Project Nemesis Keeps On Twisting Itself Project Nemesis is a book series guilty of something that the internet has long figured out is not an “effective” way of storytelling but is amazing for marketing: The “Mystery Box.” The idea that mysteries trump actual good storytelling and it’s best to set up things that seem interesting…
As many players are approaching their successive playthroughs of From Software’s third and final installment to the Dark Souls series, there is an air of bewilderment in response to the heavy-handed callbacks and references to the previous two games. This stands in stark contrast to Dark Souls II, which seemed to take place in a completely…
The word “prequel” isn’t one that’s used with overwhelming fondness, is it? It’s rare that fans get a prequel that is deserving of the infatuation the original deserved, but maybe there is one person who can pull it off…J.K. Rowling. As you must know by now, Rowling has adapted her short fictional textbook into a full-length…
All right boys and girls, let’s talk about time travel, a mainstay of the genre that our dear website is here to celebrate! Nothing in the realm of sci-fi is as popular or as often used as the concept of time travel. It’s such a cool concept that even fantasy stories tend to use it…
WARNING: If you haven’t seen Star Wars—what the hell are you doing here? For over three decades, the Star Wars universe has entertained us and even moved us with a variety of deadly, cruel, calculating, and at times sympathetic villains. Whether it’s money-motivated bounty hunters or Sith Lords out for galactic conquest, the franchise’s movies, television shows and video…
If I had to choose one word to describe the recently released Divergent movie, it would be “exception,” because that’s exactly what the film represents to me. The rule is that, usually, a book is far superior to its cinematic adaptation. How can we forget the countless works of art that felt so amazing on paper,…
Divergent (published May 3rd, 2011) is the first chapter of Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy, followed by Insurgent (2012) and Allegiant (2013). The novel takes place in a futuristic Chicago in which the population is divided into 5 factions: Abnegation, meant for the selfless, Amity, for the peaceful, Candor, for those who value the truth above all else, Dauntless, for the…
