Geek of Oz

The joy of Geek of Oz has always been supporting emerging talents. From filmmakers and artists to cosplayers and authors, we pride ourselves on getting the word out for folks. We’d love for you to meet Mark Kramarzewski , whose debut Young Adult Adventure Fantasy novel, The Tower Between , was published earlier this year.   The Tower Between, is the story of a group of Sydney high schoolers who discover a hidden world of secrets and magic, filled with action, a cohesive magic system, banter and feels.  It's available directly through Shawline Publishing  or in paperback and ebook from the usual online vendors. Check out the early reviews over at GoodReads . If you happen to be in Brisbane, Mark is holding a book launch at Where The Wild Things Are in West End. It's at 6pm on Tuesday 11 April, so if you love YA, Fantasy or know somebody who does, come along. You can register for the launch by clicking right here!! For more info hit up Where The Wild Things Are Face...

 "I want the next one." That's what I said immediately after finishing Ryan Graudin's latest, stellar effort. I want the next book, right now, in my hands, please. Ok, that might be a bit of a strong opening. Let me back up. Wolf By Wolf tells an alternate history story where the Nazis win World War II, folding in aspects of Inglourious Basterds , The Hunger Games and, fittingly, The Motorcycle Diaries. Yael is a young Jewish girl who, years earlier, suffered genetic experiments at the hands of a crazy German scientist. The experiments left her with the ability to shapeshift into anyone she sees, enabling her a quick escape to join the resistance against Hitler's new, glorious nation of Germania. After witnessing a young German woman bluff her way into a mens-only cross-continent motorcycle race, then subsequently win it and get the chance to dance with the reclusive and paranoid Hitler at the victory celebration, Yael and the resistance forge a plan: mimi...

I came out of Divergent looking at a nearby bridge thinking I might just be able to scale it. That speaks a little about the levels of adrenalin I reached watching the film. Divergent is a thoroughly enjoyable and thrilling addition to the adventure/sci-fi teen-targeted films, which along with entries like The Hunger Games, the genre is providing quality entertainment for teens and us older folk alike. The film is based on the first in an enormously popular series of books written by first-time author Veronica Roth, in which Divergent is followed by Insurgent and Allegiant. The world of Divergent is a compelling one, which is established quickly in the first few minutes. Set in a slightly ravaged-looking near future Chicago, with barren-looking fields surrounding the edges of the city, a giant fence closing it all in and wildness beyond. Society is split into 5 virtue-based factions designed to build harmony and balance after human nature is felt to have failed and ultimately ...