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When she was young, Ayman was a voracious reader.
You might look at her TikTok account with its hundreds of book-related videos and think nothing’s changed. But that’s not quite true.
Ayman, who’s 22, grew up absorbed in classic YA series. The Hunger Games, Divergence, Maze Runner…You name it, she loved it. She read nonstop–until high school, when the free time she’d always spent reading books that interested her was suddenly subsumed by required reading and other homework. She went from reading for herself all the time to reading maybe one or two books a year. In college,...
When she was young, Ayman was a voracious reader.
You might look at her TikTok account with its hundreds of book-related videos and think nothing’s changed. But that’s not quite true.
Ayman, who’s 22, grew up absorbed in classic YA series. The Hunger Games, Divergence, Maze Runner…You name it, she loved it. She read nonstop–until high school, when the free time she’d always spent reading books that interested her was suddenly subsumed by required reading and other homework. She went from reading for herself all the time to reading maybe one or two books a year. In college,...
- 6/15/2023
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Sarah Catherine Hook (First Kill) and Steven Ogg (Westworld) have signed on to star alongside Zak Steiner and Greer Grammer in the upcoming feature The Ghost Trap from Khanlarian Entertainment.
The film currently in production in Maine is based on the novel of the same name by K. Stephens. It tells the story of Jamie Eugley (Steiner), a young lobsterman struggling with the grinding responsibilities of a head-injured fiancée (Grammer) and a mounting trap war with a rival lobstering family. While Hook will be playing Happy, a potential love interest of the protagonist, details as to Ogg’s role haven’t been disclosed. Pic’s ensemble also includes former Miss Utah, Rachel Slawson.
James Khanlarian is directing from Stephens’ script, with Khanlarian Entertainment and Filmtrax producing. The producers on the project are Peter A. Couture, Simon Fawcett, Larry Mortorff, Candace Cason, Steiner, Khanlarian and Stephens.
Hook recently found her...
The film currently in production in Maine is based on the novel of the same name by K. Stephens. It tells the story of Jamie Eugley (Steiner), a young lobsterman struggling with the grinding responsibilities of a head-injured fiancée (Grammer) and a mounting trap war with a rival lobstering family. While Hook will be playing Happy, a potential love interest of the protagonist, details as to Ogg’s role haven’t been disclosed. Pic’s ensemble also includes former Miss Utah, Rachel Slawson.
James Khanlarian is directing from Stephens’ script, with Khanlarian Entertainment and Filmtrax producing. The producers on the project are Peter A. Couture, Simon Fawcett, Larry Mortorff, Candace Cason, Steiner, Khanlarian and Stephens.
Hook recently found her...
- 8/30/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A supernatural lesbian love story that marries "Romeo and Juliet" with the cheesy teen dramas of the 2010s was always too good to be true. But that doesn't make the recent cancellation of Netflix's "First Kill" any less painful for fans of the series.
Adapted by V. E. Schwab from her short story of the same name, the series centered on the complicated story of vampire Juliette and monster hunter Calliope, whose star-crossed romance kicks off a war between the two rival factions. Despite debuting to mixed reviews from critics, "First Kill" quickly developed a dedicated and passionate fanbase, who frequently made their love...
The post Here's Why First Kill Was Canceled, According to the Showrunner appeared first on /Film.
Adapted by V. E. Schwab from her short story of the same name, the series centered on the complicated story of vampire Juliette and monster hunter Calliope, whose star-crossed romance kicks off a war between the two rival factions. Despite debuting to mixed reviews from critics, "First Kill" quickly developed a dedicated and passionate fanbase, who frequently made their love...
The post Here's Why First Kill Was Canceled, According to the Showrunner appeared first on /Film.
- 8/4/2022
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
Another Netflix series' chances of seeing a second season have been staked. The streaming service has cancelled its First Kill TV show after one season of eight episodes.
A supernatural teen drama series, the First Kill TV show was created by Victoria Schwab and is based on her short story of the same name. It stars Imani Lewis, Sarah Catherine Hook, Elizabeth Mitchell, Will Swenson, Aubion Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Gracie Dzienny, Dylan McNamara, Dominic Goodman, Phillip Mullings Jr., Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen, and Roberto Mendez. The story revolves around Juliette (Hook), a teenage vampire about to make her first kill so that she can take her place among a powerful vampire family. She sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Lewis). However, much to Juliette's surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter and comes from...
A supernatural teen drama series, the First Kill TV show was created by Victoria Schwab and is based on her short story of the same name. It stars Imani Lewis, Sarah Catherine Hook, Elizabeth Mitchell, Will Swenson, Aubion Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Gracie Dzienny, Dylan McNamara, Dominic Goodman, Phillip Mullings Jr., Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen, and Roberto Mendez. The story revolves around Juliette (Hook), a teenage vampire about to make her first kill so that she can take her place among a powerful vampire family. She sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Lewis). However, much to Juliette's surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter and comes from...
- 8/3/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix has cancelled “First Kill” after its one and only season that launched in June of this year, TheWrap has confirmed.
Deadline first reported the news.
Netflix declined comment, but individuals with knowledge tell TheWrap that the decision comes down to cost vs. viewership, and that popularity at any given moment doesn’t account for factors like completion of a show’s season.
The series, produced by Emma Roberts through Belletrist Productions, is based off of V.E. Schwab’s short story “First Kill.” Felicia D. Henderson and Schwab wrote the television script.
“First Kill” follows teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) and teenage vampire hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis) as they both approach important rights of passage, which actually share a name — the first kill — even though they mean different things for each girl.
Following the footsteps of shows like “The Vampire Diaries” and movies like “Twilight,” “First Kill” falls most...
Deadline first reported the news.
Netflix declined comment, but individuals with knowledge tell TheWrap that the decision comes down to cost vs. viewership, and that popularity at any given moment doesn’t account for factors like completion of a show’s season.
The series, produced by Emma Roberts through Belletrist Productions, is based off of V.E. Schwab’s short story “First Kill.” Felicia D. Henderson and Schwab wrote the television script.
“First Kill” follows teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) and teenage vampire hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis) as they both approach important rights of passage, which actually share a name — the first kill — even though they mean different things for each girl.
Following the footsteps of shows like “The Vampire Diaries” and movies like “Twilight,” “First Kill” falls most...
- 8/3/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Netflix has driven a stake into “First Kill,” deciding against picking up the teenage vampire series for a second season. The news comes nearly two months after the streamer debuted all eight episodes of the show’s first season in early June.
Sources close to the matter maintain that Netflix is proud of the work that producers, cast and crew put in on the series, though the decision came down to a matter of viewing numbers versus cost.
Based on a short story from horror writer V. E. Schwab, “First Kill” followed Calliope (Imani Lewis) and Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook), two teenage girls who fall for one another, but come from warring families: one a dynasty of vampire hunters, the other a line of bloodsuckers.
The series also starred Elizabeth Mitchell, Will Swenson, Aubion Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Gracie Dzienny, Dylan McNamara, Dominic Goodman, Phillip Mullings Jr., Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen and Roberto Mendez.
Sources close to the matter maintain that Netflix is proud of the work that producers, cast and crew put in on the series, though the decision came down to a matter of viewing numbers versus cost.
Based on a short story from horror writer V. E. Schwab, “First Kill” followed Calliope (Imani Lewis) and Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook), two teenage girls who fall for one another, but come from warring families: one a dynasty of vampire hunters, the other a line of bloodsuckers.
The series also starred Elizabeth Mitchell, Will Swenson, Aubion Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Gracie Dzienny, Dylan McNamara, Dominic Goodman, Phillip Mullings Jr., Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen and Roberto Mendez.
- 8/3/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy and Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
First Kill won’t live forever at Netflix: The streamer has cancelled the teen vampire drama after just one season, according to our sister site Deadline.
Sarah Catherine Hook starred as teen vampire Juliette, who needs to make her first kill to secure her place in her family’s bloodsucking lineage. She also starts having strange feelings for her new classmate Calliope (Imani Lewis), but she doesn’t know that Calliope is… a vampire slayer. Elizabeth Mitchell costarred as Juliette’s mother Margot, with Aubin Wise as Calliope’s mom Talia. Gracie Dzienny, Dominic Goodman, Phillip Mullings Jr. and...
Sarah Catherine Hook starred as teen vampire Juliette, who needs to make her first kill to secure her place in her family’s bloodsucking lineage. She also starts having strange feelings for her new classmate Calliope (Imani Lewis), but she doesn’t know that Calliope is… a vampire slayer. Elizabeth Mitchell costarred as Juliette’s mother Margot, with Aubin Wise as Calliope’s mom Talia. Gracie Dzienny, Dominic Goodman, Phillip Mullings Jr. and...
- 8/3/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Netflix will not be picking up a second season of First Kill, its teen vampire drama series executive produced by Emma Roberts.
Written by Felicia D. Henderson and best-selling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, First Kill was based on a short story by Schwab.
In it, when it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette (Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Lewis). But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for…
Henderson, who served as showrunner, executive produced alongside creator Schwab as well as Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss through Belletrist Productions.
Written by Felicia D. Henderson and best-selling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, First Kill was based on a short story by Schwab.
In it, when it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette (Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Lewis). But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for…
Henderson, who served as showrunner, executive produced alongside creator Schwab as well as Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss through Belletrist Productions.
- 8/3/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Julie Plec is ramping up her development slate and has put a slew of projects into the pipeline including an adaptation of YA novel Running Out of Time at Peacock.
It comes after a number of shows from The Vampire Diaries co-creator were axed earlier this spring including Legacies, Roswell, New Mexico and The Endgame.
Plec and her production banner My So-Called Company signed a mega-multi-year overall deal with Universal Television in 2020. She said that when she signed that deal she told the studio that she believes in “earning my keep” and added that “this slate reflects that promise”.
The first project set is Clifton, based on Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Running Out of Time. The series, which is in the works at NBCU streamer Peacock, follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton – a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who...
It comes after a number of shows from The Vampire Diaries co-creator were axed earlier this spring including Legacies, Roswell, New Mexico and The Endgame.
Plec and her production banner My So-Called Company signed a mega-multi-year overall deal with Universal Television in 2020. She said that when she signed that deal she told the studio that she believes in “earning my keep” and added that “this slate reflects that promise”.
The first project set is Clifton, based on Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Running Out of Time. The series, which is in the works at NBCU streamer Peacock, follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton – a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who...
- 7/13/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Under her overall deal at Universal Television via her My So-Called Company Banner, Julie Plec has set a new development slate at the studio beginning with “Clifton,” based on Margaret Peterson Haddix’s young adult novel “Running Out of Time.”
“Clifton,” which is now in development at Peacock, will be adapted by Aisha Porter-Christie. The series follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton, a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who fled the United States at the height of the Civil War. When a mysterious stranger from the mainland washes up on shore, Jazzie learns a truth about the island’s origins that shatters everything she thought she knew to be true. Plec executive produces alongside My So-Called Company president Emily Cummins as well as Kevin Misher through Misher Films. Misher Films executive Andy Berman will serve as a producer.
Also...
“Clifton,” which is now in development at Peacock, will be adapted by Aisha Porter-Christie. The series follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton, a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who fled the United States at the height of the Civil War. When a mysterious stranger from the mainland washes up on shore, Jazzie learns a truth about the island’s origins that shatters everything she thought she knew to be true. Plec executive produces alongside My So-Called Company president Emily Cummins as well as Kevin Misher through Misher Films. Misher Films executive Andy Berman will serve as a producer.
Also...
- 7/13/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Julie Plec, in the wake of the surprising Legacies cancellation, is putting her energy into a sprawling development slate for Universal Television.
The prolific showrunner, who already has Vampire Academy due in September on Peacock, has unveiled five new scripted shows in development at the studio where her My So-Called Company has been based since mid-2020.
The five shows are: Clifton, based on the book Running Out of Time and set up at Peacock; medical drama Douglass Medical; thriller Freeman; romantic dramedy about a transgender teen Stay Gold; and This Savage Song, the horror fantasy that is based on the novel of the same name. (More info on all can be found below.)
Plec also has five more shows in the works, details of which were not immediately available.
“When I first met with Universal Television to discuss an overall deal, I told...
Julie Plec, in the wake of the surprising Legacies cancellation, is putting her energy into a sprawling development slate for Universal Television.
The prolific showrunner, who already has Vampire Academy due in September on Peacock, has unveiled five new scripted shows in development at the studio where her My So-Called Company has been based since mid-2020.
The five shows are: Clifton, based on the book Running Out of Time and set up at Peacock; medical drama Douglass Medical; thriller Freeman; romantic dramedy about a transgender teen Stay Gold; and This Savage Song, the horror fantasy that is based on the novel of the same name. (More info on all can be found below.)
Plec also has five more shows in the works, details of which were not immediately available.
“When I first met with Universal Television to discuss an overall deal, I told...
- 7/13/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This article contains spoilers for First Kill season 1.
First Kill tells the story of a forbidden romance between Legacy vampire Juliette and monster hunter Calliope. Adapted from the short story of the same name by author V.E. Schwab, the series introduces us to two opposing families, and explores both the world of Legacies and the world of hunters. The show gives us bits and pieces of mythology, with hints that there is much more yet to be revealed. We break down the show’s lore, and discuss worldbuilding with showrunner Felicia Henderson.
Legacy Vampires
Juliette and her family are Legacy vampires, which means they were born not made, pure-bloods. Unlike made vampires, Legacies cannot be killed with wooden stakes to the heart, but they are weak to pure silver. They are also able to walk in the sun, and can eat human food, even if it does not nourish them.
First Kill tells the story of a forbidden romance between Legacy vampire Juliette and monster hunter Calliope. Adapted from the short story of the same name by author V.E. Schwab, the series introduces us to two opposing families, and explores both the world of Legacies and the world of hunters. The show gives us bits and pieces of mythology, with hints that there is much more yet to be revealed. We break down the show’s lore, and discuss worldbuilding with showrunner Felicia Henderson.
Legacy Vampires
Juliette and her family are Legacy vampires, which means they were born not made, pure-bloods. Unlike made vampires, Legacies cannot be killed with wooden stakes to the heart, but they are weak to pure silver. They are also able to walk in the sun, and can eat human food, even if it does not nourish them.
- 6/11/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for First Kill season 1.
At the center of Netflix‘s First Kill is Juliette Fairmont (Sarah Catherine Hook), a Legacy—pure-blood—vampire and Calliope Burns (Imani Lewis), a vampire hunter. Both girls are next up in their families to take on their first kill, but their feelings for one another complicate things.
The (hopefully) first season of this series is based on a short story from Victoria “V.E.” Schwab and expands the plot to eight episodes. With so much extra time to fill, the ending of First Kill season 1 goes its own way. Here is what you should know about First Kill‘s final act.
How First Kill Differs From V.E. Schwab’s Story
The freshman season of First Kill dramatically expands the story it’s adapted from, adding more characters and worldbuilding but some aspects remain the same, including the setup to this whole saga…...
At the center of Netflix‘s First Kill is Juliette Fairmont (Sarah Catherine Hook), a Legacy—pure-blood—vampire and Calliope Burns (Imani Lewis), a vampire hunter. Both girls are next up in their families to take on their first kill, but their feelings for one another complicate things.
The (hopefully) first season of this series is based on a short story from Victoria “V.E.” Schwab and expands the plot to eight episodes. With so much extra time to fill, the ending of First Kill season 1 goes its own way. Here is what you should know about First Kill‘s final act.
How First Kill Differs From V.E. Schwab’s Story
The freshman season of First Kill dramatically expands the story it’s adapted from, adding more characters and worldbuilding but some aspects remain the same, including the setup to this whole saga…...
- 6/11/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Note: Spoilers ahead for “First Kill” Episode 1 on Netflix
A kitchen pantry may not be the most glamorous place to make out with your crush for the first time, but it certainly works out for Cal and Juliette in the season premiere of “First Kill” on Netflix. And if you’re still trying to catch your breath from that moment, you’re not alone — it remains a favorite for series star Sarah Catherine Hook.
“First Kill” follows the love story of Calliope (Imani Lewis) — though just Cal is good for her — a monster hunter, and Juliette (Hook), who is, unfortunately, a monster. Obviously, things are a little hard for their blossoming relationship, considering they’re supposed to kill each other. But technically, Cal follows through on that. In the final moments of the premiere, she stakes Juliette in the chest after Juliette gets a little too, uh, worked up during their pantry encounter,...
A kitchen pantry may not be the most glamorous place to make out with your crush for the first time, but it certainly works out for Cal and Juliette in the season premiere of “First Kill” on Netflix. And if you’re still trying to catch your breath from that moment, you’re not alone — it remains a favorite for series star Sarah Catherine Hook.
“First Kill” follows the love story of Calliope (Imani Lewis) — though just Cal is good for her — a monster hunter, and Juliette (Hook), who is, unfortunately, a monster. Obviously, things are a little hard for their blossoming relationship, considering they’re supposed to kill each other. But technically, Cal follows through on that. In the final moments of the premiere, she stakes Juliette in the chest after Juliette gets a little too, uh, worked up during their pantry encounter,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Watching the trailer for “First Kill,” it was tempting to assume that Netflix’s new teen show got lost on its way to The CW. After watching the actual episodes, however, it’s necessary to apologize to The CW for the insult to a genre it’s done well for years, and which “First Kill” spends an inordinate amount of energy trying to duplicate without much success.
Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, who also wrote the first episode and produces the series, “First Kill” dutifully sets up its YA supernatural show bingo board. There are bitchy sisters and ice queen mothers, overbearing fathers and wisecracking best friends. There are vampires, ghouls and werewolves. There are star-crossed lovers — vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) and vampire hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis) — caught between their family duties and raging hormones. And yet, for all the work “First Kill” puts into making...
Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, who also wrote the first episode and produces the series, “First Kill” dutifully sets up its YA supernatural show bingo board. There are bitchy sisters and ice queen mothers, overbearing fathers and wisecracking best friends. There are vampires, ghouls and werewolves. There are star-crossed lovers — vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) and vampire hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis) — caught between their family duties and raging hormones. And yet, for all the work “First Kill” puts into making...
- 6/10/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
One problem with the many reboots, revivals and legacy sequels haunting the airwaves and multiplexes is how they devalue the art of the old-fashioned ripoff—the underrecognized fact that sometimes mining an old movie or show for inspiration, rather than remaking it directly, can open up new creative avenues. On those terms, the Netflix series “First Kill” seems ideal. Though author V.E. Schwab can probably cite any number of influences, the TV series based on her short story is very much in the vein of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” the seven-season classic that fused coming-of-age drama with clever riffs on horror tropes.
Naturally, some tweaks are in order when imitating a show that ended nearly 20 years ago: “First Kill”’s teenage monster-hunter-in-training, Calliope (Imani Lewis), is a young woman of color, and when she falls in love with a vampire, it’s another girl, Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook), rather than a smoldering male hunk.
Naturally, some tweaks are in order when imitating a show that ended nearly 20 years ago: “First Kill”’s teenage monster-hunter-in-training, Calliope (Imani Lewis), is a young woman of color, and when she falls in love with a vampire, it’s another girl, Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook), rather than a smoldering male hunk.
- 6/10/2022
- by Jesse Hassenger
- The Wrap
Click here to read the full article.
Not to suggest literature’s most famous star-crossed lovers didn’t have it rough, but at least Romeo didn’t grow up learning to kill Juliet on sight — and at least Juliet wasn’t biting back on a primal urge to drain Romeo of his blood.
That’s the conundrum at the heart of First Kill, which charts the saga of Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook), the youngest scion of an ancient and powerful lineage of vampires, and her new high school classmate Calliope (Imani Lewis), the late-blooming baby in a clan of monster hunters. It’s a premise ripe for angsty drama, steamy romance and intricate lore. Alas, though the series tries to deliver them all, its eight-episode debut season is undermined on every front by bland execution that renders it more painless than addictive.
First Kill, which is based on a short story by creator V.E. Schwab,...
Not to suggest literature’s most famous star-crossed lovers didn’t have it rough, but at least Romeo didn’t grow up learning to kill Juliet on sight — and at least Juliet wasn’t biting back on a primal urge to drain Romeo of his blood.
That’s the conundrum at the heart of First Kill, which charts the saga of Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook), the youngest scion of an ancient and powerful lineage of vampires, and her new high school classmate Calliope (Imani Lewis), the late-blooming baby in a clan of monster hunters. It’s a premise ripe for angsty drama, steamy romance and intricate lore. Alas, though the series tries to deliver them all, its eight-episode debut season is undermined on every front by bland execution that renders it more painless than addictive.
First Kill, which is based on a short story by creator V.E. Schwab,...
- 6/9/2022
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fans may be ready to jump into the love story of Calliope Burns and Juliette Fairmont when “First Kill” hits Netflix this week, but series star Sarah Catherine Hook is admittedly nervous about entering the world of shippers. Don’t worry though, it’s the good kind of nervous.
Based on series creator V.E. Schwab’s short story of the same name, “First Kill” is like a reimagined “Romeo and Juliet.” Calliope (Imani Lewis) — who prefers just Cal — comes from a family of monster hunters, while Juliette (Hook) comes from a family of, well, monsters. Juliette and her family are vampires, but inevitably, she falls for Cal, and the feeling is very, very mutual.
The pairing has been dubbed “Calliette” on social media, and fans are already obsessed with them. And yes, Sarah Catherine Hook has seem some of those fan edits.
“We already, yeah, it’s kind of insane!
Based on series creator V.E. Schwab’s short story of the same name, “First Kill” is like a reimagined “Romeo and Juliet.” Calliope (Imani Lewis) — who prefers just Cal — comes from a family of monster hunters, while Juliette (Hook) comes from a family of, well, monsters. Juliette and her family are vampires, but inevitably, she falls for Cal, and the feeling is very, very mutual.
The pairing has been dubbed “Calliette” on social media, and fans are already obsessed with them. And yes, Sarah Catherine Hook has seem some of those fan edits.
“We already, yeah, it’s kind of insane!
- 6/9/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Image Source: Andrew Fennell
World, say hello to your next action star: Imani Lewis. The 23-year-old actor from Southside Jamaica Queens, NY, is ready to make a splash as the newest vampire slayer to hit the scene in Netflix's queer YA drama "First Kill."
Lewis is no stranger to the small screen - she's starred in shows like "The Equalizer" and Fox's "Star." She even has a little vampire experience under her belt from Netflix's "Vampires vs. The Bronx," a film she appeared in alongside Jaden Michael, Coco Jones, and Method Man. But for her first costarring role in a series, the breakout star finally gets a chance to show everyone what she can do on a bigger scale. "Oh, I'm ecstatic. I can't wait for everyone to see the show," Lewis tells Popsugar buzzing with enthusiasm. "I'm quaking. I don't even know what to do with myself. I'm so excited.
World, say hello to your next action star: Imani Lewis. The 23-year-old actor from Southside Jamaica Queens, NY, is ready to make a splash as the newest vampire slayer to hit the scene in Netflix's queer YA drama "First Kill."
Lewis is no stranger to the small screen - she's starred in shows like "The Equalizer" and Fox's "Star." She even has a little vampire experience under her belt from Netflix's "Vampires vs. The Bronx," a film she appeared in alongside Jaden Michael, Coco Jones, and Method Man. But for her first costarring role in a series, the breakout star finally gets a chance to show everyone what she can do on a bigger scale. "Oh, I'm ecstatic. I can't wait for everyone to see the show," Lewis tells Popsugar buzzing with enthusiasm. "I'm quaking. I don't even know what to do with myself. I'm so excited.
- 6/9/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Find stories of going out into the world for the first time (or returning home a different person) in today’s trendy YA. Take a look at our top picks for new YA books in March 2022.
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Type: Novel
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Release date: March 1
Den of Geek says: One of the trendiest authors in YA, Schwab turns her pen to the liminal spaces between reality and fantasy in this Gothic adventure.
Publisher’s summary: Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home; it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or...
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Type: Novel
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Release date: March 1
Den of Geek says: One of the trendiest authors in YA, Schwab turns her pen to the liminal spaces between reality and fantasy in this Gothic adventure.
Publisher’s summary: Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home; it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or...
- 3/12/2022
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
A fantasy book can have all the dazzling magic, intricate plotting, and gorgeous prose in the world, but it won't amount to much if there's not a solid main character in there driving things forward. Lucky for us, V.E. Schwab's "Gallant" (available now) has one of the best young-adult protagonists I've read in some time, and she's the one leading us through a deliciously creepy world filled with mysterious journals, haunted houses, and gothic magic.
When we meet Olivia Prior, she's the black sheep at Merilance School for Independent Girls. An orphan who can't speak, Olivia has learned to lash out at her bullies while nurturing her own blossoming identity: practicing drawing, learning sign language (which no one else can understand), and combing through an old journal, the only thing her mother left her before she disappeared. Full of strange inkblot illustrations, the journal tracks her mother's love affair with Olivia's father,...
When we meet Olivia Prior, she's the black sheep at Merilance School for Independent Girls. An orphan who can't speak, Olivia has learned to lash out at her bullies while nurturing her own blossoming identity: practicing drawing, learning sign language (which no one else can understand), and combing through an old journal, the only thing her mother left her before she disappeared. Full of strange inkblot illustrations, the journal tracks her mother's love affair with Olivia's father,...
- 3/4/2022
- by Maggie Ryan
- Popsugar.com
Augustine Frizzell is set to direct “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue,” a feature film adaptation of V.E. Schwab’s fantasy novel.
Frizzell will also write the script with her husband, filmmaker David Lowery. Schwab was initially on board to pen the screenplay from an initial draft by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage. Though she’s no longer adapting her words for the big screen, Schwab will remain involved on the project as a producer.
“The Invisible Life of Addie Larue” follows a woman who makes a Faustian bargain to live forever. But in return, she’s cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. That all changes 300 years later, when Addie Larue stumbles upon a man who remembers her name. After the book was published, it remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 43 weeks and sold more than 1 million copies in its first year.
Frizzell made...
Frizzell will also write the script with her husband, filmmaker David Lowery. Schwab was initially on board to pen the screenplay from an initial draft by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage. Though she’s no longer adapting her words for the big screen, Schwab will remain involved on the project as a producer.
“The Invisible Life of Addie Larue” follows a woman who makes a Faustian bargain to live forever. But in return, she’s cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. That all changes 300 years later, when Addie Larue stumbles upon a man who remembers her name. After the book was published, it remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 43 weeks and sold more than 1 million copies in its first year.
Frizzell made...
- 11/16/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
[This post originally appeared as part of Recommendation Machine, IndieWire’s daily TV picks feature.]
Where to Watch ‘Lovesick’: Netflix (after its first season originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK)
One of the most satisfying feelings from a TV rewatch is realizing how much of what makes a show great is right there at the start. While the show that became “Lovesick” definitely evolved over its three seasons, the first episode carries a lot of its effortless charm.
Up top, there’s the deceptively simple premise: After finding out he has an Sti, Dylan (Johnny Flynn) now faces the prospect of reaching out to all the women he’s slept with. Each episode uses one of Dylan’s past encounters (whether circumstantial one-night stands or the source of more long-term heartbreak) as a way to show his shared adventures with best mates Evie (Antonia Thomas) and Luke (Daniel Ings).
So that “Lovesick” opening, which centers on...
Where to Watch ‘Lovesick’: Netflix (after its first season originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK)
One of the most satisfying feelings from a TV rewatch is realizing how much of what makes a show great is right there at the start. While the show that became “Lovesick” definitely evolved over its three seasons, the first episode carries a lot of its effortless charm.
Up top, there’s the deceptively simple premise: After finding out he has an Sti, Dylan (Johnny Flynn) now faces the prospect of reaching out to all the women he’s slept with. Each episode uses one of Dylan’s past encounters (whether circumstantial one-night stands or the source of more long-term heartbreak) as a way to show his shared adventures with best mates Evie (Antonia Thomas) and Luke (Daniel Ings).
So that “Lovesick” opening, which centers on...
- 10/18/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Ready for a new take on the vampire romance genre? Netflix's upcoming series First Kill, based on the stories by V.E. Schwab, just might be what you're looking for. The show, like the short story it's based on, centers on a teenage vampire and a vampire hunter who find themselves falling for each other, even as they're supposed to be killing each other. The cast is packed with promising newcomers and TV faves alike, rounding out the world of supernatural creatures and long-held "family" feuds.
Although we don't know much about when the eight-episode series will actually debut on Netflix, we do know who will be playing all the major characters. Take a peek at the gallery ahead to find out who you already recognize and which rising stars are making their debuts!
Although we don't know much about when the eight-episode series will actually debut on Netflix, we do know who will be playing all the major characters. Take a peek at the gallery ahead to find out who you already recognize and which rising stars are making their debuts!
- 6/2/2021
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
“Lost” alum Elizabeth Mitchell has joined the cast of Netflix’s lesbian teen vampire drama “First Kill.”
Based on a short story of the same name by Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, the show centers on Julliette Fairmont — who was born a vampire but is determined to not be a monster — and Calliope Burns, a fearless, headstrong monster hunter. Sarah Catherine Hook (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) was previously cast as Juliette, with Imani Lewis (“The Forty-Year-Old Version”) set to play Calliope.
Mitchell will play Margot, a member of the vampiric Fairmont clan. In addition to Mitchell, Aubin Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Gracie Dzienny, Will Swenson, Phillip Mullings Jr., Dominic Goodman and Dylan McNamara have also joined the series as various members of the Burns and Fairmont families.
Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen and Roberto Mendez have also joined the series in additional supporting roles.
“The Punisher” and...
Based on a short story of the same name by Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, the show centers on Julliette Fairmont — who was born a vampire but is determined to not be a monster — and Calliope Burns, a fearless, headstrong monster hunter. Sarah Catherine Hook (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) was previously cast as Juliette, with Imani Lewis (“The Forty-Year-Old Version”) set to play Calliope.
Mitchell will play Margot, a member of the vampiric Fairmont clan. In addition to Mitchell, Aubin Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Gracie Dzienny, Will Swenson, Phillip Mullings Jr., Dominic Goodman and Dylan McNamara have also joined the series as various members of the Burns and Fairmont families.
Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen and Roberto Mendez have also joined the series in additional supporting roles.
“The Punisher” and...
- 5/27/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
After receiving nearly 400 nominations for the 2020 Popsugar Book Club Awards, it's finally time to reveal the shortlist. Take a peek at the full slate of Popsugar Book Club-approved nominees ahead, including Mexican Gothic by Silvia Garcia-Moreno, Jasmine Guillory's Party of Two, and more. Final voting takes place exclusively in our Popsugar Book Club Facebook group starting today, with polls closing on Nov. 18 at 9 p.m. Et. If you're not a member yet, it's not too late! Join right here and cast your vote in each category. Winners will be announced on Nov. 20.
Once you've voted in the Facebook group polls, stay tuned for our 2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge, launching Dec. 1. Cheers to all the wonderful books that made their debut in 2020 and to the nominees who gave us stories to cherish during a difficult year.
Related: 42 Books Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2021
Best Romance Book of 2020
Party of Two...
Once you've voted in the Facebook group polls, stay tuned for our 2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge, launching Dec. 1. Cheers to all the wonderful books that made their debut in 2020 and to the nominees who gave us stories to cherish during a difficult year.
Related: 42 Books Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2021
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- 11/13/2020
- by Lisa Peterson
- Popsugar.com
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The first time I ever interviewed V.E. Schwab, she told me about The Invisible Life of Addie Larue. It was July 2018 and we were sitting in the lobby of the Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con. Schwab was in the midst of a promotional tour for Vengeful, the second book in her Villains series, with the launch of her middle grade fantasy series City of Ghosts just around the corner, but she couldn’t help but also mention then work-in-progress The Invisible Life of Addie Larue.
“I never shut the fuck up about this book before I wrote it,” Schwab says, with a laugh, when I interview her again in 2020 and mention the conversation two years prior. “Everyone in my life was like, ‘Please stop talking about the damn book you haven’t written.'”
By those rules, Schwab can now talk about...
The first time I ever interviewed V.E. Schwab, she told me about The Invisible Life of Addie Larue. It was July 2018 and we were sitting in the lobby of the Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con. Schwab was in the midst of a promotional tour for Vengeful, the second book in her Villains series, with the launch of her middle grade fantasy series City of Ghosts just around the corner, but she couldn’t help but also mention then work-in-progress The Invisible Life of Addie Larue.
“I never shut the fuck up about this book before I wrote it,” Schwab says, with a laugh, when I interview her again in 2020 and mention the conversation two years prior. “Everyone in my life was like, ‘Please stop talking about the damn book you haven’t written.'”
By those rules, Schwab can now talk about...
- 10/1/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Author V.E. Schwab’s upcoming novel “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue” is getting adapted into a feature film. Studio eOne has acquired rights for the movie, which will be produced by Gerard Butler’s company G-Base.
Schwab is penning the script in her screenwriting debut after an initial draft from Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage. The story follows Addie Larue, who makes a Faustian bargain to live forever. But in return, she’s cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. That all changes 300 years later, when she stumbles upon a man who remembers her name. The novel will be published on Oct. 6 by Tor Books.
Schwab is a New York Times bestselling author, who has written more than 20 books. Numerous works by Schwab have already gotten the Hollywood treatment. Her novel “Shades of Magic” is being turned into a TV show at Sony, and her book “City of Ghosts...
Schwab is penning the script in her screenwriting debut after an initial draft from Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage. The story follows Addie Larue, who makes a Faustian bargain to live forever. But in return, she’s cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. That all changes 300 years later, when she stumbles upon a man who remembers her name. The novel will be published on Oct. 6 by Tor Books.
Schwab is a New York Times bestselling author, who has written more than 20 books. Numerous works by Schwab have already gotten the Hollywood treatment. Her novel “Shades of Magic” is being turned into a TV show at Sony, and her book “City of Ghosts...
- 10/1/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
“Do you hear that? That’s the sound of bones breaking.”
Are you hooked yet? The line above comes from the first book in an upcoming YA duology from Amanda Foody (Ace of Shades) and Christine Lynn Herman (The Devouring Gray). It’s called All of Us Villains and, judging by the synopsis and excerpt below, the book seems to harness the clever plot mechanics of The Hunger Games and the thematic brilliance of V.E. Schwab’s Villans series, all in one YA duology package. Or, as Senior Editor at Tor Teen Ali Fisher puts it:
Foody and Herman have conjured a wicked little city built on blood. Their story is a brutal one: a death tournament that takes place in the long shadows cast by legacy. It’s survival-of-the-richest, where the wealth is measured in magick. Foody and Herman wield sharp critiques of power, inheritance, and the culture of competition.
Are you hooked yet? The line above comes from the first book in an upcoming YA duology from Amanda Foody (Ace of Shades) and Christine Lynn Herman (The Devouring Gray). It’s called All of Us Villains and, judging by the synopsis and excerpt below, the book seems to harness the clever plot mechanics of The Hunger Games and the thematic brilliance of V.E. Schwab’s Villans series, all in one YA duology package. Or, as Senior Editor at Tor Teen Ali Fisher puts it:
Foody and Herman have conjured a wicked little city built on blood. Their story is a brutal one: a death tournament that takes place in the long shadows cast by legacy. It’s survival-of-the-richest, where the wealth is measured in magick. Foody and Herman wield sharp critiques of power, inheritance, and the culture of competition.
- 9/14/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Extended Art Preview Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince – The Rebel Army The epic finale of Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince graphic novel trilogy by New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab! In stores July 7, 2020 In stores tomorrow! Shades Of Magic: The Steel Prince – The Rebel Army – the epic …
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- 7/24/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Den of Geek is teaming up with Tor Books to bring you a virtual convention featuring some of your favorite speculative fiction authors, including Neil Gaiman, V.E. Schwab, Brandon Sanderson, Christopher Paolini, Cory Doctorow, and Nnedi Okorafor. From June 11th to June 14th, we will be presenting seven panels in conversation with these authors (and many more)—and with you!
This is the place where you can find information on all participating TorCon authors’ books. Follow the links to find out where you can buy or pre-order their novels!
Click here to see the complete TorCon schedule.
TorCon Featured Authors To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
Release date: September 15, 2020
Kira Navárez dreamed of finding life on new worlds.
Now she has awakened a nightmare.
While exploring a distant planet, she discovers an alien relic that thrusts her into an epic journey of transformation and discovery.
Her...
This is the place where you can find information on all participating TorCon authors’ books. Follow the links to find out where you can buy or pre-order their novels!
Click here to see the complete TorCon schedule.
TorCon Featured Authors To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
Release date: September 15, 2020
Kira Navárez dreamed of finding life on new worlds.
Now she has awakened a nightmare.
While exploring a distant planet, she discovers an alien relic that thrusts her into an epic journey of transformation and discovery.
Her...
- 6/6/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Brian Berman Jan 23, 2020
We're giving away Five copies of Vengeful, the brilliant follow-up to Vicious, of V.E. Schwab's Villains series.
Den of Geek is hosting this giveaway in partnership with Tor Books.
V.E. Schwab is one of our favorite authors here at Den of Geek. From the Shades of Magic series to spooky middle grade read City of Ghosts to her "In Search of Doors" speech delivered at the J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature, we're really just big Schwab fans.
We're particularly excited about her Villains series, which begins with the clever, heartbreaking Vicious. Schwab paints the story of two college roomates, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, who discover the secret to supernatural abilities lies in near death experiences. The discovery proves to be the very thing that splits them apart, turning them into ExtraOrdinary persons, sure, but also turning them against one another.
Schwab's follow-up, Vengeful,...
We're giving away Five copies of Vengeful, the brilliant follow-up to Vicious, of V.E. Schwab's Villains series.
Den of Geek is hosting this giveaway in partnership with Tor Books.
V.E. Schwab is one of our favorite authors here at Den of Geek. From the Shades of Magic series to spooky middle grade read City of Ghosts to her "In Search of Doors" speech delivered at the J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature, we're really just big Schwab fans.
We're particularly excited about her Villains series, which begins with the clever, heartbreaking Vicious. Schwab paints the story of two college roomates, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, who discover the secret to supernatural abilities lies in near death experiences. The discovery proves to be the very thing that splits them apart, turning them into ExtraOrdinary persons, sure, but also turning them against one another.
Schwab's follow-up, Vengeful,...
- 1/22/2020
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Oct 28, 2019
Marissa Meyer finishes what she began with Renegades in Supernova, an epic & emotional conclusion to Nova and Adrian's superpowered story.
This article is sponsored by Macmillan Books. All views expressed in the article reflect those of the writer.
It's no secret that it's a great time to be a fan of superhero storytelling. The biggest, most expensive movies in the world are about superheroes, and we're getting to a point in comic book adaptation culture that even some of the medium's more obscure characters are making their way onto TV screens.
But we don't talk enough about how the trend has spilled over into fiction. From Sarah Kuhn's Heroine Complex series to V.E. Schwab's Villains series to Lauren Shippen's recent The Infinite Noise, there are increasing examples of character-driven superpowered stories in the literary world and, like all media, there are ways in which this...
Marissa Meyer finishes what she began with Renegades in Supernova, an epic & emotional conclusion to Nova and Adrian's superpowered story.
This article is sponsored by Macmillan Books. All views expressed in the article reflect those of the writer.
It's no secret that it's a great time to be a fan of superhero storytelling. The biggest, most expensive movies in the world are about superheroes, and we're getting to a point in comic book adaptation culture that even some of the medium's more obscure characters are making their way onto TV screens.
But we don't talk enough about how the trend has spilled over into fiction. From Sarah Kuhn's Heroine Complex series to V.E. Schwab's Villains series to Lauren Shippen's recent The Infinite Noise, there are increasing examples of character-driven superpowered stories in the literary world and, like all media, there are ways in which this...
- 10/23/2019
- Den of Geek
Derek Kolstad, the scribe behind the “John Wick” series, has found his next big project: adapting the bestselling fantasy series “A Darker Shade of Magic” for Sony and mega-producer Neal Moritz.
Moritz’s Original Film and Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel’s G-Base productions acquired the rights to V.E. Schwab’s fantasy series back in 2016. G-Base’s Butler, Siegel and Danielle Robinson will produce alongside Original Film’s Moritz and Toby Ascher. Ange Giannetti and Maia Eyre will oversee the project for Sony.
The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies. There’s Grey London, where the people have been told that magic is a myth; Red London, where magic is embraced and thrives; White London, where magic is used by the rulers against it’s people; and Black London, where magic has overpowered the people and corrupted the world beyond repair.
Moritz’s Original Film and Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel’s G-Base productions acquired the rights to V.E. Schwab’s fantasy series back in 2016. G-Base’s Butler, Siegel and Danielle Robinson will produce alongside Original Film’s Moritz and Toby Ascher. Ange Giannetti and Maia Eyre will oversee the project for Sony.
The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies. There’s Grey London, where the people have been told that magic is a myth; Red London, where magic is embraced and thrives; White London, where magic is used by the rulers against it’s people; and Black London, where magic has overpowered the people and corrupted the world beyond repair.
- 10/3/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
The CW is developing a drama based on V.E. Schwab’s “The Archived” book series, Variety has learned exclusively.
The project hails from “Jane the Virgin” writer Liz Sczudlo with “Jane the Virgin” creator and showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman executive producing. In the series, the eldest child in a family of ghost hunters, Bex has trained her entire life for the day she’ll take up the mantle of “the chosen one.” But when her dad dies and her local-weather-girl sister wakes up with the familial powers instead, these night-and-day sisters will have to figure out how to work together and save the world.
“The Archived” book series is comprised of two books — “The Archived” and “The Unbound” — and the short story “Leave the Window Open,” the last of which was published in 2015.
Sczudlo will serve as writer and executive producer on “The Archived,” with Urman executive producing along with...
The project hails from “Jane the Virgin” writer Liz Sczudlo with “Jane the Virgin” creator and showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman executive producing. In the series, the eldest child in a family of ghost hunters, Bex has trained her entire life for the day she’ll take up the mantle of “the chosen one.” But when her dad dies and her local-weather-girl sister wakes up with the familial powers instead, these night-and-day sisters will have to figure out how to work together and save the world.
“The Archived” book series is comprised of two books — “The Archived” and “The Unbound” — and the short story “Leave the Window Open,” the last of which was published in 2015.
Sczudlo will serve as writer and executive producer on “The Archived,” with Urman executive producing along with...
- 9/17/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Kayti Burt Megan Crouse Alana Joli Abbott Bridget Lamonica Tony Sokol Louisa Mellor Dec 21, 2018
Here are the 15 fiction books that meant the most to the Den of Geek writers this year...
Here at Den of Geek, our year is defined by stories of all kinds, genres, and mediums. As we leave another confusing, chaotic year behind, our writers are taking the time to reflect on which fiction books meant the most to them in 2018.
As discussed in last year's list, "best of" lists will always be somewhat subjective. Here are 15 stories that broke through the #PeakContent cacophony to mean something to our Den of Geek contributors this year...
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
Five years after the events of Vicious, we return to a world where superpowers are possible... you just have to die and be brought back to life first.
Vengeful catches back up with Victor, who is suffering from...
Here are the 15 fiction books that meant the most to the Den of Geek writers this year...
Here at Den of Geek, our year is defined by stories of all kinds, genres, and mediums. As we leave another confusing, chaotic year behind, our writers are taking the time to reflect on which fiction books meant the most to them in 2018.
As discussed in last year's list, "best of" lists will always be somewhat subjective. Here are 15 stories that broke through the #PeakContent cacophony to mean something to our Den of Geek contributors this year...
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
Five years after the events of Vicious, we return to a world where superpowers are possible... you just have to die and be brought back to life first.
Vengeful catches back up with Victor, who is suffering from...
- 12/12/2018
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Nov 30, 2018
This is not the only literary adaptation in the works at The CW.
We love City of Ghosts, V.E. Schwab's middle grade series about a girl who can see ghosts who is dragged to the most haunted places in the world by her ghost-hunter TV personality parents. Now, it's in development to get a CW TV adaptation!
According to Variety, The CW is developing the novel that will be a series as a TV show. If eventually picked up, the series will be a one-hour drama. Notably, The CW has aged protagonist Cassidy Blake up to the network's key demo age. In the books, Cassidy is 12; in the proposed CW adaptation, she will be college-aged.
According to the news announcement, Cassidy moves to Scotland not with her parents, but to study paranormal psychology at the University of Edinburgh "in hopes of learning more about her strange connection to the afterlife.
This is not the only literary adaptation in the works at The CW.
We love City of Ghosts, V.E. Schwab's middle grade series about a girl who can see ghosts who is dragged to the most haunted places in the world by her ghost-hunter TV personality parents. Now, it's in development to get a CW TV adaptation!
According to Variety, The CW is developing the novel that will be a series as a TV show. If eventually picked up, the series will be a one-hour drama. Notably, The CW has aged protagonist Cassidy Blake up to the network's key demo age. In the books, Cassidy is 12; in the proposed CW adaptation, she will be college-aged.
According to the news announcement, Cassidy moves to Scotland not with her parents, but to study paranormal psychology at the University of Edinburgh "in hopes of learning more about her strange connection to the afterlife.
- 11/30/2018
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Oct 4, 2018
From Mecha Samurai Empire to The Monster Baru Cormorant, we've got you covered with these nerdy book recommendations.
It's fall! Which means it's time to curl up with a good book. Need some recommendations? We've got you covered with these geeky titles.
From Hank Green's debut novel about a bunch of mysterious alien statues that show up in every city across the planet to Mackenzi Lee's much-anticipated follow-up to The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, there's something for every kind of nerdy fiction lover.
(And be sure to read through to the end for special features/interviews with Vengeful author V.E. Schwab and debut author W.L. Goodwater!)
Mecha Samurai Empire by Peter Tieryas, Out Now — Ace
Mecha Samurai Empire, set in the same world as The United States of Japan, follows Makoto “Mac” Fujimoto, a young man raised in Japanese-occupied California in a world...
From Mecha Samurai Empire to The Monster Baru Cormorant, we've got you covered with these nerdy book recommendations.
It's fall! Which means it's time to curl up with a good book. Need some recommendations? We've got you covered with these geeky titles.
From Hank Green's debut novel about a bunch of mysterious alien statues that show up in every city across the planet to Mackenzi Lee's much-anticipated follow-up to The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, there's something for every kind of nerdy fiction lover.
(And be sure to read through to the end for special features/interviews with Vengeful author V.E. Schwab and debut author W.L. Goodwater!)
Mecha Samurai Empire by Peter Tieryas, Out Now — Ace
Mecha Samurai Empire, set in the same world as The United States of Japan, follows Makoto “Mac” Fujimoto, a young man raised in Japanese-occupied California in a world...
- 10/2/2018
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Sep 26, 2018
The second book in the Villains series doubles down on the X-Men parallels, but remains its own rich storytelling experience.
This Vengeful review contains minor spoilers for Vengeful and major spoilers for Vicious. Come read and discuss Vicious with us as part of the Den of Geek Book Club.
Men don't have a monopoly on villainy, whatever pop culture may tell us. They don't have a monopoly on revenge, on anger, on ambition, on the effects of power as a corrupting force. This truth is at the heart of Vengeful—the highly-anticipated follow-up to V.E. Schwab's 2013 novel Vicious—out this week and not a moment too soon.
Vengeful picks up five years after the events of Vicious, and those years have not been kind to this world's central characters. Victor is suffering from the increasingly-serious side effects of having been brought back from the proper dead.
The second book in the Villains series doubles down on the X-Men parallels, but remains its own rich storytelling experience.
This Vengeful review contains minor spoilers for Vengeful and major spoilers for Vicious. Come read and discuss Vicious with us as part of the Den of Geek Book Club.
Men don't have a monopoly on villainy, whatever pop culture may tell us. They don't have a monopoly on revenge, on anger, on ambition, on the effects of power as a corrupting force. This truth is at the heart of Vengeful—the highly-anticipated follow-up to V.E. Schwab's 2013 novel Vicious—out this week and not a moment too soon.
Vengeful picks up five years after the events of Vicious, and those years have not been kind to this world's central characters. Victor is suffering from the increasingly-serious side effects of having been brought back from the proper dead.
- 9/25/2018
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Oct 1, 2018
V.E. Schwab talks to us about how the past five years of personal and professional growth made Vengeful what it is.
When V.E. Schwab published Vicious in 2013, the world was in a very different place, as was its author. Five years later, its sequel Vengeful brings some major female villains into the world of the Villains series. It couldn't have come at a more necessary time.
"Vengeful is a 2018 reaction to a 2013 novel," Schwab tells us. "Vicious is a highly masculine book about toxic masculinity, about identity and obsession, love and hate and friendship and rivalry. Vengeful is a book about all of that and about the ways that women are stripped of and re-take power in the world."
The sequel continues the story of friends-turned-archenemies Victor Vale and Eli Ever, but it adds some new villains/antagonists to the mix: Marcella Riggins, an ex-mob wife...
V.E. Schwab talks to us about how the past five years of personal and professional growth made Vengeful what it is.
When V.E. Schwab published Vicious in 2013, the world was in a very different place, as was its author. Five years later, its sequel Vengeful brings some major female villains into the world of the Villains series. It couldn't have come at a more necessary time.
"Vengeful is a 2018 reaction to a 2013 novel," Schwab tells us. "Vicious is a highly masculine book about toxic masculinity, about identity and obsession, love and hate and friendship and rivalry. Vengeful is a book about all of that and about the ways that women are stripped of and re-take power in the world."
The sequel continues the story of friends-turned-archenemies Victor Vale and Eli Ever, but it adds some new villains/antagonists to the mix: Marcella Riggins, an ex-mob wife...
- 9/18/2018
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Dec 24, 2018
The Den of Geek Book Club is a place to geek out about our favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror books.
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Featuring book giveaways and exclusive author interviews, this is a place to recommend, discuss, and obsess over the best current and classic fantasy, science fiction, and horror books.
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December/January: Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton
An anthology novel of six stories that explore how genetic engineering will affect the human race moving forward, this young adult-minded book from Arwen Elys Dayton is the perfect blend of intimate, character-driven coming-of-age tale and deeply-curious science fiction classic.
The stories begin in the near future, but continually bring the reader further into our future, extrapolating out how our...
- 3/22/2018
- Den of Geek
G-Base Productions has acquired the film rights to V.E. Schwab's fantasy novel "A Darker Shade Of Magic" with plans to turn it into a limited series.
The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies:
Grey London - where people think magic is a myth
Red London - where magic thrives
White London - where magic is used only by the rulers
Black London - where magic has corrupted the world beyond repair
Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson will produce with Schwab writing the pilot.
Source: Deadline...
The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies:
Grey London - where people think magic is a myth
Red London - where magic thrives
White London - where magic is used only by the rulers
Black London - where magic has corrupted the world beyond repair
Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson will produce with Schwab writing the pilot.
Source: Deadline...
- 2/3/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel's G-Base productions has acquired rights to V.E. Schwab's fantasy novel A Darker Shade Of Magic for series development. Butler, Siegel and Danielle Robinson will produce with Schwab writing the pilot. The project is being eyed as a limited series. The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies. Grey London, where the people have been told that magic is a myth; Red London…...
- 2/2/2016
- Deadline TV
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