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Identity Crisis, Part 9: The Legacy of Geek Women

July 18, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Ava DiGioia
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conventions, fandom, fantasy, gender, history, science fiction
Although mainstream media and pop culture view geek/nerd society as male-dominated, there’s a long history of female involvement in fandom. Women have played an original or integral part in significant scientific and technology related discoveries and
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Identity Crisis, Part 8: The Influence of Geek Women

July 4, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Ava DiGioia
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computers, fandom, fantasy, gender, history, science, science fiction
In Western culture, certain traits and skills are associated with those categorized as geeks/nerds: high IQ, excellence at math and sciences, devotion to and skill with technology, passion bordering on obsession for certain types of pop culture — comic
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Know Your Wizards: 4 Fantasy Archetypes

May 23, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Lamar Furbanks
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fantasy, Lists
Whacky, wise, or wondrous, wizards play an important role in fantasy and fantasy-derived genre fiction. Along with the young hero on a quest and the evil overlord, wizards are one of the most common archetypes of fantasy fiction. Let’s get a good list
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Defining the Genre: Urban Fantasy

May 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Kelly Cipera
5
Defining the Genre, fantasy, Urban Fantasy
One of the most popular genres in recent years has been Urban Fantasy. In this installment of Defining the Genre, I discuss its definitions and major themes as well as how it fits in with other subgenres of Fantasy.
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Defining the Genre: High Fantasy

May 11, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Kelly Cipera
2
Defining the Genre, fantasy, high fantasy
High Fantasy is probably one of the most recognizable subgenres of Fantasy. It may go by a few names — Epic Fantasy or the Hero's Quest — but in the end most people can name at least a series or two from this subgenre.
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Book Review: An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat

August 23, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Paige F MacGregor
1
anthology, books-, fantasy, Glen Cook, Reviews
An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat features ten of Glen Cook's fictional short stories, all of which are set in the Dread Empire, a gritty world of "larger-than-life plots, nation-shattering conflict, maddening magic, strange creatures, and raw, flawed
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Book Review: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart

May 4, 2010 at 8:00 am
Kelly Cipera
1
books-, fantasy, Jesse Bullington, Reviews
I really wanted to love this book. For the first half I did, then it was just "OK, I like this, but is it over yet?" Now, this could just be me and my attention span for fantasy, but as far as fantasy goes, this has a lot going for it.
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Contest Reminder: Fantasy Book Bundle

January 15, 2010 at 11:00 am
Celeste Monsour
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books-, contests, fantasy
Don't forget that today is your last chance to enter our contest to win a big bundle of fantasy books from Harper Collins!
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Contest: Fantasy Book Bundle!

January 8, 2010 at 8:00 am
Fandomania
20
books-, contests, fantasy
This week we're giving away a big bundle of fantasy novels, courtesy of Harper Collins!
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Game Review: Dragon Age: Origins

December 24, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Summer Suzuki
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bioware, Dragon Age, electronic arts, fantasy, pc, playstation 3, video games, xbox 360
BioWare has officially hooked me with this one. Since I bought my copy in November, I’ve not only spent 60+ hours on my first run-through of the game, I think I’ve bought one of every piece of merch BioWare has for this game (including the Collector’s
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Web Series: Riese: the Series

December 14, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Summer Suzuki
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fantasy, Reviews, riese, steampunk, web series
The team behind this venture obviously has a great amount of enthusiasm and love for the story they're trying to tell. If you're into fantasy/action with a pinch of steampunk, or interested in seeing what you can possibly do if you're resourceful and
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Vintage Geek: 5 Fantasy Pulps

November 12, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Kelly Cipera
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fantasy, magazines, pulp, vintage geek
Earlier we explored 10 Science Fiction Pulps that were significant to their genre, but fantasy needs its due as well. By exposing new audiences to the genre and new authors to the field, they are one of the many stepping stones the genre has had to take
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