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December 16, 2015
Instrument of a Brave New World
The mithering, obfuscating, qualifying, and backtracking started less than 24 hours after the Paris agreement saddens me; and I’ve already contacted key members of Parliament to tell them. But I still have hope we can return to the upward path; and what represents a better future better than a piano reciting environmental law? As a […]
December 14, 2015
Uncanny Cliffs
This morning, the rather skilled Loren Eaton poked me about Manchester’s Beetham Tower. His post is embedded below, and my thoughts follow. Cities are creatures of stone, speaking in noise, shape, and colour, as humans speak in noise, shape, and colour. Just as we might have feelings about a person because of their accent, their […]
December 11, 2015
Mystic by Garrett Robinson
Moving the tale started in Nightblade to a large canvas, Robinson delivers another instalment of high fantasy filled with realistic characters. This book collects parts 9-16 of the Nightblade serial. While this review avoids unnecessary description of the events of the previous volume, it does contain some spoilers. After discovering that Xain and Annis have […]
December 9, 2015
Fuzzy Thinking
This morning I found myself faced with two questions: am I the smartest one in the room? and do I want to be? I was reading a book yesterday in which someone was described as the smartest one in the room. As my wife was in another room at the time, I was struck with […]
December 7, 2015
Greenstar: Messages from the Void 8
To mark the end of the Greenstar Season 3 release week, Simon and I would like to share two final quotes. The first reveals that the Greenstar isn’t the only ship with quirks. And the second provides a brief insight into Burger Supreme‘s citizen welfare rules. Pick up the full season here.
Greenstar: Messages from the Void 7
Today’s quote reveals more of Pol’s relaxed approach to teamwork. Pick up the full season here.
December 6, 2015
Greenstar: Messages from the Void 6
In today’s Greenstar Season 3 quote, Topik reminds Doc of her less-than-stellar past. Pick up the full season here.
December 5, 2015
Greenstar: Messages from the Void 5
Today’s Greenstar Season 3 release quote suggests not being more grateful than necessary. Pick up your copy of the season here.
December 4, 2015
Find Me If You Dare by Vicki Leigh
Ramping up the power levels from the first page but not throttling back on the lasting consequences, Leigh fuses the intimacy of urban fantasy with the massive world changes of high fantasy to create a narrative that will appeal to both tastes. This novel is the second in the Dreamcatchers series. Daniel is a Protector, […]
Greenstar: Messages from the Void 4
In today’s Greenstar Season 3 quote, Topik gives one of the many reasons he hates organic life. Any similarity to political satire is coincidental. The morality of your justifications may go down as well as up. Pick up your copy of the Season here.
