Monday, March 15, 2010




IRON MAN2

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<Iron man 2 is coming out in May! The War Machine armor suit will be there too! cross your fingers true believers.

March 4, 2010

Clash of the Titans is back!

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A remake of the clash of the titans is heading to the screen in April!


February 23, 2010

Mythology

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A movie about the Greek gods and demi-gods......I heard good things about this movie....the book series is very popular at the library. If your dad is the god of oceans and earthquakes, I guess you better like water.

February 18, 2010

Starcraft 2 is coming!

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Great news, Blizzard announced the release of Starcraft 2 for 2010!

February 9, 2010

Blizzard coming???

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Get your arctic gear ready because we're going to have snow! The library might be close due to snow so come in and stock up.

February 3, 2010

Oscar nods

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Two science fiction films are up for best picture this year @ the Oscars, Avatar and District 9!

January 26, 2010

In the beginning.....Cylons

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The new tv series Caprica is going to explain the rise of the Cylons.
Prequels seem to be the new flavor.




January 12, 2010

Treasure and Experience!

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We're forming another group for Dungeons & Dragons.....anybody interested?

January 5, 2010

Doesn't the alien look friendly?

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December 22, 2009

Enjoy the Snow!

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Have a great vacation!

December 18, 2009

3-Delicious

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The long wait is over.........Avatar is out!


December 8, 2009

Transitions

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December 1, 2009

At night all cats are gray

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In the 80's series the visitors wore red, in the 2009 series they're wearing gray. Is this symbolism or just bad taste? My guess is.......,"lose your mind and come to your senses."

November 24, 2009

The Road

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A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible.


November 17, 2009

To boldly go where no man has gone before

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November 10, 2009

The visitors have arrived.

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I saw the the premiere and it has some promise. The new show doesn't waste anytime to tell you that the visitors want to take over earth

October 29, 2009

Happy Halloween!

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October 21, 2009

Firefly: the tv series

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What a great short lived sci/fi tv series....that we have here at rvc library!

October 13, 2009

Twelve-Hawks is back!

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Fourth Realm Trilogy's third book is out. I can't wait to read it and find out what's going to happen with the Traveler.

October 6, 2009

V is back!

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Here's the news.....V the old sci/fi show about alien visitors is back on tv. They are doing a remake of the tv series. Can we come up with anything new in sci/fi?

September 29, 2009

New 3D Movie!

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Avatar is the new 3D film by James Cameron. I saw the previews and it looks very promising. James Cameron also directed the movie Aliens and you can see the similarities.

September 23, 2009

Books for Thought with Mr. M

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Attention all Sci-fi & Action junkies, we have a book discussion for you! Tuesday Nov 3rd @ 7 pm we will be discussing Death's Head by David Gunn.

September 15, 2009

Eberron is coming.

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Wanted...adventurers for hire...Seek out the sage Mr. M @ the ref desk for any inquiries.


September 8, 2009

we are not alone!

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Japan’s new first lady claims she has visited Venus. She believes she was abducted by aliens as she slept one night 20 years ago, then whisked off into space. Wow what a life!

People still believe Fox!


September 3, 2009

Anime ANIME

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September 25th - 27th, 2009
The New York Anime Festival is an annual anime convention held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. It features exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave birth to Japanese pop culture.

Did you know we have an Anime club @ the Library!
Meetings will be Wednesdays, September 9, September 23, October 7, October 21 and November 18.


August 25, 2009

Blizz Con News!

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At Blizz Con it was announced that Blizzard Entertainment is going to release two new games and a new expansion set for World of Warcraft. The two new games are Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. The expansion set is World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. This expansion set is going to have shattering changes to Azeroth.


August 18, 2009

District 9

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Aliens trapped in South Africa......Peter Jackson presents.....Is this the break out sci/fi movie of the summer? I am hearing great reviews!


August 4, 2009

Green Lantern Movie

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From the comic-con in california I heard a whisper that a Green Lantern movie is in the works....Ryan Reynolds stars!


July 28, 2009

Books for Thought!

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I'm going to be doing a book discussion soon....Look for more information in the upcoming newsletter or just ask for Mr. M @ the reference desk.


July 21, 2009

Real Horrorshow!

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Megan Fox star of the Transformers is in a new film called Jennifer's Body. There is also going to be a comic based on the film....Synopsis: The perfect cheerleader gets posessed and starts feeding on boys one by one. The film is a horror/comedy. Diablo Cody the writer of Juno also penned this script.


July 16, 2009

She is a what!

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This is the new decepticon! These robots in disguise have powers to transform into whatever....why didn't the decepticons win???? Oh well so much for the story in the new movie.


July 7, 2009

4e is On!

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There is a new edition to D&D. It is Dungeons and & Dragons fourth edition.


July 1, 2009

Avatar

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Did anybody here about the new movie from James Cameron(Director of Aliens)??? Well he is making a new science fiction film that is geared for the 3-D film format. It is going to be out by December.

June 23, 2009

A great mix of magic and technology

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The fourth book is coming soon to our catalog. Lila the cyborg super agent is on a mission to bring Zal (rockstar/elf) back from the dead. I can't wait until it hits the shelf.

June 16, 2009

Revenge of the Fallen

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They're back for revenge. The transformers second movie is coming soon...Maybe this will be the it movie of the summer. The coming attractions look great but that doesn't mean that it will be good.

June 9, 2009

Amazon Princess

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The new animated movie is pretty good. It is an introduction to the super heroine Wonder Woman for those who don't know anything about her. The best scene unfortunately is the last scene of the movie and she clobbers the cheetah.

June 4, 2009

salvation up for grabs

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The new terminator movie is out......news is that the movie is terrible. The advice that i am getting is not to go waste my time and see it...well that's unfortunate. what a bummer!


May 27, 2009

Coyote dreams

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I'm still reading the Mercy Thompson Series and I think I might buy a t-shirt. One of the most interesting parts in the series is the universe where the story takes place. Supernatural creatures have come out into the public eye in the United States. The backdrop is how the public is reacting to the new neighbors. Of course there is more to talk about.....but you'll have to the read the book to find out.


May 19, 2009

Finally!

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May 12, 2009

Third star to the right and straight on til morning

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The new movie is here and I am hearing mixed reviews. Some people say it is a pretty good flic and the box office reflects this opinion. Other people think the the film is ok and mild at best. So who do I believe....the masses or the select few?

May 5, 2009

Looking for adventure?

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April 28, 2009

The New Enterprise

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Its almost May and the web buzz about Star Trek is killing me because everyone gets to see it before "us".....This might be the new, old Enterprise....now we will have to wait for the release of the movie in the states....ugh

April 21, 2009

What is steampunk?

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Steampunk is a subgenre of cyberpunk science fiction with dystopian, noir themes usually in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting.

April 14, 2009

DragonBallz the movie

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Dragon ball evolution is a live action movie based on the popular cartoon tv show/manga Dragonballz. The movie is pretty horrible, stay away! The cartoon show rocks!

April 8, 2009

Yo Joe!

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G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra is an upcoming live action film adaptation of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy franchise, to be released on August 7, 2009. This is what snake-eyes is going to look like.....!!!!

April 2, 2009

New Star Trek Movie!

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A new star trek movie is coming out in may! New movie and new cast by producer J. J. Abrams. Well here is the new Spock.....what do you think? Is there a possibility of of a revival?

March 27, 2009

What's up with Warcraft?

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The World of Warcraft is currently the world's largest MMORPG in terms of online subscribers. This has made it into the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG.World of Warcraft has 11.5 million monthly subscribers. So what is the deal with the game? Are 11 million people crazy? What is the horde and the alliance? What's going on with this game?

March 17, 2009

Mercy, Mercy!

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She's finally come to Rockville Centre Public Library. Just in time because I was getting hungry for a supernatural adventure

March 10, 2009

movie review for the watchmen

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Here's the deal....if you're a fan boy then its a great movie but if not, dont bother to go to the movie theater wait for the dvd. The movie is too long and feels dated because it takes place in the eighties. Overall a good adaptation of the graphic novel but not a date movie!

March 4, 2009

Wonder Woman!

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A new animated film has just be released direct to dvd starring Keri Russel as Wonder Woman.
Does this mean we are going to see a live action film with Wonder Woman in 2011....One can only hope.

February 26, 2009

Skinwalker on the loose!

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Her name is Mercy, she's a Volkswagon mechanic and a Native American shapeshifter. The latest book Bonecrossed in the Mercedes Thompson series is on the NY Time best seller list.
RVC will be getting the series soon.

February 17, 2009

Countdown for the Watchmen movie.

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This movie is based on the the graphic novel. Did I mention before that it is the only graphic novel to be included in the All-TIME 100 Novels list?

February 11, 2009

coming soon

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The latest installment of the Lila Black series. A great blend of science fiction and fantasy. In this novel the cyborg Lila Black is trying to resurrect her lover Zal the rock star elf and she now has a magic sword that is taking on the form of a pen.

February 9, 2009

Neil Gaiman does it again!

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This fantasy/horror film was a delight! You have to see it to believe it! Normally I wouldn't recommend this film because its for the kiddies but the witch and the cool black cat made me fall in love with this film. See it in 3-D because it is soo much better. The film is based on the horror/fantasy book by Neil Gaiman.

January 27, 2009

Graphic Novel and Movie

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this is a graphic novel by Alan Moore. Former crime-fighters are drawn back into action by the murder of a former teammate, which turns out to be the leading edge of a much wider, more disturbing conspiracy. The movie of Watchmen is coming out March 6, 2009.

January 21, 2009

Bark at the Moon!

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The secret history of werewolves from Paris to New York.....passion! The passion is the change itself from man to werewolf.

January 15, 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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Wolverine from the X-Men comics and the X-Men movies is coming to the big screen with his own movie.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is coming to the screen May 2009. Funny thing is Sabertooth appears to be shorter than Wolverine in this movie unlike the other movies and the comics......Oh Hollywood!

January 6, 2009

Twilight war Trilogy

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The final installment of the twilight war is out. The main character is the coolest anti-hero in Forgotten Realms. His name Erevis Cale. He is an assassin, chosen of the god of shadows and thieves, his mission is to stop the nefarious scheme of the goddess of darkness.

December 30, 2008

The Spirit

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Will Eisner's classic comics character makes the leap to the screen in this spectacular new live-action movie written and directed by Frank Miller. Coming Soon!

December 16, 2008

Discworld Series

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Discworld is a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle. Terry Prachett wrote 36 novels based in this fantasy world. The novels are zany and at the same time very clever. The books are for people who love comedy and fantasy.

December 8, 2008

Is this the beginning?

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Cyberpunk
a type of science fiction typically describing a violent, urban future in which computers and drugs predominate.

November 18, 2008

The First Incarnations

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This series of eight books focus on one of the eight incarnations of immortality (Death, Time, Fate, War, Nature, Evil, Good and Night) in a fictional reality and history parallel to ours, with the exception that society has advanced both magic and modern technology.

November 13, 2008

The Endless

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The Endless (Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Despair, Desire and Delirium) are a group of beings who embody powerful forces or aspects of the universe in the Vertigo comic book series The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman. They have existed since the dawn of time.

November 7, 2008

Sometimes the old Babylon is better!

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Babylon A.D. the movie starring Vin Diesel is going to be released on dvd. The movie which was considered rotten by the critics is actually based on a novel by Maurice Dantec. The novel is better!

October 29, 2008

Here Comes The Wrath!

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The World of Warcraft is about to release its new expansion pack.....The Wrath of the Lich King!!! The World of Warcraft has 11 million subscribers worldwide and will most likely grow with the new addition.

October 21, 2008

Drizzt is back again!

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The new Drizzt is book is here.....

October 9, 2008

Book Discussion for the Guys

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Dungeon Delving Time

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4th edition is starting up!

October 2, 2008

New Star Trek Film

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Coming Soon! Star Trek: In Theaters May 2009

September 26, 2008

Coming soon to RVC Library!

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A stolen unicorn, one desperate elf and a hard-boiled detective in a fantasy filled Manhattan.
Sounds like an adventure to me!

from your friendly neighborhood librarian

September 16, 2008

Storm Front (Dresden Files book 1)

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Harry Dresden is a wizard, who works as a private investigator in Chicago. When the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends the mortal world, they come to him for answers. The world is actually full of strange and magical things and most of them don't play well with the human population in Chicago.

September 10, 2008

Anyone for Dungeons & Dragons?

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September 6, 2008

The Other Dark Knight

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August 28, 2008

Special Agent Black

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Ever since the Quantum Bomb of 2015, a rift was opened to other dimensions and suddenly our world is accessible to elves, demons, ghosts and elementals . . . and their worlds are open to us…Lila Black is back in Selling Out, this time she travels to Demonia the dimension of demons.

August 15, 2008

New Star Wars movie!

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 CGI animated science fiction film. Get ready to go back in time to discover the untold tales of the clone wars.

July 24, 2008

Snow Crash coming soon!

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This is a cyberpunk novel about Snow Crash. Snow Crash is a dangerous new drug which is both a computer virus capable of infecting the brains of unwary hackers in the virtual world and a mind-altering virus in reality. The hero's name is Hiro Protagonist and he uses his computer hacking, and sword fighting skills to uncover the mystery of Snow Crash.

July 8, 2008

Who's for a trip into the Nightside?

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I just found a new fantasy series... WOW...Something From The Nightside by Simon Green.
John Taylor is a private detective with a supernatural gift for finding lost things. Taylor is a private eye residing in the Nightside. The Nightside is an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines. Check out his adventures!

June 20, 2008

Starcraft Is Back!! Wanted Gamers!!!!

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Starcraft is fully functional at the library. Mr. M is planning a tournament... Interested Terrans, Zerglings, and Zealots should seek him out at the reference desk for more information.

June 3, 2008

Anyone for Dungeons & Dragons?

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The summer is beginning and that means finding treasure and smiting monsters.
Pick a Class!! Roll a twenty-sided!! If anyone is interested see Mr. M at the Ref. Desk.

May 27, 2008

Want A New Sleeve?

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In the novel's cyberpunk and bleak world, human personalities can be stored digitally and downloaded into new bodies, called sleeves. Most people have stacks in their spinal columns that store their memories. If their body dies, their stack can be stored indefinitely.

The protagonist Takeshi Kovacs was an Envoy, a member of a military unit formed to cope with the challenge of interstellar warfare. Faster-than-light travel is only possible by transmitting a digitally stored consciousness across space into a new sleeve.

Now he is a mercenary digitally transfered to earth to solve the murder of a powerful businessman.

May 6, 2008

First Blockbuster of the Summer!

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I saw the Iron Movie friday night and it was great!!! Robert Downey Jr. was perfect for the role of Tony Stark. The special effects were done very well! Three cheers for the Iron Man Movie!!

April 23, 2008

The summer is coming!

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Anybody for Sci-Fi?


April 16, 2008

The HULK IS BACK!

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The Hulk is back with a new movie!!! The new movie is going to have the Hulk and the Abomination battle it out for gamma radiation supremacy. Edward Norton stars in the film and supposedly had his hand in the creative process!

April 3, 2008

Get Ready For I-CON 27!!!

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I-CON 27 will be on April 4-6 2008 at Stony Brook University.

I-CON is a three day festival, designed to encourage literacy, creativity and interest in science and technology through sciece fiction and its related genres.

April 1, 2008

Iron Man Forever!

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The new Iron Man Movie is coming to the theaters May 2nd!! I previewed a few trailers for the movie and it looks great!!!! Hopefully this movie will launch a new franchise


March 4, 2008

Books for thought with Mr. M

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Join us for a book discussion. We will be reading the Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan March 12th @ 7pm.

February 19, 2008

The golden avenger is on the silver screen!

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The comic book hero Iron Man is getting his own movie. The movie is out by May 2008 and Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark.

February 13, 2008

4th edition is coming!

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This is a pic of the new player's guide. There are going to be major changes to the system. In just a few months the first books for the Fourth Edition of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) will be released by publisher Wizards of the Coast.

February 8, 2008

Anywhere is possible!

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A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere! The movie that is coming out is based on a book we have!

January 15, 2008

Sarah is back!

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The tv show looks pretty good considering it is not a big budget film. The new girl terminator is an actress from serenity/firefly series.

December 11, 2007

Wonder Woman

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WOW A Wonder Woman story by Jodi Picoult.......We have it!!!!!!
Mother versus Daughter.....sounds like Picoult to me.

November 27, 2007

Drizzt is Back!!!

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The greatest fighter in faerun is back!!!! Look For The Orc King By R. A. Salvatore.

November 20, 2007

Dungeons And Dragons

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November 6, 2007

New Cyborg Femme Fatale

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A new cyborg is in town. Lila Black is more machine than human and has enough weapons built into her for a small army. Oh yeah and her job is to protect an elven rock star!!

October 30, 2007

OFF THE GRID

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October 23, 2007

STARCRAFT---GAMERS NEEDED!!!

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October 16, 2007

Judging the Bionics

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September 26, 2007

woman cyborg

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September 11, 2007

Dragon Wars

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There is a new movie coming out about dragons. The title is Dragon Wars and has cgi dragons destroying everything in sight. Lets hope it doesn't look too fake!!!!

August 7, 2007

That's Bionic!

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This is the new bionic woman. She is coming to TV this fall hopefully. It's a complete reconceptualization of the title. They're using the title as a starting point, and that's all.

July 31, 2007

Cyborg

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I found out that the six million dollar man came from a book....with a 1972 copyright...wow!
Check out the title...Can you believe it...my search continues...

July 24, 2007

More than meets the eye!

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Autobots!!! transform and roll out!!! The movie was great!!!

July 17, 2007

Cyborg Novels---the search is on!!

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July 10, 2007

MMORPG

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This book is about Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games. It traces the history of the Syndicate organization in MMORPGs and the origins of online role-playing fantasy games, such as Everquest and World of Warcraft, that have captivated more than 8 million people worldwide. ck it out!!!

July 2, 2007

Transformers = July 4th

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Peter Cullen, the voice of the 1980's cartoon version of Optimus Prime, will be reprising his role for the big screen version!!!!!!

June 25, 2007

Are You Ready?

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June 5, 2007

Silver Surfer

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The new Fantastic Four movie is coming out featuring the Silver Surfer. Check out the Silver Surfer
taking on the military and the Fantastic Four. By the way the Silver Surfer is an alien and a Herald. I can't tell you what a herald is because it will ruin the movie!

May 21, 2007

Finally the wait is over!

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Great News!!!! Blizzard has just announced the coming of Starcraft 2. Finally the greatest sci/fi game has a sequel.

May 7, 2007

Fantasy meets Horror

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This novel is an amazing read for fantasy and horror fans. The main character is an elven vampire!
What more can i say!

April 30, 2007

Neo

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I have a new trilogy for the Sci/Fi net geeks out there....The main character is a sexy android who has a killer aim with any gun. Just google Cassandra Kresnov and or ck out our online catalog to see if she's in!

April 10, 2007

New Beginnings

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Welcome to The Sci-fi Corner
The first posting is a web site for the neuromancers.

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