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In SuperGiant Games’ Hades, Players will Die, Die, and Die Again

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Hugo Award-winning Hades, developed and published by SuperGiant Games, puts players in the role of Zagreus, the son of the Greek God of the Underworld, as he fights wave after wave of enemies to escape the Underworld and find his birth mother, Persephone. Hades is probably one of the most difficult games to have […]

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Feminist Science Fiction Writer Sheri Tepper Scrutinized Patriarchy with a Cudgel

Reading Time: 6 minutesTepper’s science fiction often explored the toxicity of patriarchy which she often depicted as the justification behind the ruthless exploitation of alien planets.

that the earth and any planet mankind decides to take over is fair game for ruthless exploitation and destruction.

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Wheel of Time series has awkward start

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe debut episode of The Wheel of Time has some strong characters and thrilling imagery, though clumsy storytelling and some awkward tonal choices overall results in this series stumbling out of the gate. Reliance, perhaps overly so, on aging fantasy-genre tropes in order to appeal to a mass-audience leaves the series still searching for its own identity.

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What is Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited and how is it different from Prime Reading?

Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are a lot of all-you-can-read and free e-book options out there. Learn all about Kindle Unlimited, Prime Reading, OverDrive and Libby, Project Gutenberg, Open Library, Scribd, 24Symbols, and Bookmate. There’s even a service that will send print books to you by mail, BookLender.

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Pandemic Bingewatch: Away

Reading Time: 2 minutesUpdate: Netflix is not picking up Away for a second season. I have to be honest. I’m not really the target audience for Netflix’ new science fiction drama, Away. Yes, it’s about humanity’s first manned mission to Mars. And yes, it stars Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank. Both of those things are great. But it’s

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