Book Review: Insomnia
Ralph is a retired man who just lost his wife months ago. His life is monotonous and just passes by, until he starts to suffer insomnia, slowly sleeping less and less. But not only that, at his town, Derry, strange things begin to happen: Friends going mad, pro and anti abortists fighting... But Ralph also starts "seeing things", weird things. What is all about?
It is hard to talk about the novel Insomnia without spoiling parts of the plot. It is also curious because the book is almost 900 pages in the softback spanish edition I've read, but it becomes logical when I realized this is an example of how detailed is Stephen King when describing environments, characters, and almost every tiny detail. I did big reading chunks of 50 or 100 pages and sometimes the story would just advance a bit forward, but other times there were interesting developments.
It is not a book about terror, although has some tension. There are no monsters per se, but not everything is normal, and after the first hundred pages or so I was hooked on the plot, on wanting to read more and more to understand what is happening and why. It is from 1994 so you can find it quite cheap anywhere too, so there's really no excuse to not recommending it.
Book Review: The Art of Mad Max Fury Road
The first time I saw Mad Max Fury Road it got me speechless. I had so much fun and adrenaline pumping watching it that it became instantly one of my all-time favourites. I've already watched it half a dozen times and it simply gets better each time. So when I read about An art book of the movie, I researched a bit what its contents were. I was primary looking at drawings, sketches and details of the vehicles (especially the War Rig), and decided to give it a go after peeking some really cool picutres and storyboards.
I think I made the right decision. Along its 176 pages, you'll find not only production insider details or elaborated descriptions, but tons of drawings, not only of the movie itself but from earlier ideas, discarded scenarios, initial drafts of the characters and vehicles... There are even cool maps of the other bad guys cities (nowhere to be seen in the movie), and of course lots of pictures of the vehicles and making ofs of some of them. Combine with it some really good stills of the movie, with high quality and nice, vivid colors (as vivid as the movie, that is), some from different angles than the ones displayed at the film.
I might be biased due to my liking of the movie, but I enjoyed every page of this art book. Now it remains to watch the movie once more, with this "extended knowledge".
Book Review: The Art of Mass Effect
Reordering my books I found and re-read The Art of Mass Effect, released on 2007 just after the first videogame in the Mass Effect universe.
Along its pages we'll mostly find colour illustrations, a few pencil sketches and some CGIs and actual game screenshots. There are some "multi step" drawings (from pencil to final results) but not too many. The main themes are scenarios, ships/vehicles and characters.
Being an art book not much else can be said. If you love the Mass Effect universe and lore this is a great source of inspiration. The first game, despite its defects, was a great experience for me and even now I think is the best one regarding story (the series went more into action although the visuals got really amazing), and this book evocates those experiences.
Fans of the game and people seeking really cool sci-fi drawings will find here what they seek.
Thousand sons, Ahriman and Magnus the red arrive
It seems that all rumours and analysis of the teasers were right, and we have a big Thousand Sons update! More especifically:
- Magnus the red, as previously seen over the internet
- Ahriman new awesome mini (on the flying disk!)
- Rubric marines AND terminators
- Exalted sorcerers
- Tzaangors
- Wrath of Magnus book, another narrative campaign like Curse of the Wulfen
- New paints (2) and sprays (5)
- Thousand sons dice
As can all be seen in this "summary" trade poster official image (click on the image to open it full-size):
Book Review: Master of The First
Master of The First is a short story, available both in book and audiobook formats. After The Lion has gone with most of the Dark Angels forces, the ones that stay at Caliban with Luther are dividing between those that support the decision, and those who begin to think they've been left away and things should't be that way.
Melian, a space marines captain, goes to speak with former chapter master Astelan about his reserves on how some fellow about how the Calibanite marines speak of those coming from Terra, to warn him and try to find some help regarding this seemingly rebels. Will he find some help?
Short, but as most Dark Angels stories interesting due its plot, so that should make you decide if worth it or not.
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