Category Archives: Literature

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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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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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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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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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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Jane Austen and Feminists

One of the great things about my time in university was that I got to read and study a lot of great works of literature. One of the worst things about my time in university was that this was usually … Continue reading

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Moral Order in Moral Ambiguity

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, Bantam Spectra, August 6th, 1996 After re-reading and re-reviewing A Throne of Bones recently, I decided I would follow-up by reading A Game of Thrones while waiting for the physical release of … Continue reading

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The Main Course of Selenoth Begins

A Throne of Bones by Vox Day, Castalia House, December 4th, 2016 (originally published by Marcher Lord Press on December 1st, 2012)  Back in January I posted a review of Summa Elvetica and Other Stories which I read for the … Continue reading

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Dune: Part Two – The Cinematic Battle for Arrakis

I favourably reviewed the 2021 Dune film almost a year after its release in theatres and have watched it multiple times since. I certainly thought it was better than the 1984 David Lynch adaptation which was all I could then … Continue reading

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