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In the early chapters of Lynn Flewelling’s first novel, Luck in the Shadows, wayward protagonist Seregil assesses his new companion Alec and concludes: “The lad was neat-handed, and there was a familiar quickness about him that had little to do with training. And he asked questions.” Fans, as a general rule, are like Alec (lacking, [...]
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Interview with Marianne de Pierres
Posted by Firefall on September 16th, 2010
Kicking off a new feature of omg-squee, acclaimed speculative fiction author Marianne de Pierres has kindly agreed to answer some questions about her latest work, her relationship with her fandom, and her personal squeedoms. Marianne de Pierres is the author of the acclaimed Parrish Plessis and Sentients of Orion science fiction series. The Parrish Plessis series has been [...]
Posted in Books, Featured, Interviews, Marianne de Pierres 
Tags: glitter rose, parish plessis, peacemaker, tara sharp 
2 Comments »Authors Are People Too
Posted by Firefall on September 9th, 2010
Admit it: authors are the celebrities of the nerd world. Well, to be fair, there are as many kinds of nerd as there are worlds to hold them—but in the world of the fiction-loving, book-reading nerd? Admit it: authors are celebrities, if not gods. One of the Internet’s best and worst gifts to the author-worshipping [...]
Scott Pilgrim VS The World
Posted by Firefall on September 5th, 2010
It’s your standard romantic comedy, really. Boy meets Girl. Boy feels alienated by age difference and distances himself from Girl. Boy meets Other Girl. Boy stalks Other Girl, forgetting to break up with Girl. Boy manages, against all odds, to endear himself to Other Girl and is roped into battle with her seven evil exes. [...]
Posted in Fandom, Featured, Movies, Scott Pilgrim VS The World Tags: Ramona Flowers, Scott Pilgrim Comments OffAdapting to Adaptation
Posted by Firefall on April 29th, 2010
The only thing a fangirl loves more than a pretty boy is mauling him. Because mauling is love, at least in the Horten vocabulary. Unfortunately, pretty boys are scarce in reality. Nobody dare try to tell me otherwise, unless you can provide names and locations to back up such claims. Or at least photos. Pretty, [...]
