More Posts By Jop
Review: The Rings of Power – Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime’s long-expected take on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings based on the Appendices to the Return of the King chronicles the lives of several younger versions of characters we know from the Lord of the Rings and their attempts to prevent Sauron’s rise to power.
Review: The Last Wish – Andrzej Sapkowski
Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, trained to fight monsters of all shapes and sizes. As Geralt travels the continent in search of bounties to earn his coin with, he is confronted with a difficult truth: some monsters are fairer than others, and some monsters are not even monsters at all.
Curator Question: What is the coolest bit of worldbuilding you’ve encountered recently?
Our curators share some awesome tidbits of worldbuilding from their recent ventures in the speculative genre!
October 2022 Update – Jop
Jop’s update for October 2022!
Curator Question: What did you think of the first episode of The Rings of Power?
Our curators watched Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings show The Rings of Power, and share their first impressions!
Curator Question: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi Author is most well-represented on your bookshelves, and how do you feel about that?
Our curators count the books on their shelves, and reflect on the results. What Fantasy/Sci-Fi author is most well-represented?
Review: The Dragon and the Djinn – Choice of Games
Review of the interactive novel The Dragon and the Djinn.
You’re chasing your sister, who stole a magic sword you made because she claims to be a prophesied dragon-slayer. As you get mixed up in dangerous politics and the even more dangerous business of djinns, you soon discover that your sister’s destiny will also lead you to your own.
Review: Sense8 – The Wachowski Sisters
Eight strangers from different parts of the world, all with their very own challenges in life, gradually discover they are mentally and emotionally linked to one another.
Review: Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights – Bioware
Tevinter Nights is an anthology of stories that tell the tales of unknown champions. Stories of ordinary Grey Wardens, Antivan Crows, Rivaini Lords of Fortunes and Tevinter mages, living their not so ordinary lives. With a Qunari invasion and the Dread Wolf lurking in the shadows, the nights are darker than ever.
Review: Warcraft – Duncan Jones
With their own homeworld dying because of the dangerous Fel magic, all the orc clans unite under the warlock Gul’dan’s leadership to find a new home in the world of Azeroth. Here, they quickly come into conflict with the humans of Stormwind Kingdom.
Review: Clannad – Key
Review of the video game Clannad.
Tomoya Okazaki has given up on making something of his life. This changes, however, when he meets the mysterious girl Nagisa Furukawa.
Curator Question: What is the last piece of media you didn’t finish, and why?
Our curators discuss the latest pieces of media they didn’t finish, as well as the reason they didn’t.