On the cover of the copy of this book I read the quote says “Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.” Normally this would give me pause. While I’ve not read Ender’s Game, I know it and to a possibly lesser extent, The Hunger Games are tall measuring sticks. I have relegated lesser reviewed books to the proverbial dustbin for attempting these heights and not succeeding. How would this character stack up? And do I want him to? Does it really matter? I had also broken my […]
I’m too old for this shit.
First off, I haven’t completely abandoned my presidential reading list. Sometimes, you just need a break. Mine started with Armada and has continued for four books (counting these two). Secondly, there are minor spoilers ahead. The universe of Old Man’s War and Ghost Brigades is familiar to science fiction fans. Humans have technology advanced enough to allow for interstellar travel and the colonization of other worlds. The races they’ve encountered are largely bent on humanity’s destruction, and a team of plucky individuals are probably going […]
You Can Take the Captain Out of the Enterprise But…
Star Trek Mirror Universe – Rise Like Lions by David Mack (2011, 400 pages) – This story, while exciting and easy to read, is more interesting to me because of the What If factor. What if the Mirror, Mirror alternate universe in classic Star Trek had continued to develop as Next Generation, Deepspace 9, and Voyager did in the normal Star Trek universe? We saw pieces of it in DS9 where Kira visited her evil twin. In that universe, Spock’s unification had weakened the Empire, […]
Frank Herbert – Master of Extreme Worlds
The Lazarus Effect (Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom, 1984, 393 pages) – Most of Frank Herbert’s early works are pulp science fiction sprinkled with ideas he will later use in Dune. This book, written after Dune and with poet Bill Ransom, is not pulp. It’s almost as fully realized as Dune with some important differences. First of all, this planet is completely submerged. There are no sand dunes, even at the bottom of the sea. There is no one hero holding the mystical, political, and […]
Cataclysm without, cataclysm within.
Where I summarily review N.K. Jemisin’s excellent fantasy, The fifth season. (Read the review here)
Star Wars Rebels Origin Story: Yes, I watch cartoons.
I think I’m getting geekier as I get older. I caught it from my kid. He’s just getting into Star Wars (and Marvel stuff), and he came to it by way of cartoons on Disney XD. For anyone who hasn’t seen it, “Star Wars Rebels” is an animated series, which is about to start its second season. The show takes place between Episodes 3 and 4 – the Empire is in charge, the Jedi are underground, and no one is happy. On the show, there […]
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