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Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubUglies PrologueUglies Part 1Scott WesterfeldUglies is a 2005 science fiction novel by Scott Westerfeld. It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is considered an "ugly," but then turned "Pretty" by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age of 16.Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a...2021-06-1041 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubMortal Engines Movie ReviewMovie Review! Mortal EnginesMortal Engines is a young-adult science fantasy novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic UK in 2001. The book focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world running out of resources.Mortal Engines is a 2018 post-apocalyptic action adventure film directed by Christian Rivers and with a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve, and starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan...2020-05-1300 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubMortal Engine EpilogueMortal Engines Part 2Philip Reeve"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea."The great traction city London has been skulking in the hills to avoid the bigger, faster, hungrier cities loose in the Great Hunting Ground. But now, the sinister plans of Lord Mayor Mangus Crome can finally unfold.Thaddeus Valentine, London's Head Historian and adored famous archaeologist, and his lovely...2020-04-2900 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubMortal Engines PrologueMortal Engines Part 1Philip Reeve"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea."The great traction city London has been skulking in the hills to avoid the bigger, faster, hungrier cities loose in the Great Hunting Ground. But now, the sinister plans of Lord Mayor Mangus Crome can finally unfold.Thaddeus Valentine, London's Head Historian and adored famous archaeologist...2019-10-1500 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubEnder's Game EpilogueEnder's Game Part 2Orson Scott CardAndrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life. The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training, to chip away and find the diamond inside, or destroy him utterly. Ender Wiggin is six years old when it begins. He will grow...2019-10-0100 minEpilagers: A Book & Beer ClubEnder's Game PrologueEnder's Game Part 1Orson Scott CardAndrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life. The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training, to chip away and find the diamond inside, or destroy him utterly. Ender Wiggin is six years old when it begins. He will grow...2019-07-0300 minEpilagers: A Book & Beer ClubThe 5 Stages of Grief: Game of ThronesGame of Thrones Season 8We share our strong opinions, extreme feelings, and many sighs on this final season of the Game of Thrones series from HBO.Join us on this treacherous journey through the stages of grief of an amazing series coming to a horrible and unimaginable end.---This is Epilagers. A book club for Fantasy-Fiction and Nerd-like reading where we crack open our beer as we crack open our books. Shay and Jay explore new and...2019-06-1100 minEpilagers: A Book & Beer ClubDelirium EpilogueDelirium Part 2Lauren OliverIn an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake.But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the "...2019-05-2300 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubDelirium PrologueDelirium Part 1Lauren OliverIn an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake.But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the "...2019-04-1700 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubThe Amulet of Samarkand EpilogueThe Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1) Part 2Jonathan StroudNathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the "ultimate sacrifice" for a "noble destiny."If leaving his parents and erasing his past life isn't tough enough, Nathaniel's master, Arthur Underwood, is a cold, condescending, and cruel middle-ranking magician in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The...2019-03-2000 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubThe Amulet of Samarkand PrologueThe Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1) Part 1Jonathan StroudNathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the "ultimate sacrifice" for a "noble destiny."If leaving his parents and erasing his past life isn't tough enough, Nathaniel's master, Arthur Underwood, is a cold, condescending, and cruel middle-ranking magician in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The...2019-03-0600 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubMaze Runner EpilogueThe Maze Runner Part 2James DashnerIf you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through ali...2019-02-2000 min
Epilagers: A Book & Beer ClubMaze Runner PrologueThe Maze Runner Part 1James DashnerIf you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through ali...2019-02-0600 minEpilagers: A Book & Beer ClubPodcast TrailerThis is Epilagers. A book club for Fantasy-Fiction and Nerd-like reading where we crack open our beer as we crack open our books. Shay and Jay explore new and old books in a two part series so that you, the readers and listeners, can experience the books with us. Spoiler Warning!We will be discussing the book in detail, revealing plot points and the ending, so if you just can’t bear to be hit with spoilers you better read and come back later.This ye...2019-02-0500 min