Twenty years ago, we got introduced to one of the coolest characters of all-time: The Shrike in the now-classic novel Hyperion by Dan Simmons. And while I could go on-and-on about this book, my colleague, Del Rey editor Kaitlin Heller, does a much better job of talking about what she loves about this book. [...]
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If you haven’t heard, apparently some other kind of “March Madness” has started up, and yesterday was crazy with lots of close games, upsets, and the like.*
But the real wackiness came yesterday at 5:00 pm EST, when the polls closed on Round 2 of the Gryffindor and Dragon Army divisions. The results might shock [...]
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The ShrikeKilling Machine
Age:
Infinite
Race:
Robot
Weapons / Artifacts:
Lots and lots of knives
Special Attack:
Vivisection
Drizzt Do’UrdenDark Elf Ranger
Age:
200(ish)
Race:
Drow
Weapons / Artifacts:
Twinkle, Icingdeath, Guenhwyvar
Special Attack:
Flurry attack
Advantages
Can travel through time
Has four arms
Is covered in blades and pointy bits
Advantages
Has killed pretty much everything that walks
Has four loyal friends
Extreme fighting prowess
Disadvantages
None to speak of [...]
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