Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel is the definition of compulsively readable. I snuck peeks at work, I held it in one hand while holding my toothbrush in the other, and if it had not been on my kindle, I would have propped it up within eyeball-reach of the shower. It’s engrossing. It’s fantastic. It’s a …

Bringing Jaela to Deephome was a risk but it most likely will not blow up in our faces. You have to take risks for people sometimes and double that if your saved the world together. Plus, Aludra deserves to see Jaela one last time. Sure, it will make things more complicated, but sometimes you have …

Hello! I’m back, once again, to give you my first impressions on an Anime that Transformation Sequence likely won’t have time to cover in full. As a reminder, what I consider a first impression of a show is watching the first three episodes. This gives the show time to introduce the world, the characters, the …

Howdy, everypony! The My Little Pony CCG has a new expansion coming out in about a month: Marks in Time, which officially debuts in May. Enterplay has been spoiling cards left and right on Twitter and Facebook, and they’ve published a few features on Equestria Daily, too. In the run-up my friend Niko White also wrote an article discussing …

We wrap up our Revolutionary Girl Utena break-down with period talk, sex metaphors, and Jennifer Cheek of the Drunks and Dragons Podcast! Go find us on social media! We want to hear from you! Follow the official account on Twitter (@sequencepod). You can also find us on Twitter: Vince (@vincekenny), Kym (@kymcattys), and Ben (@benstonick). Special …

Welcome back to Magic Gatherings! The latest Magic set, Shadows over Innistrad, officially released last week, so it’s time to talk limited. This week I’ll discuss the set’s major mechanics and themes, with an eye toward general principles for drafting it. Next week I’ll delve into the colors’ strengths and weaknesses, and cover the bases of the format’s …

  The penultimate episode of our book club is here! Penultimate is a great word isn’t it? Anyone first off, there were some audio issues with Nick’s track. Just pointing that out and I apologize for that, but this is still a great episode. We have Barry trying to capture Hizdar, things heat up for …

Korean fiction is only just now coming into vogue, with Kyung-Sook Shin and Han Kang making waves in lit circles and bestseller lists. Here are some Korean novels to get you started. 1. Your Republic Is Calling You (Young-Ha Kim) – Though I prefer his earlier novel, I Have the Right to Destroy Myself, this …

Hello and welcome to Norhall Academy for Adventurers and Heroes! As you have obviously heard, Norhall Academy for Adventurers and Heroes is the finest place to learn how to be, well, an adventurer in the realm. Situated in the snowy mountains of Norhall, our Academy is ready to train you in the arts of combat, diplomacy, ancient magics, …

Kyle Fergusson is back to give me another slice of learnin’ cake….learnin’….pie? If you missed my last session with Kyle, the host of Into the Nexus and Solo Q&A, we talked a lot about Li-Ming who was my bread and butter at the time. Unfortunately, since that time bans have been introduced into the game …