World of Rynaga: Sea Child Author: Eric Torres Release Date: Month Day, Year Publisher: Specimen Designs Source: Eric Torres and Specimen Designs Genre(s): Fantasy Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Etsy I have read a lot of indie released books. Just browse through our Indie eBook Round up and you’ll see the dozens upon dozens of […]
Iconica Day #3: The World of Rynaga Prelude Review
The World of Rynaga: Prelude Author: Eric Torres Release Date: 2007 Publisher: Specimen Press Source: Eric Torres Genre(s): Fantasy, Game Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Medium GoodReads | Etsy The Prelude to the World of Rynaga is set up in a simple, yet beautiful way. In a set of post cards sent from the traveler and adventurer Solan Sylis, the […]
Iconica Day #1: An Introduction and a Welcome
Iconica is a tabletop game that mixes art with cards. We discovered this little gem at Phoenix Comic Con this past summer and have been fascinated by the game ever since. Created by Phoenix native Eric Torres, it is a beautiful game created in the mythical world of Rynaga. The […]
Five Favorite References in Guillermo del Toro's Treehouse of Horror Opening
By now, I’m sure you’ve all seen the brilliant opening that Guillermo del Toro created for the Simpsons episode ‘Treehouse of Horror XXIV.’ If not, stop reading and watch it. Now. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtgYY7dhTyE] The Simpsons have gotten pretty clever with their openings in the past few years, with creating a lip […]
Sea Change is the Story of a Girl and Her Kraken
Sea Change Author: S.M. Wheeler Release Date: June 18, 2013 Publisher: Macmillan, Tor, Forge Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Fantasy, Fairy Tale-ish, Young Adult-ish Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Do you ever come across those books that you almost immediately know aren’t for you and yet you feel compelled to finish the story anyway because you […]
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urPngkJbRQ8&feature=youtu.be] Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl Author: David Barnett Release Date: September 10, 2013 Publisher: Tor Books Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Steampunk, Fantasy, Mythology, New Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I have been reading and reviewing a lot of indie steampunk stories lately in our Indie eBook Roundups and with Gideon Smith and […]
Indie eBook Roundup #6
This is a particularly good book drop this time around, folks. Each book on this list probably worthy of three stars (even though I gave two of them two stars ) and you won’t go wrong with any one of them. We’ve got stuff for middle grade readers, fantasy lovers, […]
Dragon Run is A Surprisingly Solid Middle Grade Fantasy
Dragon Run Author: Patrick Matthews Release Date: March 1, 2013 Publisher: Scholastic Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fantasy Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon If you can look past the unimaginative name, Dragon Run is actually a really good fantasy novel for anyone – not just middle grade readers! I mean, […]
Indie eBook Roundup #5
Welcome to the fifth installation of the Indie eBook Roundup! We’ve got a couple really good ones here for you and a few others that might be worth your time. The last two on our list, in particular, are pretty stellar reads for fans of their particular genres. And if […]
East Meets West in Komacon
Komacon Author(s): Rick Veitch, Ben McCool, Colleen Doran, Beau Smith, Joe Keating, Anina Bennett Illustrator(s): In-Hyuk Lee, Hae Mi Jang, Jun-Hyuk Choi, Rock-He Kim, Chan-Hyuk Lee, Jung-Guen Yoon Release Date: August 13, 2013 Publisher: Image Comics Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mythology, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon So, […]
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