Her mutation grants her pixie-like eyes, colorful wings that allow her to fly, and "pixie dust" which causes hallucinations. After a confrontation with the revived former member of the New Mutants, Magik, she gains the ability to use magic and a magical weapon called the "Souldagger...
2017 was a heck of a year! And we mean that we a giant *SIGH* right after it. But while the world around us seem to darken as the year went by, in the universe of fantasy fiction there were hundreds of new stars born to lighten our paths! It was a great year for debuts and ...
I joined StoryGraph at the beginning of the year, abandoning Goodreads after who knows how long. (They allowed me to import my data, which made me very happy!). At any rate, one of my favorite features of Storygraph is that they track your data for you! That makes someone like me, ...
another old favorite of mine. Bradley, Norton and May belong to the grand old “dames” of sci-fi and fantasy fiction, and together they have wrought a wonderful and rather original fantasy that incorporate elements of both fairy tale and science fiction. Highly recommended. Jasper Fforde – ...
Jeff Bridges, with his laid-back charm, etched his place in Hollywood's walk of fame through iconic roles in Crazy Heart and The Big Lebowski. Winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for Crazy Heart, Bridges has spread his wings with an ability to deliver pitch-perfect performa...
Anime’s breakout moment, this supercharged sci-fi thriller turned a niche subgenre into a global phenomenon: Western teens started using the termcyberpunkin casual geek-speak, while Japan’s printed manga suddenly flew off the shelves. To the nonfan dragged along for the ride, the movie felt...
Science fiction Director:Ridley Scott Cast:Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm The miracle of birth Talk about above and beyond: Ridley Scott was hired by Twentieth Century Fox to make ‘Jawsin space’, and came back with one of the most stylish, subversive, downright beautiful films in ei...
Quite the opposite — far more than episodic,StarCraft IIwas an epic trilogy in and of itself. Over three entries and five years —Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm,andLegacy of the Void— Blizzard crafted one of the finest pieces of science fiction storytelling and real-time strategy ga...
is another very good writer of fantasy fiction. Her Farseer trilogy can at times feel rather grim and depressing but she has created a very interesting world and this outweight the harsh trials that she heaps upon her protagonist. Though she is best known for Farseer, I prefer her Liveship ...
Hidiveis the streaming service for Sentai Filmworks, an American company that specializes in licensing anime straight from Japan. The service has a very wide selection of classic and modern titles, such asRoyal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise,Grave of the Fireflies,Ninja Scroll,Clannad,K-...