Category Archive: Geek Lit.

The Disney Literature Challenge

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I’m in the middle of completing The Disney Challenge, which is when you watch all the official animated Disney films in order, I got to thinking that I wish I could read Disney… Continue reading

Book Review: ‘The Forgotten Son’ by Andy Frankham-Allen

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Plot: Colonel Alister Lethbridge-Stewart is managing the paperwork following the Great Intelligence’s invasion of London, including transporting the evacuated population back to their homes, while planning his upcoming marriage. Everything goes out the… Continue reading

10 Potential ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequels (That Are Totally Canon)

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So after a long time I have finished reading The World of Ice and Fire. This not unsurprisingly dense tome provides an in-depth account of the world of Westeros from before written history to… Continue reading

Exclusive Interview with Kylie Chan!

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Over the weekend, we at the House of Geekery had the pleasure of catching up with best selling author, Kylie Chan, for a chat about her books and her work as a writer.… Continue reading

The Top 10 Characters from Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’

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Yesterday we lost the legendarily prolific fantasy writer and satirist Sir Terry Pratchett. Luckily for us we have his characters, who exist beyond the stories he told having grown beyond the pages they… Continue reading

My Top 10 Favorite Stephen King Novels: Part II

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There’s not much sense in doing a preamble to the second part of an article and as a great horror writer once wrote, “Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness,… Continue reading

My Top 10 Favorite Stephen King Novels (Part I)

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    Although I’d probably cite Pat Conroy as my favorite author, Stephen King runs a close second.  He’s  the author who’s most influenced my writing career.  I’ve been enamored with the king… Continue reading

Book Review: ‘The Silo Trilogy’

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By Hedge I’m a fan of a good dystopia. I love apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic media from films like Mad Max, and the recent, truly stunning These Final Hours, to novels like 1984 and… Continue reading

Book Review: ‘Murder in Mississippi’ by John Safran

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I think that’s the first time I’ve had to write the word ‘Mississippi’. It’s fun to type. My knowledge and experience with the region are pretty minimal because I have lived most of my… Continue reading

Book Review: ‘Ghosts in the Machine’ by Tobacco Jones

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When we received a copy of this novel in the post we didn’t know what to make of it. The title echoed Ghost in the Shell and the blurb suggested similar themes, and the… Continue reading