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Steve Alten’s “MEG” Series (REVIEW)

Carcharodon megalodon is an ancestor of the Great White Shark.  An enormous ocean-dwelling predator, this shark could reach 60 feet long and 80 or more tons, with seven-inch teeth (compared to the...

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Unidentified Funny Objects 2- Kickstarter Campaign

Unidentified Funny Objects 2 (UFO2) is a proposed anthology of humorous science fiction and fantasy short stories that is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to get funded.Unidentified Funny...

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BioShock: Rapture (REVIEW)

BioShock: Rapture, by John Shirley, serves as a prequel to the first of the BioShock games and is set in the undersea city of Rapture, located in the North Atlantic. It chronicles the building of the...

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Still Better than the Prequels- The Thrawn Trilogy

Set five years after the original trilogy, Timothy Zahn’s series of books known as The Thrawn Trilogy were my first steps into the ocean that is the Expanded Universe (EU) of Star Wars and they...

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Supervillainous (REVIEW)

For those of you that want to know if you should read Supervillainous, but don’t have the time for a long-winded review talking about the pluses and minuses of a book, let me give you a quick review:...

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Hyrule Historia: An Overview (REVIEW)

The Legend of Zelda is a series that has touched the lives and hearts of many across the world. It has inspired stories, movies, and even music videos; an entire online community of united gamers based...

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Anya’s Ghost (REVIEW)

“Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn’t kidding about the “Forever” part . . . Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them....

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Peter S. Beagle: More Than The Last Unicorn

One drizzly, autumn afternoon, I retreated to one of my favorite haunts, the book store. Wandering aimlessly, as I always do, I inevitably found myself gravitating towards the Fantasy/Science Fiction...

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The Goblin Wars: Interview With Author Kersten Hamilton

I crave for books that I can’t put down.  Like, books that make you imagine up an upset stomach so you can leave work early to go home and find out what happens next.  Books that, when they end, you...

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Who’s 50: The 50 Doctor Who Stories to Watch Before You Die

As you might have heard, Doctor Who’s 50 this year. The anniversary of the first showing of The Doctor was on Nov 23, 1963. As of May of this year, there had been close to 800 different episodes of...

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Instructions: Everything You Need to Know on Your Journey

Instructions: Everything You Need to Know On Your Journey Written by Neil Gaiman Illustrations by Charles Vess “Touch the wooden gate in the wall you never saw before. Say “Please” before you open the...

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Brittany’s Top Ten List of Young Adult Fiction: Part One

This list is also not necessarily made up of current books or series. Most of these young adult fiction books or series will likely have been written around the 1990s. That doesn’t mean they’re not...

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TheNerdyBomb’s 2013 Top Ten Books

Top 10 Books of 2013! (In no particular order)   And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini, famed author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, returns to Afghanistan once...

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Nerd Reads: The Left Hand of Darkness

Growing up as an aspiring fantasy writer, Portland-based author Ursula K. Le Guin has always been a figurehead of modern fantasy to me. However, her (arguably) most controversial novel, Left Hand of...

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Throwback Thursdays: Redwall

Redwall: The Legend Begins Redwall is the first book in a series of fantasy adventure novels featuring anthropomorphic animals written by Brian Jacques and aimed at young adults. Featuring a rich world...

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Nerd Science: Some People Just Want to Watch the World Learn

Are you interested in learning about some generally difficult scientific concepts while being entertained at the same time? Look no further. The following books are accessible non-fiction books about...

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Nerdy DIY and Cooking Books

These books are pretty straightforward, so there is a brief synopsis, but if you’re interested in these types of nerdy DIY projects, you’ll probably know from the title! Nerdy DIY and Cooking How to...

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Paddle Your Own Canoe

Paddle Your Own Canoe is the first book from TV’s Nick Offerman. Many people will know him as Parks Director Ron Swanson. This book is not written by the fictional character Ron Swanson, it is written...

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Mothers in Harry Potter

As we celebrate another Mother’s Day, let’s take a moment to realize the importance of mothers. A mother’s love can completely change the course of a person’s life. Nowhere in the nerdy world do we see...

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The Squared Circle pins down wrestling’s glory days

When I was a child, I would call the region’s daily newspaper the Monday following WrestleMania to find out why the wrestling results were not being published. To the mind of an 11-year-old boy, how...

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