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An Interview with Andrew Toy

by Ryan Thomason under READ on May 4th

The Man in the Box is a new book from Blackwyrm Publishing that is written by Andrew Toy. It seems pretty interesting at a glance and before I had a chance to dive into the book itself an opportunity to talk to the author came up and I decided to run with it!

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An Interview With ‘Wool’ Author, Hugh Howey

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Feb 28th

Hugh took the time while he was riding in the back of a cab in London (not kidding) to answer some of my questions. In case you haven’t checked out any of his books yet, check out my Review of the first 5 Wool books (Omnibus 1). This is an incredible Science Fiction series that we think everyone should be reading, so, with that, we hope you enjoy the interview and decide to check his books out (if you aren’t...

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D.A. Adams Book Tour Stops With An Interview for WPR

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Feb 19th

I’ve been trying my damnedest to get you guys to start reading this series, so, I’ll just keep trying.

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Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 – 5) (Silo Saga) – Book Review

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Feb 16th

If you even REMOTELY like Science Fiction, you MUST read Wool. Man, trying to come up with a great intro about this book is hard, hard. Why? Do you ask? Well, it’s not that often that I read something that really take my conceptions of Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic and a splash of Dystopian, then blows me away with the story telling as they mix together. I had the same feeling when I finished this book, as...

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WPR’s Official Salt Lake City Advance Screening of SAFE HAVEN

by Ryan Thomason under WATCH on Feb 1st

Nothing says “I Love You” like a free movie based on a Nicholas Sparks book, right?

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Spirit of Fire, Book Review

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Oct 29th

I finally finished the third book in the ongoing series Fires in Eden by Stephen Zimmer and damn, I’m in mixed emotions. (In a good way)

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WPR Interview with Author Anderson O’Donnell

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Oct 16th

After reading the synopsis and backcover, this was enough to pull me into this book enough that I had to have a quick chat with the author behind it. Kingdom looks like a refreshing change from my current book readings (I’m only a little ways into the book myself). Here is a quick synopsis before the interview to give you an idea what Kingdom is all about. Synopsis: In a secret laboratory hidden under the desert,...

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A Once Crowded Sky, Book Review

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Aug 31st

Let me tell you why you shouldn’t let this crowd your bookshelf.

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The Dark Knight Manual: Book Review

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Jul 18th

So, you think you have what it takes to be Batman? Well read this manual and weep about how you can’t.

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Batmobile The Complete History: Book Review

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Jul 17th

I crossed my fingers extra hard when a publisher gave me free reign to select anything they had and hope for the best there were review copies available. This was one of them. My Geekgasm was strong when I pulled this book out of the shipping box.

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Spirit of Fire Blog Tour: Stop #20, WatchPlayRead

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Jun 16th

I’m very, very pleased to be working with the guys at Seventh Star Press for another blog tour from author Stephen Zimmer, this time around we’re talking about his Spirit of Fire book, the 3rd in his Epic Fantasy series “Fires in Eden”.

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Pure Fun Reading the Brotherhood of Dwarves Series

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Jun 6th

I wrapped up the final two of the three that are currently in publication in a span of 2 days. Thankfully each book was only around 150 pages long on my Nook.

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Fantasy Nerd Book Review: Brotherhood of Dwarves

by Ryan Thomason under READ on May 21st

Dwarves are usually the secondary characters regulated to some form of sidekick status to a human or elven hero. Aside from the Hobbit (though it’s Bilbo’s story really) I haven’t read a book that had a focus on the dwarven race. This book was exactly what I was looking for, short, sweet, full of action and more importantly dwariffic. The Brotherhood of Dwarves is just damn fun to read. Roskin is the heir to a...

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Dream of Legends – Book Review

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Feb 15th

It’s not very often that I’ve been tackling book reviews lately. Especially massive volumes that could be used as a bludgeoning device.

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It’s About Time You Read Something Scary, like Cinema of Shadows

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Oct 24th

Come on, it’s that time of year, and if I’M doing it, you should be too, because I’m a huuuuge wuss when it comes to scary stuff.

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Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss – Art Book Review

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Oct 23rd

Time to get fancy pants on you guys, in a Sci-Fi way at least.

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True Blood (Books) Coming to a Close

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Jul 14th

Writer Charlaine Harris confirmed in a new interview that the 13th book will be the last.

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Whoa, How Did I miss Out on This Book Series?

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Jun 28th

WPR gets an early peek at the new cover for Stephen Zimmer’s third book in The Rising Dawn Saga, then we read what this series is all about and slap ourselves for overlooking it.

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‘Cinema of Shadows’ is Finally Up for Grabs!

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Jun 15th

You better hurry if you want to snap up a one of 75 Limited Edition copies, these suckers are going to sell quick. Thankfully for you, I’m on top of getting you the news before everyone else.

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More New Author Announcements from Seventh Star Press

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Jun 13th

Urban Fantasy? Angel killers? Sign me up!

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