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Review: The King's Blood

Posted on 2013-05-14 at 19:46 by Dave

The King's Blood, Book 2 in The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham, Narrated by Pete Bradbury Length 15 hours, 42 minutes

The priests have spiders in their blood.

They worship a goddess that has spend centuries in hiding, "a spider" who blesses them with the power to divine whether or not someone is lying, as well as the ability to speak truth. When you hear them, you believe - despite the circumstances, or whether you have evidence to the contrary, you believe. And so what the priests say comes to

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Review: Double Feature

Posted on 2013-05-13 at 19:50 by Dave

Double Feature by Owen King, read by Holter Graham Length: 16 hours, 11 minutes

Review by Dave Thompson:

When I was in college, I made a student film. I went to a Christian university, and so I decided to write and direct a movie about vampires. This was just as Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show came out, before it became "a thing." So, I spent a semester of my life and education attempting to make a horror movie - one that to this day has never actually been edited together and completed. One of the

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 13: Earth Above, Sky Below

Posted on 2013-04-17 at 05:22 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 13: Earth Above, Sky Below by John Scalzi, read by William Dufris Length: 2 hours, 2 minutes

Welcome back to the final listen-a-long of John Scalzi's The Human Division. The finale episode of Season 1 was: Earth Above, Sky Below. As it's our last episode of the season, I hope you don't mind if I break from form and do away with the recap and thoughts. Let's just dive into that deep sucking vacuum of space together, old friends, and free-fall.

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long! Episode 12: The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads

Posted on 2013-04-11 at 05:44 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 12: The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads by John Scalzi, read by William Dufris Length: 38 minutes

Hello, and welcome back to another listen-a-long of John Scalzi's The Human Division! This post is positively exploding with spoilers, so after you've listened, grab a margarita the size of cowboy hat and let's drink!

Recap!

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 11: A Problem of Proportion

Posted on 2013-04-04 at 05:15 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 11: A Problem of Proportion by John Scalzi, Read by William Dufris Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes

Hello, and welcome back to our weekly sorta-weekly listen-a-long of the Human Division, where we get together with all our friends and discuss the latest episode in John Scalzi's serial novel while alien ships are trying to blow us up. This week's episode: A Problem of Proportion. If you have a problem with spoilers, you might want to listen first. Otherwise, let's dive in.

Recap!

So,

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Breaking News: John Scalzi to Serialize Final Chapter of Serialized Novel! (PLUS: BONUS EXCERPT!)

Posted on 2013-04-01 at 12:15 by Dave

April 1, 2013, Whittier, California: Big news from John Scalzi on The Human Division front. Scalzi made the bold announcement that he was going to be splitting the final chapter of his serialized novel Earth Below, Sky Above: The Human Division, Episode 13 up into multiple sections. (We'll feature an exclusive excerpt from the book at the end of the post.)

"The Human Division serialization has been wildly successful," Scalzi said. "People seem to have enjoyed being able to be with these characters week

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Dave Reviews The Hobbit

Posted on 2013-03-27 at 05:51 by Dave

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Narrated by Rob Inglis (for Recorded Books) Length: 11 hours, 8 minutes

I have a confession to make. I was never been head over heels in love with Tolkien's writing. I've loved fantasy and science fiction literally as long as I can remember anything, but reading Tolkien didn't do that much for me. I could tell that the stories were interesting, but the dryness of the prose and plot didn't fire up my imagination the way other fantasies did. I read The Hobbit in high school and

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 10: This Must Be the Place

Posted on 2013-03-22 at 05:49 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 10: This Must Be the Place by John Scalzi, read by William Dufris Length: 44 minutes

Hello, and welcome back (you missed me, right?) to the Human Division Listen-A-Long! This week, come hang out with the family for the holidays. So pass the spoilers before they dry out, and let's get going!

Recap!

Staying with our structure, we step away from the B-Team proper, but this week - we spotlight one of my favorite characters - Hart! I dig that the last two episodes we've segued

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, DOUBLE FEATURE - Episodes 8 and 9!

Posted on 2013-03-21 at 04:57 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 8: The Sound of Rebellion, and Episode 9: The Observersby John Scalzi, narrated by William Dufris Length: 41 minutes; 1 hour and 9 minutes

Hello, and welcome back to another listen-a-long for the Human Division. Apologies for missing all you cats the last two weeks - my wife and I just had a new baby, and it kept me pretty busy! So, I'm gonna play catch-up with this post, and then hit you up with the brand-spanking new episode: "This Must Be the Place" on Friday.

So drink

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 7: The Dog King

Posted on 2013-03-01 at 22:32 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 7: The Dog King by John Scalzi, read by William DufrisLength: 58 minutes

Hello, and welcome back to another listen-a-long for the Human Division! Every week we look back at the serialized novel by John Scalzi, recap and discuss. Before we dive in, I will say this - if you've been wondering whether or not The Human Division is something you should give a shot or not, I think this episode is the one I'd suggest listening to. Hard to beat for under a buck.

Spoilers sprout like

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