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Category Archives: Book Reviews
Second-Rate Sci-Fi
In the Black by Patrick S. Tomlinson, Tor Books, October 13th, 2020 I can’t begin this review without at least briefly discussing the author as it was his online antics that led me to seeking out this book in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gamma, In the Black, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Science Fiction, Tor Books
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Book Reviews and Articles
As I have now written a large number of book reviews, I decided I should collect them together for easy reference. This is similar to what I have done with articles and reviews of video games. This blog originally began … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Evelyn Waugh, Fantasy, Japan, Jeffro Johnson, John C. Wright, Robert E. Howard, Science Fiction, Tolkien, Vox Day
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Shōgun Review
Shōgun by James Clavell, Hodder & Stoughton, June 20th, 2013 (originally published in 1975) The last review I did of a fictional work about the Japanese by someone who is not Japanese was my review of Rising Sun by Michael … Continue reading
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The Feast of Selenoth Continues
A Sea of Skulls by Vox Day, Castalia House, February 9th, 2024 While I now regret the gastronomic metaphor I originally used in the title for my review of Summa Elvetica and continued in my review of A Throne … Continue reading
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Tagged A Sea of Skulls, A Throne of Bones, Arts of Dark and Light, Castalia House, Selenoth, Summa Elvetica, Vox Day
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Appendix N Review
APPENDIX N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons by Jeffro Johnson, Castalia House, June 28th, 2017 This is a book that I’ve been meaning to get to for a while though I’m not necessarily the target audience. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Appendix N, Castalia House, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Jeffro Johnson, John C. Wright, Science Fiction
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The Broken Author
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, August 4th, 2015 The Fifth Season is the first book in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy which scored a hat trick of Hugo Award wins in 2016, 17 & 18. Before getting into the … Continue reading
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Tagged half-savage, Hugo Award, Hugo Awards, N.K. Jemisin, The Broken Earth, The Fifth Season, Vox Day
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Jagged Alliance 2 Book Review
Jagged Alliance 2 by Darius Kazemi, Boss Fight Books, August 25th, 2014 This is a book I had long been interested in but held off buying despite it being dedicated to one of my favourite games of all time. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Jagged Alliance, Jagged Alliance 2, PC, Sir-tech, Video Games
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The Grandmaster Returns
Starquest: Space Pirates Of Andromeda by John C. Wright, Tuscany Bay Books, October 8th, 2024 For an author as prolific as John C. Wright, it has seemed like a very quiet few years. The most recent published books I can … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantasy, John C. Wright, Science Fiction, Space Pirates of Andromeda, Starquest
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In Appreciation of Charles R. Saunders’ Imaro
I only recently learned of the existence of Imaro by the late Charles R. Saunders through the dissident literary circles in which I often spectate, but seldom participate. I immediately sought out the two books pictured above, which as of … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles R. Saunders, Charles Saunders, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Imaro, Robert E. Howard, Sword and Sorcery, Sword and Soul
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T.S. Eliot on Culture
This post is based on the second essay from Christianity and Culture by T.S. Eliot which is called Notes towards the Definition of Culture. I covered the first essay The Idea of a Christian Society last month. After finishing both, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Christianity and Culture, Notes towards the Definition of Culture, T.S. Eliot
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