Category Archives: nonfiction

Book Review: “Soon I Will Be Invincible” by Austin Grossman

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Josh Roseman

My review of Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman is now up at Escape Pod. Read it here. Book Review: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

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Movie Review: “Oz the Great and Powerful”

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Josh Roseman

My review of Oz the Great and Powerful is up at Escape Pod. I did enjoy it… but don’t look too far behind the curtain. Film Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

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Book Review: “The Mirage” by Matt Ruff

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Josh Roseman

Sometimes, alternate history doesn’t require telling the reader what the crisis point was that got changed. Sometimes, the reader just needs to know things are different. And that’s where The Mirage by Matt Ruff begins. From my review of The … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It” by David Wong

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Josh Roseman

This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It is a fun, fast, grotesque read that fans of horror, action, and humor will enjoy, especially if — like me — they have the sense of humor of a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Josh Roseman

It’s been a while since I’ve read any Neil Gaiman, and that’s a shame — he is one of the greatest working writers of our time, either in spec-fic or out of it. Whenever I read one of his books, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Josh Roseman

Every now and then, a book comes along with a great premise and solid execution that a lot of people like and recommend with great gusto. Ready Player One by Ernest Kline is such a book. And it is good … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “John Dies at the End” by David Wong

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Josh Roseman

If you’ve seen the trailer for the film, you may already know that John Dies at the End is ostensibly about a drug called soy sauce that immensely sharpens a person’s perception of reality. But the book is about so … Continue reading →

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Fan Film Review: “Sonic”

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Josh Roseman

My review of the fan film Sonic is now up at Escape Pod. Fan Film Review: Sonic

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Movie Review: “TiMER”

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Josh Roseman

The very first film I put into my Netflix instant queue was TiMER. At the time it seemed like a cute little sci-fi film. It sat there, right at the top of my queue, for… geez, must be two years … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Serpent’s Storm” by Amber Benson

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Josh Roseman

So here’s the thing about Serpent’s Storm, the third Death’s Daughter book by Amber Benson: at first I thought she’d turned into Laurell K. Hamilton. Then I thought she was writing a madcap roller-coaster adventure. Then I got completely lost. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Cat’s Claw” by Amber Benson

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Following her enjoyable adventure through Hell with Calliope Reaper-Jones, Death’s middle daughter, I think it was pretty much understood that actress and author Amber Benson would return to her Death’s Daughter universe. She did so in 2010 with Cat’s Claw, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Tyrant Strategy: Revenant Man” by Jonathan C. Gillespie

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Josh Roseman

I’m not a huge fan of military SF. But I am a fan of post-apocalyptic SF. I’m not a huge fan of augmented-humanity SF. But I am a fan of humans-aren’t-the-most-powerful-people-in-the-universe SF. So when author Jonathan C. Gillespie put out … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 25: Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Josh Roseman

How do I conclude 25 articles about TNG? I’ve talked about pretty much everything, haven’t I? 25 Days of TNG concludes on Escape Pod with Day 25: Where Do We Go From Here?

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25 Days of TNG, Day 24: The Top 25 Episodes, Part 2

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Josh Roseman

25 Days of TNG, Day 24: The Top 25 Episodes, Part 2

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25 Days of TNG, Day 23: The Top 25 Episodes, Part 1

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Josh Roseman

25 Days of TNG, Day 23: The Top 25 Episodes, Part 1

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25 Days of TNG, Day 22: The Bottom 25 Episodes, Part 2

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Josh Roseman

So, what episodes are left that could possibly be worse (or at the very least “less good”) than the 15 I listed yesterday? Let’s find out. 25 Days of TNG on Escape Pod continues with Day 22: The Bottom 25 … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 21: The Bottom 25 Episodes, Part 1

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Josh Roseman

It’s pretty easy to just say “oh, yeah, that episode was terrible”… but why? Why was it a bad episode? How bad was it compared to others? Was it just that opportunities were missed, or was it truly a cluster … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 20: 11 Lost “Best” Episodes

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Josh Roseman

And now you get to read a little about eleven episodes I really liked but somehow didn’t make it onto the top 25 list. The 25 Days of TNG continues with Day 20: 11 Lost “Best” Episodes.

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25 Days of TNG, Day 19: The Relaunch

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Even though Star Trek canon says that, after Nemesis, there was no more official Trek until Spock attempted to save Romulus, I think we all knew the intellectual property was too valuable to just be left lying there. The TNG … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 18: The Best and Worst of the TNG Films

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Following the TNG season finale, I think it was already known that a film was in the offing. At least one. Turns out we got four, all of which you’ve probably seen, and most of which have both good and … Continue reading →

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