Every year The Witcher seems to increase in popularity because it’s a fantastic IP and because it has shown up in a multitude of forms and mediums. However, unlike the more centralized efforts like Sanderson’s Cosmere, or the MCU, these cross-medium takes on the property are mostly self-contained and have seemingly different objectives. This can…
Cibola Burn is one of my favorite science fiction books of all time. It’s such a powerful book, particularly thanks to the third act that profoundly changes the future of the series as a whole. It manages to pull together powerful themes, an exciting plot that feels like a blockbuster movie and is packed full…
Hi all, and welcome to part 3 of The Quill to Live and Orbit reread of Cibola Burn - the 4th book of one of the best space operas to grace the page, The Expanse. We will break this reread into three parts to discuss the various acts of the book, its themes, and the statements…
Continue reading ➞ Cibola Burn Re-Read Guide: Act 3 – Eye Of An Angry God
Hi all, and welcome to part 2 of The Quill to Live and Orbit reread of Cibola Burn - the 4th book of one of the best space operas to grace the page, The Expanse. We will break this reread into three parts to discuss the various acts of the book, its themes, and the statements…
Continue reading ➞ Cibola Burn Re-Read Guide: Act 2 – Playing With Corpses
Hi all, and welcome to The Quill to Live and Orbit reread of Cibola Burn - the 4th book of one of the best space operas to grace the page, The Expanse. We will break this reread into three parts to discuss the various acts of the book, its themes, and the statements it makes. We…
Continue reading ➞ Cibola Burn Re-Read Guide: Act 1 – Tragedy On New Terra
We're back for our mid-year Dark Horse check-in! This year, we've already had a huge slate of amazing debut books. For a full rundown of our picks from the first half of 2021, enjoy our round-up. We're ahead of our game for the second half of 2021, and two reviews are already live. Check out…
Here’s a twist for ya: we’re halfway through 2021. Never saw it coming, right?! Well, as we continue to cope with the pandemic and other problems of the modern era in the only way we know how--by watching Bo Burnham’s Inside, of course--we can at least enjoy the various fantasy and sci-fi debuts that have…
It's the end of the freaking world, and we're here to let Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett guide us through the surprisingly hilarious apocalpyse. On the latest episode of The Book Rookie, Cole and Andrew discuss a work that is both the undeniable product of two brilliant minds and an opus that stands as a unique…
Why You Should Read The Culture - Part One: The Hub Thank you all so much for taking the time to read this guide to The Culture. I hope it has inspired those of you who haven’t read it yet to pick up a book and reminded those of you who have how great this…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part Five: A Parting Word
Why You Should Read The Culture - Part One: The Hub Book 8) Matter - This is one of the denser books within the series, but if you’re looking for something that scratches a deep itch, Matter will definitely do the trick. It starts off in the middle of a medieval revolution on a shell…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part Four: Books 8-10
