the Escape Velocity Collection

Welcome to the Escape Velocity Collection! We are a group of opinionated friends reviewing all sorts of speculative media – the very best of which we add to our curated Collection. Visit our Website The Collection Our Curators

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After painting a lot of MESBG minis, sometimes you feel like you need a concentrated dosis of edge highlighing. Meet Izidkiel, the newest member of my Deathwing Terminator squad! (For those unfamiliar with Warhammer 40K: yes, that is really what they're called. GW naming is... welll.) Tried a little diamond plate greenstuff effect on the base that didn't turn out too bad either. Bonus semi-professional shot of the sergeant Raphael by my dad who's a hobby photographer. I hate it, because it is way to easy too see all the mistakes I made...

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In this month's Wrap-up, it's up to Lotte to give us a glimpse into what she's been reading/watching/playing recently!

Curious what she has been up to? Check out the post here!

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Two reviews in one go! Curator Key is a longtime fan of audio drama Within the Wires and was looking forward to the book 'You feel it just below the ribs' in the same universe. Did it meet the expectations? And why is the podcast so good? Read it on our website!

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In this series, we will introduce one of our curators to a whole new genre - science fiction! Will sci-fi prove as addictive as fantasy has always been to our sci-fi noob? Read the first part of the Journey at https://escapevelocitycollection.com/curator-conversation-the-journey-of-a-sci-fi-noob-part-1

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"Ah, yes. Another one of my all-time weaknesses. My video game daughter, Clementine…" - Jop Go to our website to read my full review of The Walking Dead: The Final Season by Telltale Games!

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I was introduced to the world of graphic novels a few years ago, and I have become a fan for life. These are some of my favourites so far. Have you read any good ones that I should pick up? - Robin 

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It's World Religion Day today!

There's little doubt that religions play a big role in our world, for good and for bad. This also means you can use religious themes to tell a lot of interesting stories in our fictional worlds. Luckily, there are fantasy authors who did just that.

In today’s recommendation, we highlight two fantasy stories in which the religious themes are expertly handled.

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Almost a year ago I started work on our Website. She's been through a lot of rework - the most recent alteration being the left sidebar - and I'm glad to admit I'm finally happy with how she looks!

As I know that most people tend to see the mobile version of the site, I wanted to share what the site looks like on desktop. Personally, I prefer using the desktop version. It's kind of a pain to design a website that's meant to support a lot of content for mobile, and I'm a little embarrassed to admit that even though the site gets most viewed on mobile, that's the version of the site that I always end up working on last. -Lotte

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"Abercrombie brings his signature style of well written prose, a nice balance of dark humour versus serious story, antihero protagonists, and blood-splashing-the-camera violence and gore. - Peter 

 Looking to get into the grim dark world of Joe Abercrombie's First Law-Universe? No better place to start than Best Served Cold.

Go to  https://escapevelocitycollection.com/best-served-cold-joe-abercrombie/ for the full review!

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I celebrated Winnie-the-Pooh entering the public domain by playing the Poohsticks game! It's a great way to find your inner child during your daily walk.  - Jasmijn

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Next week, Peter, Robin, Key and I have our first Shadowrun one-shot ever! For me, it will also be a first taste of the cyberpunk genre. Exciting! I may not have much knowledge of the game mechanics, but at least I've got  character art of my cool hacker lady ready, That's all you need to successfully escape a prison, right? - Jop

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Our curators Key, Lotte and Jasmijn reviewed Netflix' last hit 'Don't Look up'. Was it worth the trouble? Read the entire reviews on our website!

https://escapevelocitycollection.com/review-dont-look-up-adam-mckay

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The premise of this book sounded slightly ridiculous to me, but I suspected that in Naomi Novik’s capable hands it could turn into something really fun. – Robin

Our curator Robin reviewed Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education. Curious what she has to say about it? https://escapevelocitycollection.com/review-a-deadly-education-naomi-novik/

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I painted two classic Games Workshop sculpts of Théoden, son of Thengel, king of Rohan and Lord of the Mark. I tried to give him that regal feel, but I had to resort to non-metallic paint to make the details on the armour pop. Happy with the results though! I love that you can recognise Bernard Hill's face, especially in the dismounted model. - Peter

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All the curators of the Escape Velocity Collection are wishing you a 2022 filled with fantasy and sci-fi adventures! We are looking forward to a year filled with stories, games and more. Will you escape with us?

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#fanasy #fantasysciencefiction #scifi #bookreviews #happynewyear2022

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As 2022 is almost here, it is once again time to try and be better versions of ourselves! Let’s set goals and resolutions and reduce the piles of media that are still waiting to be consumed! That’s how it works, not?

We asked ourselves which items from our media piles will finally get the attention they deserve in the new year. See our lists on our website!

What are your 2022 to read/watch/listen/play resolutions?

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"The Lions of Al-Rassan is a perfect showcase of how to tell a complex story that has it all - characters, politics, war, scheming, growth, you name it - in a single volume." - Peter

Remember Peter's post on this book from Andalucia? Our long-expected review of Guy Gavriel Kay's historical fantasy on the reconquista of Esperaña is finally here - go to https://escapevelocitycollection.com/the-lions-of-al-rassan-guy-gavriel-kay/to find out what he has to say!