https://nerdspan.com nerdy news for fangirls and fanboys Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:00:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 https://nerdspan.com/anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-2013-by-kim-newman/ https://nerdspan.com/anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-2013-by-kim-newman/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:00:31 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=19967 Has Dracula risen yet again? Was he ever truly dead and gone? In Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard, vampires have been known in the world since the Master’s time and this tongue in cheek, witty fourth book in the Anno Dracula series by Kim Newman begs the dangerous question; who is Dracula in a world saturated with vampires?]]> https://nerdspan.com/anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-2013-by-kim-newman/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-tales-of-the-slayer-volume-4-2004-by-various/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-tales-of-the-slayer-volume-4-2004-by-various/#comments Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:04:33 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=19443 Into every generation, a Slayer is born … and whether they are brief, unfortunate, tragic or triumphant, these are their brave tales of struggle through an unfair and patriarchal rite of passage known as the Tento di Cruciamentum.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-tales-of-the-slayer-volume-4-2004-by-various/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-zomb-b-2012-by-darren-smith/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-zomb-b-2012-by-darren-smith/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:03:12 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=18635 A zombie book without zombies could be the tagline for the young adult novel Zom-B. The story revolves around B who struggles with being a bully at school, an abusive father at home whom is teaching her how to be racist when she knows underneath being racist is wrong]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-zomb-b-2012-by-darren-smith/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-monument-14-2012-by-emmy-laybourne/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-monument-14-2012-by-emmy-laybourne/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:00:47 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=18401 Freak, devastating hailstorm, fiery school bus crash, chemical clouds and no adults to guide them, 14 kids face the end of the world as they know it in a superstore, testing their skills, knowledge and ability to survive as their young lives fall apart around them.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-monument-14-2012-by-emmy-laybourne/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-2011-pink-boots-a-machete-by-dr-mireya-mayor/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-2011-pink-boots-a-machete-by-dr-mireya-mayor/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:00:55 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=17704 Join the real life superhero adventurer Dr. Mireya Mayor as she shares her nerdy and breathtaking scientific journeys into the wilderness and enjoy her unique perspective, humor and her courage to follow her passion for lemurs and other critters.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-2011-pink-boots-a-machete-by-dr-mireya-mayor/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-autumn-2010-by-david-moody/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-autumn-2010-by-david-moody/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:00:31 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=17392 They thought it was a plague, but it is what came in the days that followed the deaths of 99% of the world’s population that truly terrifies. For Michael, it means leaving behind his dead family in the hopes they won’t reanimate and to navigate world of awakening zombie herds whose condition might be worse than imagined.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-autumn-2010-by-david-moody/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-uglies-2005-by-scott-westerfeld/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-uglies-2005-by-scott-westerfeld/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:06 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=15340 An easy to read and simple dystopian tale of a young girl's struggle with following society's expectations through futuristic "pretty" plastic surgery and learning to trust her friends and herself.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-uglies-2005-by-scott-westerfeld/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-reapers-are-the-angels-2010-by-alden-bell/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-reapers-are-the-angels-2010-by-alden-bell/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:09 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=14737 The Reapers are the Angels is the introspective story of Temple, a 15 year old girl who has only ever known her zombie apocalypse world in which she must survive the living, the undead and her own demons.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-reapers-are-the-angels-2010-by-alden-bell/feed/ 1 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-complex-902013mickey-spillanemax-allan-collins/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-complex-902013mickey-spillanemax-allan-collins/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:02 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=13482 Meet Mike Hammer, detective extraordinaire with a little 007 skill and a sharp twist of crass, act first think later attitude. Follow his lost adventure in Complex 90 as he runs from the KGB, ghosts of his past and solves the trouble only he could get himself into.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-complex-902013mickey-spillanemax-allan-collins/feed/ 1 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-fighting-the-forces2002-r-v-wilcox-d-lavery/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-fighting-the-forces2002-r-v-wilcox-d-lavery/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:00:16 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=13519 If you’ve ever argued or discussed the finer points of vampire slaying, Fighting the Forces: What’s at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002, by R.V. Wilcox & D. Lavery) is written for you, you analytical obsessive fan you.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-fighting-the-forces2002-r-v-wilcox-d-lavery/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-rollergirl-totally-true-tales-from-the-track-2007-by-melissa-melicious-joulwan/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-rollergirl-totally-true-tales-from-the-track-2007-by-melissa-melicious-joulwan/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:31 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=12507 An inspiring tale of teamwork, struggle, growth and creating something for oneself, Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track by Melissa “Melicious” Joulwan tells the creation story of Texas Rollergirls, will all the drama, heartache, laughs, falling down and picking back up again you expect from tough girls in hot skirts and skates.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-rollergirl-totally-true-tales-from-the-track-2007-by-melissa-melicious-joulwan/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-supergirls-2009-by-mike-madrid/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-supergirls-2009-by-mike-madrid/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:00:39 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=11948 An entertaining study of the superheroines who have inspired us for decades, The Supergirls by Mike Madrid rejoices in these women's struggles, successes and continued growth. Get to know the many facets of these heroines' past, present and future lives and be inspired to love everything that makes them super.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-supergirls-2009-by-mike-madrid/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/one-second-after-2009-by-william-r-forstchen/ https://nerdspan.com/one-second-after-2009-by-william-r-forstchen/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:23 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=6850 Warning: This is the book you do not want to read if you fear a truly realistic apocalypse. One Second After by William R. Forstchen foretells an all too close to home look at the end of the world as we know it that will leave you questioning the details of your everyday life.]]> https://nerdspan.com/one-second-after-2009-by-william-r-forstchen/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-infected-2008-by-scott-sigler/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-infected-2008-by-scott-sigler/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:26 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=4807 Hold onto your stomach and your brains as the infection is spreading! Infected by Scott Sigler introduces a mysterious virus of unknown origins that spreads, infecting people, bodies, minds and horror readers’ imaginations alike.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-infected-2008-by-scott-sigler/feed/ 3 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-kushiels-dart-2001-by-jacqueline-carey/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-kushiels-dart-2001-by-jacqueline-carey/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:00:49 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=4630 In the European styled fantasy world of Terre d’Ange, witness the beginning of Phèdre nò Delaunay’s journey as she grows into her heart wrenching and adventurous destiny as Kushiel’s Chosen, a courtesan in a world controlled by politics, faith, questionable loyalties, danger, and revolution who fights for her commitment to love and free will. ]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-kushiels-dart-2001-by-jacqueline-carey/feed/ 3 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-raw-shark-texts-2008-by-steven-hall/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-raw-shark-texts-2008-by-steven-hall/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:03 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=2610 Enter Steven Hall's thrilling world of Un-Space and conceptual reality through the wandering, brooding adventure of Eric Sanderson as he struggles against his dissociative fugue, a memory-eating shark, and really his own lack of character, in The Raw Shark Texts.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-raw-shark-texts-2008-by-steven-hall/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-world-war-z-2006-by-max-brooks/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-world-war-z-2006-by-max-brooks/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:00:38 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=2022 A kick-ass, scientific, practical, horrifying, and even political perspective on the potentially looming zombie apocalypse, the text of World War Z by Max Brooks is the post Zombie War reflection on the debilitating mistakes, monumental struggles, and truly human survival that needed to be told, written from a post disaster perspective.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-world-war-z-2006-by-max-brooks/feed/ 1