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Kate Nagy

"…all experience is an arch wherethrough
Gleams that untravelled world, whose margin fades
For ever and for ever when I move."
-- Alfred Lord Tennyson, Ulysses

SUMMARY  
Geek Speak Status: Editor at Large, Staff-Writer
E-mail: kate@geekspeakmagazine.com
Nationality: American
Preferred Nationality: American
Known Alias(es): crankykate, Another Kate
Michael Bay is... Who?
GENRE CREDENTIALS  
Gateway Fandom: Star Trek and probably the works of Katherine Kurtz
Current Addiction(s): Lost, the Liaden Universe books, chocolate, and plenty of delicious wine.
Favorite Movie: The Amazing Mr. Blunden.
Favorite TV Show(s): Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Lost, any British costume drama
Favorite Book: Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin.
Favorite Author(s): Mark Helprin, Lois McMaster Bujold, Guy Gavriel Kay; also Charles Dickens, Susan Howatch, and Jude Morgan.
Guilty Pleasure: Telenovelas ¡Sí!
Crush(es): Desmond Hume; Daniel Faraday; Shan yos’Galan; Dr. Sam Beckett.
Vendetta(s): The Initiative and stupid boring Riley; Charles Widmore; Captain Jonathan Archer; and Ran Eld Caylon, Nadelm Mizel (or, as he’s known around my house, “That Cock Ran Eld”)..
Fan-fiction: pro or con? I’m not specifically con, so I guess I’m pro.
THE FINAL 5  
Trek or Wars: Trek, now and forever.
DC or Marvel: I don’t have a dog in that particular fight. My kids would say Marvel, though.
Vampires or werewolves: Um, neither?
Dragons or Unicorns: Dragons. Everyone knows unicorns aren’t real!
Time travel: pro or con?: Pro. If I could, I would travel back in time myself and meet Ian Somerhalder and beg him not to do this. He could still do this, I guess.
 

Geek Speaking

FEATURES

  • Dead and Doing It (with Rachel Hyland), a look at vampire romance, Issue 4, June 2010
  • So Lost Right Now, an examination of the Lost phenomenon, and thoughts on what -- if anything -- might replace it, Issue 6, August 2010
  • The Monster Mash (with Rachel Hyland), a look at more than 30 literary monster mash-ups, Issue 8, October 2010.
  • Inspiration is Everywhere, an interview with Lois McMaster Bujold, Issue 9, November 2010
  • Everybody Has a Past, our favorite geek gods before they were famous, Issue 9, November 2010
  • Christmas Caroling, a look at the Dickensian origins of modern Christmas, and some adaptations, Issue 10, December 2010
  • Geek Speak: Year One, an anniversary issue retrospective (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
  • In Memoriam, a tribute to those the geek world has lost this past year (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
  • Epic Fantasy Casting (with Rachel Hyland), assigning earthly avatars to some of Fantasy's finest creations, Issue 14, April 2011
  • Meet the Mutants, a prelude to X-Men: First Class (Contributor), Issue 15, May 2011
  • Apocalypse Now... Again, a look at apocalyptic fiction, Issue 16, June 2011
  • Goodbye Cruel World, a farewell to the 2010-2011 TV casualties, (Contributor), Issue 16, June 2011
  • Through the Pensieve, reflections on Harry Potter (Contributor), Issue 17, July 2011
  • Death Be Not Proud? A look at immortality in genre literature... and real life!  Issue 18, August 2011
  • One for the Books, a look at NPR's Top SFF Novels 1 - 50 (Contributor), Issue 19, September 2011
  • Two for the Books, a look at NPR's Top SFF Novels 51 - 100 (Contributor), Issue 20, October 2011
  • Black Dagger Lovin', in praise of J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood, Issue 20, October 2011

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