Badasses

The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death and John Madden’s Oakland Raiders Written By: Peter Richmond  Published By: Harper  Reviewed by Melissa Minners                 When I wrote the commentary, A Raiders Fan on the East Coast, I began to realize that I knew very little about the Badass years of the Oakland Raiders franchise.  Being

Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances

Author: Timothy Zahn  Published By: Del Rey Books  Reviewed by Melissa Minners                I haven’t read a Star Wars book in a while, so I decided to check out one of the new books I recently purchased at the local Barnes & Noble.  But which one…well, that was an easy choice.  I had just purchased

Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance

Author:  Oliver Bowden Published By: Ace Books  Reviewed by Melissa Minners             Since seeing the promos for the Ubisoft game Assassin’s Creed III, I have been longing to know more about this gaming series.  I was impressed with the idea of a video game that is steeped in historical fiction, featuring well-known moments and characters