Winter is coming...to your coffee tables thanks to the newly-released behind the scenes tome "Inside Game of Thrones." A few weeks ago We spoke with the book's author, Bryan Cogman about the book, but now, you can get a copy all to yourself!
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Twitter Giveaway For The 'Inside HBO'sGame of Thrones' Coffee Table Book
Posted 10/10/12 12:00 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Books, Game of Thrones, Giveaway, TV
EXCLUSIVE! Four Images From Game Of Thrones Map Book 'The Lands Of Ice And Fire'
Posted 10/9/12 3:00 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Books
The next book from 'A Song of Ice and Fire' (a.k.a., "Game of Thrones" to you TV fans) author George R. R. Martin is an expansive book of maps called 'The Lands of Ice and Fire.' The maps are fully illustrated by Jonathan Roberts, including the centerpiece: a fold-out "Map of the Known World," featuring the whole of Westeros as it's never been seen before.
That's not all though... There's close up maps of the cities, the wilderness, and something we're incredibly excited about: maps showing the exact path all the characters in the books take as they travel on their journeys. For anyone who has read Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, I don't have to tell you how valuable this map will be to future re-readings of the books. Read More...
MTV Geek's Frightful Faves: Scoping Out Brian Lumley's 'Necroscope' Novels
Posted 10/2/12 4:49 pm EST by Charles Webb in Books, Halloween, Horror
MTV Geek LOVES Halloween -- so we've decided to share our fave frightful movies, TV shows, comics, and books with you all month long!
Throughout the late 80's and into the 90's, British author Brian Lumley wrote a series of horror/sci-fi novels about Harry Keough, famed writer and sometime employee of a special branch of the British government who could, among other things, speak to the dead, teleport, and would later become a lusty vampire over the course of five novels. Deliriously violent, overwritten, and a little bizarre in its handling of sex, Lumley nonetheless wrote a series of compulsively readable novels about a man who lived (and died, and lived again) for the dead.
Lumley's novels--hammered out at something like one a year in both the main series and in new collections and expanded stories, tells the story of Harry Keogh, called "the Necroscope" by both the living and the dead for his ability to communicate with the other side. The stories were a curious mix of Soviet espionage, serial killer thriller, hard sci-fi involving the intersection of magic and math, and gradually, transdimensional vampire stories.
Review: 'Little Star' Is A Disturbing And Masterful Future Classic
Posted 10/2/12 4:00 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Books, Reviews
"Let the Right One In" writer, John Ajvide Lindqvist has created a true horror story with "Little Star." It's not a slasher, it's not about monsters, it's not about ghosts. It's a book about the horrors of existence. The horrors of loneliness. The horrors of fame. The horrors of youth. The horrors of violence. The horrors of life.
"Little Star" is almost unbearably stark, relentless in its decent into darkness, and fearless in its graphic violence. But most importantly, it's brilliant.
California Passes Law Offering Free, Digital Textbooks To Students
Posted 10/2/12 2:56 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Books, Tech
It's no secret that higher education is becoming more and more expensive here in the U.S. Thankfully, some people realize how big the issue has become and California has stepped up to help students out in a big way. On Thursday, September 27th Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a proposal that offers students free, digital textbooks.
Interview: Bizarre Foods Andrew Zimmern On His New Book, And Becoming A Vampire
Posted 10/1/12 3:30 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Books, Interviews
Famous weird food eater Andrew Zimmern has gone to some strange places, and eaten stranger food. Now, with his third book "Andrew Zimmern’s Field Guide to Exceptionally Weird, Wild, and Wonderful Foods: An Intrepid Eater’s Digest," he’ll be taking you there, too! The delightful volume is an alphabetical guide to the most offal foods in the world… As well as tips for fighting off vampires and zombies (seriously).
We chatted with Zimmern by phone - as he was on set in a remote location filming "Bizarre Foods" – to find out more. “I wanted to provide a really funny, ribald cave that boys and girls could go to, from a reading experience point of view,” Zimmern told us. “I wanted create a book that your bad uncle would buy for you!”
George R.R. Martin: "The Death Of Wonder Man Had An Enormous Effect On Me"
Posted 9/27/12 3:31 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Books, Comic Books, Game of Thrones, Interviews, Marvel
George R.R. Martin Talks Comic Influences
George R.R. Martin is almost as famous for his propensity for killing beloved characters as he is for creating the whole of "Game of Thrones." But where does the influence of killing come from? It turns out, "Avengers #9," the first and--at the time, anyway--last appearance of hero-cum-villain-cum-hero Wonder Man. When we spoke with Martin at World-Con 2012 he said:
J.K Rowling To Return To Children's Books After 'The Casual Vacancy'?
Posted 9/26/12 10:46 am EST by Eddie Wright in Books, News
In an interview with BBC News, superstar author J.K. Rowling said her adults-only "Harry Potter" follow-up "The Casual Vacancy" could be followed by a new children's story.
Check Out These Rare Images From 'Firefly - A Celebration'
Posted 9/25/12 2:30 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Books, TV
It's the gorram tenth anniversary of "Firefly," so it looks like Browncoats are going to be doing it up with one of biggest parties in the 'verse. Kicking that off, a reprint of Titan Books' best-selling "Firefly - A Celebration" in a fancy new casing worthy of the Tams themselves. Well, Simon, maybe.
MTV Geek's Steven Smith on 'The Hobbit' - "Bil to the Bo"
Posted 9/21/12 5:01 pm EST by MTV Geek in Books
By Steven Smith
My brother spent most of his early life in hospitals, which meant I spent most of mine in hospital waiting rooms. This was before iPhones, or cell phones even. There were handheld games but they royally sucked. I also didn’t have one. But I did have books and one of those books was "The Hobbit".
"The Hobbit" was a special book to me because my father gave me his copy from when he was a child. I had already seen the Rankin/Bass cartoon version of the story, and unfortunately the Ralph Bakshi "Lord of the Rings" (where the Nazgul scared the living shit out of me – thanks Dad, way to research) but hadn’t read the book yet.
I was mesmerized with "The Hobbit". Pretty certain I read it in one sitting. I saw Rivendell through Bilbo’s eyes, was scared to death when the Trolls took them, thrilled at the Battle of the Five Armies, and won’t even get into how creeped out I was from Gollum. I was THAT kid, who would stay up all night to finish a book once they got into it. "The Hobbit" was, is, and forever shall be that kind of story for readers ad infinitum. Read More...
Guillermo del Toro Infects FX With 'The Strain'
Posted 9/21/12 9:34 am EST by Eddie Wright in Books, TV
Guillermo del Toro and co-writer Chuck Hogan are set to write and produce an adaption of their vampire book trilogy "The Strain" for FX. "Lost" co-shepherd (see what I did there?) Carlton Cuse will serve as executive producer and showrunner for the pilot.
Interview: Mark Teppo Talks The Making Of 'The Mongoliad: Book Two,' With Exclusive Art
Posted 9/19/12 2:42 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Books, Interviews
There are few projects more complex than "The Mongoliad." The transmedia project spans devices, printings, and multiple authors, as well as even occasionally bringing the creators to blows. For research, of course. With "The Mongoliad: Book Two" about to hit print, we chatted with writer Mark Teppo... As well as snagging some exclusive art, and looks behind the process of making the book:
Interview: Editor Charles Ardai On A Lost James M. Cain Novel, The New Season Of 'Haven', And The Next Stephen King Book
Posted 9/19/12 11:44 am EST by Alex Zalben in Books
Charles Ardai is a busy guy. He's the Editor for the prolific Hard Case Crime imprint, a writer and producer on SyFy's "Haven," and in between all that, tracks down lost manuscripts from great, deceased crime authors. In between all that, he found time to chat with us about the upcoming novel from James M. Cain, the new season of Haven, and Stephen King's upcoming "tearjerker" of a book:
Book Review: A Paul Tobin-Created Superhero Must 'Prepare To Die'
Posted 9/12/12 3:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in Books, Reviews
The cover for Paul Tobin's debut novel "Prepare To Die" from Night Shade Press bills it as a book about "Superheroes, sex, and secret origins." And broadly, this book by by the frequent "Marvel Adventures" writer is about those things, but it's also about very adolescent power fantasies: what would it be like to get super powers (and more importantly, what would the sex be like)? What kind of badass things could you or would you do if you knew you were going to die? Would the girl you loved in high school still want you?
'Lord of the Rings' Scenes Reborn as Amazing Stained Glass Illustrations!
Posted 9/10/12 3:00 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Books, Movies
Imagine if J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings were an actual account of events in our history, and those events were recorded in stained glass. Artist Jian Guo has created a series of illustrations that envision LOTR as such, and the results are undeniably impressive. Head past the break for some nice big images! Read More...
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