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Advance review – Alien: Prototype–Tim Waggoner upgrades your Xenomorph and Synth fix in new novel

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October 25, 2019

Review by C.J. Bunce If only the movies since Aliens had been this good. Wrapping up the year’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic Alien, coming next week from author Tim Waggoner is the next novel of the Alien universe, Alien: Prototype. I’ve read most of the Alien tie-in novels, […]

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Halloween Kills–A nostalgic, horror movie novelization not to be missed

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December 29, 2021

Review by C.J. Bunce I reviewed the movie on its opening weekend in October here at borg. The movie is a true triumph for fans of director John Carpenter. Of the ten (yep, ten) prior sequels to the 1978 original that set off an entire genre of movies, Halloween Kills is the most faithful to […]

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borg’s Best of 2021–The Best Books

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December 16, 2021

Our borg Best of 2021 list continues today with the Best Books of 2021. If you missed them, check out our reviews of the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2021 here, the Best Movies of 2021 here, and the Best in TV 2021 here. And we wrap-up the year with our additions to the borg Hall […]

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Alien Day, part 2–Much more is coming this year for the film’s 40th anniversary

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April 27, 2019

With the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Alien in full swing, yesterday for Alien Day 2019 we only scratched the surface of what is coming your way this year by way of non-fiction and fiction offerings about the film and franchise. But before we get to previews, you’re not going to want to miss […]

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borg’s Best of 2019–The Best Books of the Year

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December 30, 2019

Our borg Best of 2019 list continues today with the Best Books of 2019. If you missed them, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2019 here, the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2019 here, the Best in Television 2019 here, and the Best Comics of 2019 here. We reviewed more than 100 books that […]

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Book review–It’s a different kind of British spy in Tim Waggoner’s novelization of Kingsman: The Golden Circle

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October 31, 2017

Review by C.J. Bunce What shines through in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Tim Waggoner‘s novelization of this summer’s successful sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service is how lead spy Eggsy is so different from James Bond. Even Ian Fleming’s later Bond novels don’t include the fast-paced, extended action sequences found in modern spy stories like […]

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New in Sci-fi: Tie-in novels expand worlds of Fringe and Supernatural

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September 3, 2013

Can’t get enough of your favorite paranormal sci-fi TV series? Four TV tie-in novels released this year may help. This summer Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Twilight Zone tie-in author Christa Faust released two novels delving into the backstory of the popular sci-fi TV series Fringe. First up is Fringe: The […]