I read most of Heinlein’s work years ago, and was in the mood for some classic Sci-Fi. This work has aged well, and makes it clear why he was a grandmaster story-teller. What to Expect This is the story of an accidental revolutionary, a computer technician that ends up leading the movement to free the […]
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Smells Like Classical Latin
A collection of Ancient Roman curios — including the most exciting and hilarious bit EVAR!! All of the items for today are actually around how life in Ancient Rome still survives today. We shall start with a few of the more mundane finds, and finish with grand finale that you must absolutely watch to believe […]
Book Review: Add a Cup of Chaos, by Stephanie Barr
This is my first foray into Barr’s works, after reading the prequel short story Demon Spawn. Chaos is just about right! What to Expect A zany adventure mixing science and fantasy, demons and space aliens, dragons and laser beams. What starts off as a disgruntled, subversive, sorceress using-but-not-happy-about-it demon magic quickly evolves into an imminent […]
Book Review: Peace Talks, by Jim Butcher
I enjoyed the Dresden Files in the past, so was looking forward to the new installment after a few years’ gap. If you’ve never read them before this is not the place to start, but if you are a fan then this book delivers. What to Expect Peace Talks picks up where the series previously […]
Book Review: Mad House, by Ellis L. Knox
I love Knox’s mix of history and fantasy, so was happy to find this novelette. What to Expect A quick read about a roguish sprite, a loyal ogre, and a house made of magic.This story is mostly atmospheric, but serves as an excellent intro or sample of Knox’s longer works. What I liked I liked […]
Writing Update
Yeah, about that… When you start an “update” blog-post with the image on the left, there’s only one place it can go, right? Well, now. Let’s take it as an exercise in finding the optimism in everything. It wasn’t all a total wash. The pandemic has indeed put a damper on my writing. I used […]
Book Review: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1), by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries won both Hugo and Nebula, and with good reason. What to Expect A novella told from the point of view of an android assigned as a security unit to a team of scientists exploring a new planet. action is packed in this very short novel (or lengthy novella), but more importantly there’s […]
Book Review: Mon Dieu Cthulhu! by John Houlihan
Historical Fantasy (my weakness) mixing with Napoleonic Wars and Cthulhu mythos – what’s not to like? What to Expect ‘Mon Dieu Cthulhu’ is a collection of two stories with the inimitable Gaston d’Bois, a hussar lieutenant fighting in the Iberian peninsula against Wellington’s army. While dealing with the war, he comes across monsters far older […]
Naughty Roman Mice
Let’s start this week with toys, though we have much larger things in store for you. Over at Vindolanda, while closed to the public their curators have been going over some of the existing collections. They have been slowly releasing information, like this article on combs and articles and videos about broaches in the collection, […]
Book Review: Into the Second World, by Ellis L. Knox
I’ve previously read Goblins at the Gate by Ellis Knox and loved it, and was looking forward to delve again into his brand of alternate-fantasy-history. What to Expect Into the Second world is a novel of nineteenth-century exploration and adventure, in the style of contemporary masters like Jules Verne and HG Wells. In fact, the […]
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