, which I had followed from the beginning. It just seemed too familiar: the pseudonymous author who warns you not to read the book, a couple of kids who are up against a mysterious secret society and vast conspiracies … did I really want to start that again?
It turns out I should have.
Continue ReadingThere are Things that were tamed in the beginning of the cosmos and chained by the stars which were placed in a sigil of five dimensions in the tongue of a formless race which was ancient before the elements. The …
Continue ReadingEver since I devoured all those Choose Your Own Adventure books — mine were actually Endless Quest books put out by the folks who gave us Dungeons & Dragons — I’ve been intrigued by the idea of interactive storytelling. Here was …
Continue ReadingFor the past two weeks, we’ve serialized author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad, and we’re finally at the last installment. This story is set in the same world as Wood’s debut novel, No Hero, the Lovecraftian urban …
Continue ReadingIt’s getting down to the wire! Yes, we’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad. It’s set in the same world as his debut novel, No Hero, the Lovecraftian urban fantasy that dares to ask, what would …
Continue ReadingMore mayhem! Yes, we’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad for the next two weeks. It’s set in the same world as his debut novel, No Hero, the Lovecraftian urban fantasy that dares to ask, what …
Continue ReadingThe excitement continues! Yes, we’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad for the next two weeks. It’s set in the same world as his debut novel, No Hero, the Lovecraftian urban fantasy that dares to ask, …
Continue ReadingAs you’ve likely noticed by now, we’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad for the next two weeks, It’s set in the same world as his debut novel, No Hero, the Lovecraftian urban fantasy that dares …
Continue ReadingYes, you read that right: Nyarlathotep! As you’ve likely noticed by now, we’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad for the next two weeks, It’s set in the same world as his debut novel, No …
Continue ReadingWe’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad for the next two weeks, It’s set in the same world as his debut novel, No Hero, the Lovecraftian urban fantasy that dares to ask, what would Kurt …
Continue ReadingWe’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad for the next two weeks, It’s set in the same world as his debut novel, No Hero., the Lovecraftian urban fantasy that dares to ask, what would Kurt …
Continue ReadingWe’re serializing author Jonathan Wood’s short, “The Nyarlathotep Event” here at GeekDad for the next two weeks, which is set in the same world as his debut novel, No Hero. The first chapter of No Hero is available for free, and the …
Continue ReadingWe’ve got a special treat for GeekDad readers over the next two weeks, as we’ll be hosting author Jonathan Wood’s serialized story, “The Nyarlathotep Event.” The story itself is based in the world of his recently released debut novel, No Hero—the …
Continue ReadingJeff VanderMeer is no stranger to GeekDad readers —see here for James Floyd Kelly’s take on his Steampunk Bible anthology or here for an interview I did with Jeff and his wife Ann Vandermeer a few years back. He’s had …
Continue ReadingPerry and Lester are two guys living in an abandoned mall outside of Miami. They’re the sort of guys who, to borrow a phrase from the Queen in Alice in Wonderland, can think up six impossible things before breakfast — …
Continue ReadingWhen I was young, all I knew about author Salman Rushdie was that he’d written a book called The Satanic Verses which caused a whole lot of controversy. Of course, I knew very little about the details of the fatwa …
Continue ReadingThere are many great love stories in science fiction and fantasy. From Robin Hood and Maid Marian to Han Solo and Princess Leia, we all love the stories that end with some variation of “and they lived happily ever after.” …
Continue ReadingMoving Pictures by Kathryn & Stuart Immonen What strikes you at first about Moving Pictures is the graphic quality of the illustrations. Everything is in black and white, with a lot of shadows and silhouettes and even panels that are …
Continue ReadingThe Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall (This review is modified from my personal books blog, from shortly after I’d read the books early last year.) I found The Penderwicks while I was at the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver and …
Continue ReadingPlain Kate by Erin Bow I can’t remember where I first read about Plain Kate and I wish I could, because the reader said some great things about the father-daughter relationship and the nature of art, much more elegantly than …
Continue ReadingOne of our favorite and more prolific authors and editors of the weird and fantastic, Jeff VanderMeer had a pretty good year in 2010. High among his achievements this year was the shortlisting of his novel Finch back in February …
Continue ReadingLast month’s GeekDad interview of Mary Robinette Kowal touched on her upcoming book release of Shades of Milk and Honey. Her book comes out today, and there is also a new trailer for the book to enjoy. Since Ms. …
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