Tag: Review
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How Reason Becomes Devotion: Reading The Horus Heresy (Books 1-3)
Big thanks to commenter Arcade on my first 40K article back in April for recommending these books to me. Much obliged, brother. Warhammer 40,000 has quickly become one of my favorite fictional settings. There are so many cool stories with so many interesting alien factions with intriguing and horrifying settings; no matter how far into…
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I Read ‘Dracula’ For the First Time
When it comes to fictional monsters, few have had the staying power of Dracula. Everyone knows the iconic vampire. Over the centuries, he’s been put into pretty much everything. Horror movies, animated comedies, parodies, cross-overs, video games, on and on the list goes. I was first introduced to the legendary monster when I was five…
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Metro 2035: Setting Roots in the Dark
Grab your gas mask and cartridges. It’s time to return to the metro. ‘Metro 2033‘ is one of my favorite books that I’ve reviewed. It was an incredible – if horribly depressing – story that established the characters and the world of post-nuclear Russia, with an ending that blew me away. ‘Metro 2034‘ was a…
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Playing ‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’ as a Newcomer to the Franchise
In the grim darkness of the distant future, there is only war. I’ve wanted to get into the Warhammer franchise for a while now. But between the expensive tabletop game, mountain of novels, mountain of games, and extensive lore, taking that plunge always seemed an extremely daunting task. So I put it under the ‘Maybe…
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The Tombs of Atuan: Darkness Beneath Earthsea
Thanks to Audible for giving away pretty much every book in this series for free. God knows I need it, with how quickly I burn through audiobooks at work. As well as how little I make at said job. God bless America, am I right? I enjoyed my first step into the Earthsea series quite…
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