Cassandra Chin
“I am your enemy, the first one you’ve ever had who was smarter than you. There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will ever tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on, I am your teacher.”
– Mazer Rackham, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
SUMMARY
Geek Speak Status: Contributing Writer
Nationality: Canadian
Preferred Nationality: Chinese-Canadian
Known Alias(es): Cass
Michael Bay is… someone who goes from brilliance to sheer “huh?” at the flip of a coin
GENRE CREDENTIALS
Gateway Fandom: Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon.
Favorite Movie: For happiness: Hairspray; for kickassery: Ong-Bak and Ip-Man; for thought: V for Vendetta.
Favorite TV Show(s): Firefly, Castle, Glee, The Big Bang Theory.
Favorite Book: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, The Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey.
Favorite Author: (currently) Karen Miller.
Guilty Pleasure: Day-dreaming about fictional characters brought to (my) life.
Crush(es): Dean Winchester.
Vendetta(s): Damaged, dog-eared books – cringe.
Fan Fiction: Pro or Con? Pro (as long as it’s grammatically correct).
THE FINAL 5
Trek or Wars: Trek!
Marvel or DC: Marvel
Vampires or Werewolves: Werewolves. Got to love the warm and furry.
Dragons or Unicorns: Dragons for the win!
Time Travel: Pro or Con? Pro, for all the possible adventures.
FEATURES
- Diary of a Cosplayer, a chronicle of what it takes to dress up for Toronto’s 2010 FanExpo, Issue 7, September
2010 - Cosplay: A Beginner’s Guide, Issue 8, October 2010
- Geek Speak: Year One (Contributor), an anniversary issue retrospective, Issue 13, March 2011
- Through the Pensieve (Contributor), reflections on Harry Potter, Issue 17, July 2011
- Since We’ve Been Gone (Contributor), the last six months in genre, Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2012
- You, Too, Can Save the World (Contributor), a Batman reflection, Vol. 2, Issue 4, July 2012
- Moon Prism Power! A look at the Sailor Scouts of Sailor Moon, Vol. 2, Issue 4, July 2012
THE TOP 13
- Geek Speak Recommendations (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
REVIEWS
BOOKS
- Blood of the Demon by Rosalie Lario
- Ghost Crown by by J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel
- Reality 36 by Guy Haley
- Starrise at Corrivale by Diane Duane
- The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
TV – On DVD
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