Getting into the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett can be a daunting task for new fans. I’ve assembled this handy list of my favorite novels of the series. Here, in no particular order, are my top 5 Discworld novels: Guards! Guards! is a classic of Discworld. Essentially it’s responsible for starting one of…
Bounty Hunters are a staple of popular science fiction. Bad-ass, tough as nails, guns for hire who don’t take crap from anybody and only looking to get paid, they capture our imagination. But who are the worst of the worst in this elite club of galactic rogues? Here are my picks for science fiction’s best…
Don your tights and capes ladies and gentlemen. Here, in no particular order, are my top 5 superheroes. Superman is no brainer. He’s the original superhero. He’s got it all, super strength, flight, invulnerability, and whatever the plot needs him to have. Superman is the hero who inspires us to be better than we are. …
Right folks, here in no particular order are my top 5 wizards: What can I say about Gandalf? Well a lot, but for the sake of all of us I’ll keep it short. Gandalf is awesome. He’s basically the model for the wizards we have today. He’s wise, capable, and not afraid to be funny…
You know what sucks? Being the twentieth century’s equivalent to Edgar Allan Poe and receiving barely a fraction of the recognition that pumpkin head had. I’m talking of course about the one, the only, the eternally plagiarized, H.P Lovecraft! For those unaware of Lovecraft, and why I and a growing number of others are sporting…
Who doesn’t love to eat? Nothing gets the appetite going like a five page description of a feast in almost annoyingly exact detail. And the undisputed modern master of food-porn is none other than George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Fire and Ice, the basis for the Game of Thrones television series. Anyone…
