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20 May

Animorphs Books 4, 5, and 6 to Be Adapted Into Graphic Novels

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When the Animorphs graphic novels were first announced, no one could have predicted how well they’d turn out. Would they be new versions of the old stories? Would there be updated pop culture references? Could they live up to the legacy the long-running sci-fi kids book series has etched into stone since the 90’s?  It did all that and more. Faithful to the originals down to many scenes being 1:1 recreations, the first graphic novel, which adapted the original novel, went over immensely well with fans. At the time of its release, it was known that artist Chris Grine, adapting…
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27 Apr

Link Tank: The Best Science Fiction Novels Written by Actual Scientists

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Science fiction reads differently when it’s written by experts. Check out these sci-fi novels by actual scientists. “Science fiction explores out-of-this-world elements and potential futures. This exploration can range from entirely speculative, to hard sci-fi grounded in actual facts. However, there’s something special that happens when an author has a background in the scientific aspects of their novel.” Read more at The Portalist. The fire pole has long been an intrinsic part of any fire department. Here’s why it’s now disappearing. “In most workplace environments, having an enormous hole in the middle of the floor would be considered a safety…
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25 Mar

Animorphs: The Challenges of Adapting the Books into Graphic Novels

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If you were alive in the ’90s, you know the name Animorphs. The sci-fi book series following the adventures of a group of kids who fight a race of invading aliens using the power to morph into animals has continued to has remained a pop culture mainstay even after it finished its run in 2001. It earned a fanbase the world over which to this day still discusses the series in detail.  And for 20 years, fans have had their own images of the series in their heads, imagining what the epic battles and deep characters looked like beyond the page.…
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25 Feb

Star Wars Books: A Guide to Canon Novels in Chronological Order

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Star Wars has a rich history of tie-in stories, from somber explorations of space politics to weird, goofy adventure. Disney’s revamped canon has been in place for almost ten years, since 2012. The first novel in the new canon, 2014’s A New Dawn, realigned the books with what Lucasfilm would eventually do with the Sequel Trilogy under the new ownership. If you want to read the canon books in chronological order, where do you start? And where do they fit with regards to the movies? This list includes both adult and YA novels, and does not include audio dramas, direct…
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21 Oct

Link Tank: Amazing Graphic Novels for Your 2020 Reading List

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Graphic novels are real books and deserve to be respected as such. Add these ten incredible graphic novels to your reading list today! “Last week, S.E. Hinton, author of the well-known YA series The Outsiders, made a condescending and obtuse remark on the validity of graphic novels on her Twitter. Naturally, Twitter went ablaze and swiftly set Hinton straight—but it’s still worth remembering that, whether or not you may personally believe it to be so, graphic novels are real books with literary merit and worthy of respect.” Read more at The Mary Sue. The way we celebrate Halloween today may…
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29 Sep

Link Tank: Best Sci-Fi Novels to Read For Fans of Dune

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For fans of Dune and especially of the new Dune movie trailer, check out these new science fiction novels. “When the official Dune trailer finally dropped, I (like many others, I’m sure) was blown away by the sheer magnificence of the world being introduced in this latest film adaptation. Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic richly imagined a world full of deeply dazzling cosmic magic—and equally unsettling horror.” Read more at The Mary Sue. The Cleveland Torso Murderer was a serial killer in the 1930s—and he may be the scariest one you’ve never heard of. “Even in the throes of the Great…
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