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 |
| E-mail: | cchin01@gmail.com |
| 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. |
| Current Addiction(s): | Supernatural, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. |
| 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: | Karen Miller (currently). |
| 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. |
| THE FINAL 5 | |
| Trek or Wars: |
Trek! |
| DC or Marvel: | 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. |
Geek Speaking
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, 2010
- Geek Speak: Year One, an anniversary issue retrospective (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
- Through the Pensieve, reflections on Harry Potter (Contributor), Issue 17, July 2011
THE TOP 13
- Geek Speak Recommendations (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
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- Blood of the Demon by Rosalie Lario
- Reality 36 by Guy Haley
- Starrise at Corrivale by Diane Duane
- The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
