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Gears 5 gets official prequel novel Gears of War: Ascendance

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Titan Books has announced the upcoming release of Gears of War: Ascendance, the official bridging novel to the hotly-anticipated Xbox game Gears 5. Following Reyna Diaz’s death at the hands of the Swarm, Kait seals her mother’s tomb, swearing revenge. She and her teammates are called to New Ephyra and told their “crimes” will be […]

The Writer Experience Podcast #57 – Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast…  In the latest episode of The Writer Experience, Court and Harry are joined by Adrian McKinty, an Edgar Award-winning novelist whose new novel The Chain is Amazon’s Best Book of the Month for July. Listen to the podcast here… The Chain is available everywhere now. […]

Book Review – The Colorado Kid by Stephen King

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Ricky Church reviews The Colorado Kid by Stephen King… After over 10 years out of publication, Stephen King’s mystery pulp novel The Colorado Kid returns to bookshelves in an updated edition featuring new artwork. King writes a fairly compelling tale as two old journalists in a small Maine island town recount one of their unsolved and most […]

The Writer Experience Podcast #53 – Author and comic book writer Michael Moreci

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast…  In this episode of The Writer Experience, Court and Harry are joined by Michael Moreci, author of the novels Black Star Renegades and We Are Mayhem, and writer of a number of comic books including Roche Limit, Wasted Space, Archie and Star Wars. Be sure […]

The Writer Experience Podcast #52 – Writing from 3 Perspectives with J.D. Sanderson, Stan Chou, and Matt Kelly

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast… In this episode of The Writer Experience, J.D. Sanderson, Stan Chou, and Matt Kelly join hosts Court and Harry as they explore writing from three perspectives. J.D. Sanderson is a science fiction author whose first novel A Footstep Echo is on sale now. The sequel, […]

The Hunger Games prequel novel announced, Lionsgate already planning movie adaptation

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Scholastic has announced that Suzanne Collins is returning to the world of The Hunger Games with a prequel novel set for release in May 2020, while Lionsgate is already planning a feature film adaptation. As per Deadline, the currently untitled book ” will be set in the world of Panem 64 years before the events […]

Book Review – Blood Ink by Dana Fredsti

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Michelle Herbert reviews Blood Ink by Dana Fredsti… Blood Ink is the second novel in the Lilith series and follows on from the events of The Spawn of Lilith. When we meet Lee again, she is struggling with being independent and paying her own way. Lee has been effectively blacklisted from working on movie sets […]

The Writer Experience Podcast #49 – Emmy-nominated writers Joshua Pruett and Scott Peterson

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Check out the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast… In this week’s episode, The Writer Experience welcomes Joshua Pruett (Phineas and Ferb, MST3K, The Last Kids on Earth) and Scott Peterson (The Last Kids on Earth), Emmy-nominated TV writers and co-authors of the upcoming children’s book Shipwreckers: The Curse of the Cursed Temple of […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Master & Apprentice

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray… While Star Wars fans hold The Phantom Menace in different levels of regard, one element of George Lucas’ first prequel film most fans agree on is how great Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn was. Obi-Wan’s master, as played by Liam Neeson, was thoughtful, compassionate and one of the […]