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A Pocket Full Of Lies by Kirsten Beyer
A Pocket Full Of Lies by Kirsten Beyer is an original novel set in the Star Trek: Voyager universe. This is part of the post-series finale series which continues Voyagers story after Endgame. A POCKET FULL OF LIES BY KIRSTEN BEYER SUMMARY The Full Circle Fleet has resumed its unprecedented explorations of the Delta Quadrant and former Borg space. Commander Liam O’Donnell of the U.S.S. Demeter makes a promising first contact with the Nihydron—humanoid aliens that are collectors of history. They rarely interact with the species they study but have created a massive database of numerous races, inhabited planets, and the current geopolitical landscape of a large swath of the…
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4 Harry Potter Fanfics You Need To Read
A few months ago I wrote about some of the cool things the Harry Potter fandom has created. The one thing I found most fascinating from that was the fanfiction writers. In 2007 a study showed that ‘Harry Potter’ was the most searched for fanfiction subject online. As of December 2014 there is over 702,000 stories on fanfiction.net alone devoted to Harry Potter. Then there are the many websites solely devoted to Harry Potter fanfiction. I think the thing I enjoy most about Harry Potter fanfiction is the speculation. How could the series have been different if a few small things were changed. Then we have the fact that I…
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Rating: 5 / 5 starsFormat: PaperbackPublished: 16th August 2011Amazon | Goodreads In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world’s digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator’s obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. When Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade’s…
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Review | Armada by Ernest Cline
Rating: 4 / 5 starsFormat: ebook / HardbackPublished: 14th July 2015Amazon | Goodreads SUMMARY Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he s spent his life consuming. Dreaming that one day, some fantastic, world-altering event will shatter the monotony of his humdrum existence and whisk him off on some grand space-faring adventure. But hey, there’s nothing wrong with a little escapism, right? After all, Zack tells himself, he knows the difference between fantasy and reality. He knows that here in the real world, aimless teenage gamers with anger issues don t get…